Hyderabad, May 12 -- The Telangana High Court has declared that land rights obtained through fraudulent documents and by misleading courts and government authorities are legally invalid.

Justice Nagesh Bheemapaka, while delivering the verdict, observed that "fraud and justice can never coexist," reiterating Supreme Court principles on deception and misuse of law.

Case details

The case pertains to 14.09 acres of land in the Chunchupalli area of Bhadradri Kothagudem district, originally purchased by Karri Koteswara Rao in 1959. Though authorities had initiated action alleging violation of restrictions on non-tribals purchasing land in agency areas, those proceedings were dropped after the High Court earlier ruled that transactions made b...