The land dispute between the state government and the Waqf board-lasted nine years, with the Telangana government having the rights.
The Supreme Court ruled that the 1654.32 acres of Manikonda Jagir land belonged to the state government, providing significant relief to the Telangana government. This Supreme Court decision brought an end to a nine-year-long land dispute case. The government received lands worth thousands of crores of rupees as a result of this.
The Supreme Court on Monday overturned an earlier Andhra Pradesh high court decision that upheld a notification declaring a large parcel of land in Telangana as wakf property.
The Supreme Court ruled that a state, as a juristic entity, can also use writ powers, which citizens can use against states to protect fundamental rights, to enforce the right to protect its property.
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It also believes that “land dedicated to pious and religious purposes is not immune from vesting with the State.” The bench stated in the KhajamianWakf Estates vs. State of Madras case that Article 26 does not interfere with the State’s right to acquire property.
The verdict was delivered by a bench of Justices Hemant Gupta and V. Ramasubramanian. The following directives have been issued.
Civil appeals are permitted. The High Court’s orders have been reversed.
The March 13, 2006 Errata notification has been revoked. The land, measuring 1654 acres and 32 guntas, is free and clear of all encumbrances and vests with the state and/or corporation.
The Telangana government and others, including Lanco Hills, Emaar Properties, and Indian School of Business, filed appeals.
The high court upheld the Errata (corrected) notification of the Andhra Pradesh Wakf Board of 2006 to declare 1654 Acres and 32 Guntas of state land as wakf property, saying that once the property is held to be wakf, it always retains its character as a wakf and the grant of patta to service, inamdars, and persons in possession does not change its character.
Telangana Industries and Information Technology Secretary Jayesh Ranjan applauded the decision, saying it provided relief to the state government and the businesses that had been built on the land.
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