
Manikonda jagir lands are government lands: SC
The Hindu
SC sets aside HC orders, quashes notification issued by the Wakf Board
The Supreme Court on Monday had set aside the orders of the erstwhile Andhra Pradesh High Court dismissing the writ petition filed by the Telangana government with regard to Manikonda village jagir comprising prime land of 1,654 acres of land.
A bench of Justices Hemant Gupta and V. Ramasubramanian pronounced the verdict, allowing the civil appeals filed by Telangana State. Along with Telangana government, others like Lanco Hills, Emaar Properties and Indian School of Business, who were allotted lands by the government, filed these appeals.
The apex court’s division bench quashed the Errata notification issued by the Wakf Board on March 13, 2006. The bench made it clear that the 1,654 acres and 32 guntas of land belongs to the State government and is free from any encumbrance. The arrears due to the Dargah of Hazrat Hussain Shah Wali should be calculated and paid within six months, the bench said.

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