Telangana clears registration of 22-A listed properties with valid approvals
Telangana has allowed registration of properties on the Section 22-A prohibited list if they hold valid approvals, with district committees set up to resolve issues.
The Telangana government has issued orders permitting the registration of open plots, houses and flats that appear on the prohibited properties list under Section 22-A of the Registration Act, provided they hold valid approvals from competent agencies.
The Revenue Department's order covers properties developed with valid layout, building or apartment approvals granted by the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority, municipal bodies, the Directorate of Town and Country Planning, or other urban and rural local authorities.
The move follows an assurance given by Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy in the Legislative Assembly on September 16 that 22-A-related issues would be resolved on a fast-track basis.
Revenue Minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy said applicants must produce at least one link document relating to registrations made after the requisite approval was obtained. The order is aimed at enabling registrations where properties remain on the 22-A list despite having secured statutory approvals.
District-level committees have been constituted to examine and settle problems that may surface during registration. Each panel will include the District Collector, the Additional Collector (Local Bodies), the District Registrar and representatives of the relevant HMDA, municipal or rural local body.
The Minister said other long-pending 22-A matters were also being addressed. A memorandum issued under GO 118 deals with regularisation issues concerning houses in nearly 64 colonies in Rangareddy and Medchal-Malkajgiri districts, while GO 76 has opened the way for resolving the regularisation of houses belonging to Singareni workers.
Mr. Srinivas Reddy said all lands on the 22-A list would not be treated alike. The nature of the land, available records, statutory approvals and legal issues would be examined before decisions are taken on individual cases. The aim, he said, was to spare people repeated trips to government offices and courts over land and housing matters.