Hyderabad, Sept. 24 -- The Telangana High Court has cancelled a 2001 gazette notification that listed several private lands in Medak district as Waqf properties.

The order was passed by Justice Laxmi Narayana Alishetty on September 15 while hearing a writ petition filed by Syeda Ghousiya Sultana and 38 others. The properties involved cover 5.8 acres across different survey numbers in Toopran village.

Petitioners claim ownership of private lands

The petitioners said the disputed properties were private patta lands that were inherited from their ancestors. To support their claim, they produced occupancy rights certificates issued in 1990, pattadar passbooks, title deeds and revenue records showing their ownership and possession.

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