HC Dismisses Land Claim Over Temple Lands

Times of India · india

The Telangana high court has dismissed a petition by landholders seeking ownership of 42 acres and a temple, ruling that title disputes require civil court adjudication. Justice GM Mohiuddin stated that revenue authorities cannot decide competing ownership claims, especially when evidence is needed. The petitioners challenged a tribunal order from June 2021, but approached the high court nearly two years later without satisfactory explanation. The court found the delay and laches weighed against exercising writ jurisdiction, leaving parties to pursue claims in a civil court.