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 Section 22-A actually is (and who controls the list)

Section 22-A of the Registration Act, 1908, as in force in Telangana (inserted in 1999, substituted with effect from 20-06-2007), directs the registering officer to refuse registration of documents relating to certain properties. The department's own consolidated Act text groups them into five categories:

The control points sit above the Sub-Registrar. For clause (e), the section says the State Government publishes the notification after obtaining reasons and full property descriptions from the District Collectors (s.22-A(2)); the registering officer then must refuse registration of notified properties (s.22-A(3)); and it is the State Government - on its own, on an application, or to give effect to final High Court or Supreme Court orders - that may de-notify an entry in full or in part (s.22-A(4)). The Sub-Registrar neither adds nor deletes entries; asking the SRO counter to "remove" one cannot work.

Check your survey number - and the "PDF download" question

The portal's Prohibited Property search is the official check for agricultural land: search by district, mandal, village and survey number. Save or screenshot the result either way - it is your evidence of the entry (or of its absence) on a given date.

Many people search for a "22A prohibited list Telangana PDF download". As checked on 2026-08-27, we could not find a single consolidated, downloadable state-wide list published on the Bhu Bharati or Registration & Stamps portals - the official route is the survey-number search above. What you can obtain for your own parcel is a certified copy of the entry and of the order or notification behind it, from the office concerned - including under the RTI Act (questions below).

Why 22-A is in the news (2026) - and what it changes for you

Through August 2026 the Revenue Minister publicly acknowledged, in widely reported statements, that entries wrongly carried into the new system after the Dharani-to-Bhu Bharati migration had blocked registrations of private properties, apologised for the errors, directed District Collectors to rectify them, and said genuine cases were being resolved on a fast track with registration-fee refunds where registration had been refused. A committee to review and republish the prohibited-lands list has also been reported. These are press-reported statements and reported orders - we could not locate the underlying Government order on any official site as on 2026-08-27, so this page does not restate its contents as rules.

What it means practically: if your entry appeared around or after the migration and your land is private patta land, file the grievance (below) now, keep every acknowledgement, and use the Registration & Stamps toll-free 1800 599 4788 (published on the department's official contact page) to ask where your case stands.

The official removal routes

Choose the right route

What the High Court has said (context, not a promise)

In two 2026 decisions we reviewed, the Telangana High Court treated 22-A entries as regulatory - not a determination of ownership - and required a listing to rest on an active legal basis, ordering removal where the basis had lapsed (Syed Khajam Hussain v. State of Telangana, WP Nos. 22145 & 33499 of 2024, decided 15-06-2026; K. Laxma Reddy v. State of Telangana, WP No. 10879 of 2025, decided 02-07-2026). We read these on a secondary judgment repository; retrieve the official copies through the High Court's case-number search before relying on them, and take case-specific legal advice - court outcomes depend on each case's facts, and a writ petition is not automatic.

Where an RTI fits - and the questions that match Section 22-A

An RTI cannot remove an entry. What it can do is obtain the records the section itself turns on - which clause, whose order, what date - so your grievance, representation or lawyer starts from the record. Address it to the PIO of the office holding the record: the Sub-Registrar (its RTI disclosure names the District Registrar as appellate authority), the Collectorate for the revenue side, or the office your reply points to. File on the official Telangana State RTI Portal (citizen registration and login required), selecting the concerned public authority; if it is not listed, file by post to its designated PIO. Our Telangana portal guide and FindMyPIO can help.

Copy-ready RTI questions (edit the bracketed details)

1. Whether Survey No. [number], village [name], mandal [name] stands included in the prohibited-properties list maintained under Section 22-A; if so, the clause of Section 22-A(1) under which it is included, as recorded.
2. The date of inclusion and a certified copy of the order, proceedings or notification under which the entry was made, if any.
3. Where the entry rests on clause (e): a certified copy of the gazette notification, and of the reasons and property description furnished by the District Collector under Section 22-A(2), to the extent held and disclosable.
4. A certified extract of the entry as it stands today for the said survey number.
5. The present status, as recorded, of my grievance/representation [number/date] seeking deletion of the entry, the office and designation of the officer with whom it rests, and the date it reached that officer.
6. The reasons recorded, if any, on my grievance/representation to date, and copies of any correspondence on it between your office and any other office, to the extent disclosable.
7. Where deletion has been recommended or ordered: a certified copy of the de-notification or deletion order under Section 22-A(4), if any.
8. The rule, circular or instruction, if any, applied by your office to requests for correction of prohibited-list entries.

Common Questions

What is 22-A land in Telangana?

Land or property covered by Section 22-A of the Registration Act, 1908 (as in force in Telangana): five categories - transfer-prohibited lands such as assigned lands, government property, endowment and wakf property, ceiling-surplus land, and properties specifically notified by the State Government. The Sub-Registrar must refuse to register documents relating to them.

Where can I download the 22-A prohibited list PDF for Telangana?

As checked on 2026-08-27, no consolidated state-wide 22-A list is published for download on the Bhu Bharati or Registration & Stamps portals. The official check is the survey-number-wise Prohibited Property search on Bhu Bharati. For your own parcel you can seek a certified copy of the entry and its source order, including under RTI.

Does an entry in the prohibited list mean I lose my land?

No. The entry blocks registration of transactions; it is not a decision on ownership. In 2026 decisions we reviewed, the High Court described such entries as regulatory rather than determinative of ownership - confirm the official copies before relying on them.

How do I remove my survey number from the prohibited list?

Agricultural land: apply in the Bhu Bharati grievance module "Grievance relating to inclusion in Prohibited Properties List" (free; track it in Application Status). Non-agricultural property: a written representation to the Sub-Registrar / District Registrar, against acknowledgement. The deletion itself is made at Government level - the Sub-Registrar cannot remove an entry.

Who put my survey number on the list?

Under Section 22-A(2), clause-(e) entries are notified by the State Government on reasons and descriptions furnished by the District Collector; other clauses flow from the statutes they cover. An RTI can ask for the clause, the date and a copy of the order or notification behind your entry.

How long does removal take?

No official timeline is published for the grievance module, so this page does not state one. Press reports in August 2026 described fast-track resolution targets announced by the Revenue Minister; those are reported statements, not published rules. Keep your grievance number and follow up in writing.

The Sub-Registrar refused my registration citing 22-A. What now?

Ask in writing for the entry's clause, date and source order; give your representation to the Sub-Registrar and District Registrar; use the department's toll-free 1800 599 4788. If the refusal has cost you a paid challan, the refund route is a separate process - see our registration-refund guide.

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