BRS fights to save Miyapur land, Revanth eyes auction

Less than 24 hours after the Supreme Court delivered its historic verdict restoring the State’s ownership of 550.39 acres of prime Miyapur land, Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy moved to claim credit for the prolonged legal battle. He also sought to use the outcome to target the previous BRS government and announced plans to monetise the valuable public asset.

The speed of the announcement stood in contrast to the decades-long fight to establish the State’s title. The previous BRS government had pursued legal and administrative measures to protect the land from alleged encroachments and fraudulent registrations. However, the Revanth Reddy government moved swiftly to



explore its commercial potential, proposing to use the proceeds for irrigation, healthcare and education.

The move has raised questions over the government’s priorities. A prime public asset, whose ownership the State had to defend through years of litigation, is now being viewed as a resource to be monetised. The BRS has maintained that the land should be protected for the benefit of the people rather than treated as a real estate opportunity.

The 550.39 acres are spread across Survey Nos 100 and 101 in Miyapur village of Serilingampally mandal. Official records dating back to 1912 classified the land as government poramboke.