The Telangana High Court has ordered an interim suspension on the proceedings of the Rangareddy district administration that placed a 3.26-acre land parcel belonging to former High Court judge Abhinand Kumar Shavili and his elder brother Ashok Kumar Shavili in the prohibited list.
Court Direction
Justice Pulla Karthi issued the direction on Tuesday while hearing a petition filed by the Shavili brothers seeking directions to the Rangareddy district administration and the registration and stamps department to remove the 3.26 acres of land at Gubbadi near Shamshabad from the prohibited land list. The judge also directed the concerned authorities, including the registration and stamps department, to file counters in the matter and adjourned the case to June 30 for further hearing.
Arguments by Counsel
Counsel for the petitioners, Vishnuvardhan Pisapati, argued that the land parcel could not be classified as prohibitory land since the records clearly show that it is private land. “Moreover, it was done without even a notice to the petitioners or giving them an opportunity of hearing,” the counsel argued. He further placed before the court records pertaining to the land starting from the 1950s, details of its original owners, and their predecessors from whom the petitioners purchased the land parcel during the 1980s through registered sale deeds. He also provided proof that the petitioners have been in possession of the land since then. “Rules also clearly state that whoever is in possession is the owner,” the counsel added.
Revenue Records
The petitioners further claimed that local revenue authorities had issued passbooks in the name of the Shavili brothers, indicating that they were the legal owners of the land parcel. However, in November 2025, authorities issued proceedings notifying the land parcel as prohibited land under the Telangana Registrations Act.
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