Check 22A Prohibited Property in Telangana First
Some Telangana land cannot be sold at all: government parcels, assigned land, endowment and wakf property, court-attached holdings. Section 22A bars their registration, and the list is searchable. Two minutes on IGRS tells you whether the deal you are eyeing legally exists.
What the 22A prohibited property list blocks
Definition
Section 22A of the Registration Act empowers the state to notify categories of land whose sale documents the sub-registrar must refuse. Telangana maintains this as a searchable list of survey numbers on IGRS, covering government, assigned, endowment, wakf and court-attached land.
The categories matter because each fails differently. Government land was never the seller's to sell. Assigned land was granted to the landless with transfer restrictions that persist for decades. Endowment and wakf property belongs to institutions whose alienation needs statutory sanction. Attached land is frozen by a court until told otherwise.
The trap for buyers is that prohibited parcels look normal on the ground and sometimes carry paperwork that appears plausible. The list, not the paper the seller shows, is the authority.
Partial listings exist too: one portion of a survey number prohibited, the rest free. That is why the check runs on the exact survey number and extent, not the village generally.
How to check 22A prohibited property on IGRS
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22A categories and what each one means
Each 22A category fails a purchase for a different reason.
| Category | Why it is barred | Any path forward? |
|---|---|---|
| Government land | Not the seller's to alienate | None for a private buyer |
| Assigned land | Granted with transfer restrictions | Only per the assignment law's terms |
| Endowment property | Institutional land, sanction needed | Statutory permission, rare in practice |
| Wakf property | Wakf Board alienation rules apply | Board sanction, exceptional |
| Court attached | Frozen pending proceedings | Only after the attachment lifts |
| Wrongly listed | Clerical or legacy entry | Deletion via RDO / Collector with proof |
Common 22A check issues, and the fix
Four situations complicate the check. None of them justify skipping it.
Why the 22A prohibited property check precedes the EC
An EC tells you about charges on a saleable parcel.
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