Section 22-A: Is Your Hyderabad Property Legally Safe?
Hyderabad homebuyers are discovering their properties may be unregistrable if the land falls under Section 22-A restrictions. This means your dream home purchase could be legally void. Here's what to check before you sign or pay.
Skipping a ₹500 registration check can freeze a ₹60L flat deal for years in court.
Your flat purchase has zero legal standing without this one registration check
Key Takeaways
Check the land's status on Telangana's Dharani portal (dharani.telangana.gov.in) using the survey number before paying any booking amount.
Obtain an Encumbrance Certificate (EC) for at least the past 30 years from MeeSeva or the Sub-Registrar's office — this flags any Section 22-A restriction on record.
Hire a local property lawyer to verify the title chain independently — never rely solely on documents provided by the builder or seller.
Hyderabad homebuyers are discovering their properties may be unregistrable if the land falls under Section 22-A restrictions. This means your dream home purchase could be legally void. Here's what to check before you sign or pay.
Here's what happened: Telangana's Section 22-A of the Registration Act designates certain land categories as prohibited, making any property transaction on them legally unregistrable.. Homebuyers in Hyderabad are finding plots and flats marketed in new layouts are built on restricted land — including assigned, endowment, or government-encumbered land.. Banks and housing finance companies are also rejecting home loan applications when title searches reveal Section 22-A status, leaving buyers who paid advances stranded..
What you should do: Check the land's status on Telangana's Dharani portal (dharani.telangana.gov.in) using the survey number before paying any booking amount.. Obtain an Encumbrance Certificate (EC) for at least the past 30 years from MeeSeva or the Sub-Registrar's office — this flags any Section 22-A restriction on record.. Hire a local property lawyer to verify the title chain independently — never rely solely on documents provided by the builder or seller..
Ask your bank's legal team to run a title search before loan sanction — if they reject the property, that itself is a free warning signal saving you lakhs.
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- [1]“Section 22-A registration: Why is it causing concerns for Hyderabad homebuyers? What they must check” Wealth-Economic Times · 20 Aug 2026
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