Telangana High Court Says Revenue Officials Cannot Issue Pattas Over Forest Land: What Property Buyers Should Know
Telangana High Court Says Revenue Officials Cannot Issue Pattas Over Forest Land: What Property Buyers Should Know Hyderabad | September 20, 2026 The Telangana High Court has strongly cautioned revenue authorities against interfering with land classified as forest land, observing that revenue officials do not have jurisdiction to issue pattas or distribute protected forest property. The observations, reported on September 20, 2026 , arose from a case involving approximately 44 acres in Rajaram village of Sirpur (Tandur) mandal in Kumuram Bheem Asifabad district . Nine petitioners told the court that they and their families had cultivated the land for decades and relied on pattadar passbooks and patta certificates. The forest department, however, treated the disputed area as forest land. The matter highlights an extremely important issue for anyone purchasing agricultural land, farm plots or property near forest boundaries in Telangana: a revenue document should not be treated in ...