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The Telangana High Court has recently taken up an appeal filed by the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) against Ramky Integrated Township Limited. The dispute between the two organizations arose when a single judge ordered the Maheshwaram sub-registrar in Rangareddy district to allow registration of villas and apartments at Ramky's Discovery City. The high court bench of Chief Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Justice N Tukaramji heard the appeal and stayed the single judge's order. HMDA had argued that the order would harm its interests.
During the hearing, senior counsel D Prakash Reddy represented Ramky argued that the sub-registrar was refusing to allow registration of the property on the basis of an unlawful memo given by the Inspector General of Registration. He further stated that the property was not placed under the prohibitory register maintained under section 22-A of the Stamps and Registration Act.
The prohibitory register maintained under section 22-A of the Stamps and Registration Act is a register that contains details of immovable properties that cannot be sold or transferred. The purpose of maintaining the prohibitory register is to ensure that the rights of the parties to the dispute are protected and to prevent any illegal transfer or sale of the property.
On the other hand, senior counsel A Sudarsan Reddy appeared for HMDA and stated that Ramky had taken HMDA's land without paying the promised money, which was offered by Ramky in 2005 under the Swiss challenge method. He further added that Ramky had stopped the state government from acquiring the land. The Swiss Challenge method is a procurement process used by governments and other public bodies for public-private partnership (PPP) projects. It is a transparent and competitive bidding process designed to encourage private sector participation in the development of public infrastructure projects
The farmers in the area were also aggrieved with the constructions being raised in their area without their consent and compensation. They approached the civil court and requested it to restrain Ramky from constructing in their area. They too approached the high court.
The high court bench stayed the single judge's order and has scheduled the hearing of both HMDA and the farmers' appeals on March 23. The Discovery City project, which is spread over more than 80 acres of land in survey numbers 227 and 230 of Srinagar village in Maheshwaram mandal, has been a topic of dispute between Ramky and HMDA for some time.
It is worth noting that the prohibitory register maintained under section 22-A of the Stamps and Registration Act is a record of all immovable properties that are subject to any litigation or dispute. The registration of such properties is not permitted until the dispute is resolved. In this case, Ramky claims that the property is not under the prohibitory register, and thus, the registration of villas and apartments should be allowed. However, HMDA disputes this claim and argues that Ramky did not pay the promised money for the land and therefore, has no right to construct on the property. The court will have to consider all the arguments and evidence presented by both parties before deciding.
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