Hyderabad, June 23 -- The High Court has ruled that the unilateral cancellation of a property registration (sale deed) is not legally valid, stating that such cancellations can only be carried out after issuing notices to all parties concerned and obtaining their consent, or upon submission of a competent court's order.

The court also clarified that the Layout Regularisation Scheme (LRS) cannot be applied to lands earmarked for public purposes in approved layouts.

Petitions challenge rejection of LRS applications

The ruling came while hearing two separate petitions filed by K Kamalamma of Kukatpally. She challenged the rejection of her LRS application by the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) and the subsequent cancellation...