The Telangana state government constituted a high-powered judicial inquiry commission headed by a retired high court judge to investigate alleged systemic irregularities in state land regularizations sanctioned during previous administrative terms. The probe will scrutinize contentious government orders governing parcels located around Hyderabad’s urban fringes, Ranga Reddy, and Medchal-Malkajgiri districts.
Revenue department preliminary audits indicated that prime government land banks, assigned plots, and water catchment zones were converted into freehold commercial parcels under controversial concession schemes. The terms of reference empower the panel to subpoena departmental records, examine transaction registries, and ascertain whether undue financial advantages were extended to influential real estate developers and political figures.
Representatives of the principal opposition dismissed the inquiry as partisan political retribution, asserting that past land regularizations complied with established welfare schemes to secure revenue for state treasuries. The commission has been instructed to complete forensic document audits and present an exhaustive interim assessment within four months.
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https://www.thehindu.com/news/top-news-of-the-day-september-24-2026/article71503849.ece