Your Property / Survey in the Section 22A Prohibited List at the Sub-Registrar? Use RTI to Get the Basis and the Removal Route (Telangana)

What a prohibited-property entry means

A survey number in the Prohibited Properties List is blocked from transactions on the portal; on the registration side, the Registration & Stamps department refuses registration of documents relating to listed properties under Section 22-A of the Registration Act, 1908 as applied in Telangana (see the department's portal, linked below - we have not reproduced the section text here). The entry says nothing about your title - it records a restriction. The revenue department decides removal on the grievance you file.

Choose the right route

Terms you will see, in plain language

Pattadar

the person whose name is recorded as the holder of the land in the record of rights.

PPB (Pattadar Passbook)

the passbook issued to the pattadar; the portal issues an ePPB copy on the same day and sends the physical book by post (FAQ, PPB Related Q1).

Survey number / sub-division

the number (and any sub-number) identifying the land parcel in the village record.

Extent

the recorded area of the parcel.

Prohibited property / Prohibited Properties List

the list of survey numbers on which transactions are blocked; on the portal it is searchable and removal is sought through the grievance module (FAQ Q19).

Section 22-A

the provision of the Registration Act, 1908 (as applied in Telangana) under which the Sub-Registrar refuses registration of documents relating to listed properties - verify the current text with the Registration & Stamps department.

Assigned land

land assigned by Government to a beneficiary; transfers are restricted by law, which is one reason a parcel can be listed.

Notional khata

the record head under which Government land, irrigation-project land, roads or house-site land is carried (FAQ Q35) - not a private pattadar khata.

How to check the status (official route)

The portal FAQ (Q1) says application status is checked through the e-Challan / Application Status module. Keep the application number and the e-Challan / transaction summary you downloaded at the payment step - the number is your tracking key and your evidence.

Check Application Status on Bhu Bharatiofficial site, opens in new tab · Land Details Search (Know Land Status)official site

What happens next

1. Portal submission - grievance data entry and Meeseva eKYC; no payment step is shown in the official flow for this module.
2. Departmental examination - the portal publishes no disposal timeline for this grievance, so we state none.
3. Decision - removal updates the list; a rejection should carry the basis of the entry.
4. Record consequence - after removal, transactions on the survey number are no longer blocked on the portal; a registration-side 22-A bar must separately cease.

If it stays pending or is rejected

• Keep the grievance number and the search result showing the entry.
• Ask, in writing, for the source of the entry - the order or proceeding under which the survey number was listed.
• An RTI to the Tahsildar / MRO (and, for a registration bar, to the Sub-Registrar) obtains that source order and the status of your grievance.
• Removal on the merits is an administrative or legal matter; where a court order exists, the Court-Case PPB module applies (FAQ Q20).

Where RTI fits - and where it does not

RTI fits once the grievance is pending without a recorded reason, or when you need the source of the entry itself. It obtains the order or proceeding behind the listing; it does not remove the entry.

Records an RTI can ask for (edit the bracketed details)

1. The order, proceeding or communication under which Survey No. [number] of [village], [mandal] was included in the Prohibited Properties List, with a certified copy.
2. The current status and file movement of my grievance no. [number] dated [date] seeking removal from the list, and the officer with whom it is pending.
3. Certified copies of the notes, reports and orders recorded on the grievance, including the reasons for any rejection.

Address the application to the Public Information Officer of the Tahsildar / Mandal Revenue Office where the land is situated; where the file has moved to the Revenue Divisional Officer or the District Collectorate, address that office. Under Section 7(1) of the RTI Act the PIO is ordinarily required to respond within 30 days - that period concerns the RTI reply, not the land application, and a reply can lawfully cite an exemption or state that a record does not exist. File through the official Telangana State RTI Portal (citizen registration and login required), selecting the concerned Telangana revenue public authority. If that authority is not listed, file by post to its designated PIO; use our Telangana portal guide or FindMyPIO if you need help identifying the route.

If you want help with the RTI

The official Bhu Bharati route above is free and comes first. If the application has stalled and you want the records-RTI drafted and filed for you, FileMyRTI's drafting team prepares it and identifies the correct PIO - a paid service from ₹399 including GST. We draft and file the RTI; we do not process land applications and cannot change any land record. Start an assisted RTI or keep using the free route.

Not sure this is your situation? Use the Bhu Bharati problem finder to match your symptom to the official module.

Related Bhu Bharati guides: Mutation pending · Sada Bainama: current official position · NALA conversion pending · Land details / ROR wrong · Court order not implemented

Details to keep ready

• Survey number / sub-division, village, mandal; the search result
• PPB and title documents; any court order
• Grievance number and date

Common Questions

How do I check whether my survey number is in the prohibited list?

Use the portal's Prohibited Property search (linked above). The portal offers a search, not a downloadable mandal-wise PDF, as of our verification date.

How do I apply for removal?

Through "Grievance relating to inclusion in Prohibited Properties List" in the Citizen login (FAQ Q19): data entry, Meeseva eKYC, forwarded to the department.

Can RTI remove my land from the prohibited list?

No. RTI obtains the order behind the entry and the status of your grievance. Removal is the department's decision.

Is the Bhu Bharati list the same as the Sub-Registrar's 22-A list?

They are applied by two departments. Confirm which side blocks you - the revenue record on the portal, the registration bar at the Sub-Registrar, or both - and file the grievance on the right side.

Want the full details of this service — what we ask, what you get, and how filing works? See the dedicated service page: Property Approval Verification