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Anil Kumar   17 July 2026

How to remove agricultural land from prohibited properties list in ap after valid registration

Hi everyone, I bought a piece of agricultural land in Andhra Pradesh a few years ago. I followed all due processes, and the sale deed was duly registered in my name. I have been in physical possession of the land for the last 5 years. The previous owner had some unrelated dispute with a third party (unconnected to this specific land). It seems he had given some cheques to that third party as security. Later, the third party filed a court case against the previous owner and requested attachment of the landowner's properties. The problem: Without any notice to me, the registration department added my land to the Prohibited Properties List based on a court communication. This happened after I had already purchased and registered the land. When I checked with the registrar's office, they confirmed it was due to the court order on the previous owner's properties. I have clear evidence that: The sale deed was registered in my name well before the third party filed the case. I am the bona fide purchaser for value. I have been in continuous physical possession for 5+ years. My question: How can I get my land removed from the Prohibited Properties List? What steps/documents should I submit? Has anyone faced a similar situation in Andhra Pradesh (or elsewhere in India) and successfully resolved it? I would greatly appreciate any guidance on: Approaching the court/registrar/tehsildar. Required legal procedure (e.g., filing an application to lift attachment). Any relevant judgments or sections under CPC/Registration Act that might help a bona fide purchaser.


Quick Summary
This discussion addresses how to remove agricultural land in Andhra Pradesh from the Prohibited Properties List when it was added after a valid registration and sale deed. The land was added due to a court order against the previous owner, despite the current owner being a bona fide purchaser with continuous possession. Guidance suggests approaching the specific civil court that issued the attachment order, filing an application under Order XXI Rule 58 of the CPC, and providing evidence of prior purchase and possession to have the attachment lifted.

 6 Replies

Dr. J C Vashista (Advocate )     18 July 2026

Since you have purchased the land much before alleged incident of cheques / other issues, which concluded / directed by Court to attach vendor's properties,  accordingly attachment of share of your land can be excluded from such an order.  You will have to move to concerned  court for modification /alteration of its orders qua attachment of piece of land purchased by you, possessed and registered in your name. 

Show relevant documents to a local prudent lawyer for proper analyses of facts/ documents, professional advise and necessary proceeding.

kavksatyanarayana (subregistrar/supdt.(retired))     18 July 2026

You shall make a request to the "District Collector"  of your district through Grienace cell which will be conducted on Monday (probably) or other day once a week, that your part of land may be excluded from the list of prohinited properties.  The collector orders for enquiry and on the enquiry report issue further proceedings.

T. Kalaiselvan, Advocate (Advocate)     18 July 2026

The Sub-Registrar Office (SRO) added your land to the prohibited list under Section 22-A of the Registration Act simply because the court's attachment communication mistakenly listed all properties historically associated with the previous owner. Since the SRO cannot lift a court-ordered restriction on its own initiative, you must address this through the court that issued the order. Howeverf since your sale deed was registered before the court ordered the attachment or the third party filed the case, you hold absolute valid title as a bona fide purchaser for value without notice.

You need to approach the specific civil court that issued the attachment order. You cannot fix this via the Tehsildar or Revenue department alone, as they are merely executing a judicial directive.

File an application under Order XXI Rule 58 of the Code of Civil Procedure (CPC) . If the case is still pending and it was an "attachment before judgment," file under Order XXXVIII Rule 8 CPC.

You can argue before court that the property was legally transferred to you prior to the institution of the suit or attachment order. Therefore, Section 64 of the CPC (which voids private transfers after attachment) does not apply.

Once the court hears your application and verifies that you purchased the property prior to the litigation, it will pass an order raising/lifting the attachment on your specific survey number.

You may pray to the court to issue a direct notification or Writ of Mandate to the concerned Sub-Registrar to delete your land from the prohibited properties list.

The courts have consistently held that a bona fide purchaser who has paid full consideration and taken possession before an attachment order is served cannot have their rights defeated by a subsequent dispute involving the vendor.

P. Venu (Advocate)     20 July 2026

Is it a criminal or civil case? When was the attachment Order issued - before or after the Judgment?

Anil Kumar   20 July 2026

Hi Mr.Venu,

 

Thanks for your revert.

It's a civil matter. The order from court seems to be based on an IA filed along with the civil case filed by 3rd part agianst the land owner. Judgement was issued much later where there is mention of any attachment of property.

Shashi Dhara   22 July 2026

You engage advocate to implead you as additional party by filing petition and defend it on court.


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