Miyapur land verdict sparks Congress-BRS dispute over credit for 550 acres

HYDERABAD | 31-10-2026 : Telangana’s Congress government and the opposition BRS have put forward competing accounts of their roles in protecting 550 acres of land in Miyapur following a Supreme Court verdict. Revenue Minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy credited Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy with securing the state’s interests, while BRS leader T. Harish Rao said the previous government had pursued an eight-year legal battle, according to reports in The Hindu and Deccan Chronicle.

Deccan Chronicle described the ruling as declaring the disputed land government property and rejecting private parties’ claims. The political disagreement centres on which administration built and pursued the state’s case, as well as allegations about what could happen to the land next.

Government credits coordinated legal effort

According to The Hindu, Srinivas Reddy said the government had secured legal protection for the Miyapur land in Ranga Reddy district, which he valued at more than ₹35,000 crore. Speaking at Yedulapuram in Khammam rural mandal on Friday, October 30, he praised the Supreme Court verdict and Revanth Reddy’s role in the proceedings.

The minister said Revanth Reddy had appointed senior advocates to represent the state after becoming chief minister. He also alleged that the previous BRS administration had tried to transfer the land to two close associates, including a realtor. That allegation is disputed by the BRS account reported by Deccan Chronicle.

In a separate Deccan Chronicle report, Srinivas Reddy described the Miyapur ruling and a verdict concerning 400 acres at Kancha Gachibowli as significant victories for Telangana. He attributed the outcomes to cooperation between revenue officials, legal experts and government advocates under the chief minister’s supervision.

The minister said the Congress government was examining historical land records, revenue documents and legal issues to establish state ownership. According to Deccan Chronicle, he said inadequate monitoring and coordination in the past had left valuable public properties tied up in litigation for decades, with the Miyapur dispute lasting nearly two decades.

BRS points to proceedings from 2015

Harish Rao, a former minister and BRS Assembly deputy floor leader, rejected claims that the previous administration had colluded with private entities over the land, Deccan Chronicle reported. He also challenged the claim that the Congress government’s efforts alone had delivered the favourable outcome.

According to the outlet, Harish Rao said the government led by then-chief minister K. Chandrashekar Rao had contested the matter between 2015 and 2023. He cited the appointment of senior advocate C.S. Vaidyanathan on April 7, 2015, to represent Telangana before the Supreme Court.

Harish Rao said documentary evidence supporting government ownership had been submitted during the BRS administration. He also said the Miyapur judgment relied on legal principles discussed in the Supreme Court’s June 15, 2023 judgment in the Trinity Infraventures Ltd v. M.S. Murthy case, according to Deccan Chronicle.

Valuation and future use remain contested

Harish Rao further accused Revanth Reddy of proposing a sale within 24 hours of the verdict and questioned disposing of the public asset. Deccan Chronicle reported his claim that the chief minister had valued the land at more than ₹60,000 crore, a different figure from the minister’s valuation reported by The Hindu.

The supplied reports do not reconcile those valuations or independently establish a sale proposal. They also do not include the full Miyapur judgment, leaving the rival accounts of responsibility for the legal outcome dependent on the political statements reported by the outlets.

Sources: The Hindu; Deccan Chronicle.