MOHAMMED WASEEM DEMANDS TRANSPARENCY, ACTION ON JAMIA NIZAMIA WAQF LAND
Raidurg Land Dispute Raises Serious Questions Over Waqf Records, Government Auction and Protection of Community Assets
HYDERABAD: The continuing dispute over land associated with Jamia Nizamia in Raidurg, Survey No. 83/83-1, Serilingampally, has raised serious questions regarding Waqf records, competing claims, government land administration and the proposed/actual auction of valuable land in Hyderabad’s Knowledge City area.
Mohammed Waseem, Telangana State President, International Human Rights and Media Organisations, has called for complete transparency, preservation of records and a lawful determination of the property's status before any further transfer or creation of third-party rights.
WHAT THE RECORDS SHOW
The dispute is not new. In a Telangana High Court judgment dated October 12, 2022, Jamia Nizamia was recorded as having claimed that approximately 510.35 acres in Survey No. 83 of Raidurg Village constituted Waqf property. The judgment records Jamia Nizamia's contention that the land had been endowed by Nawab Ghazi Yar Jung Bahadur and that the State had subsequently treated the land as surplus under the Urban Land Ceiling law and allotted portions to government development agencies.
The same judgment records that Jamia Nizamia had already become a party in related proceedings before the Supreme Court and that the writ appeal before the High Court was dismissed because the court found that no live issue survived for adjudication in that appeal. This 2022 judgment should therefore not be presented as a final declaration that all of the disputed land belongs to Jamia Nizamia. It establishes the historical legal dispute and the competing claims.
THE 2010 WAQF RECORD
Recent reporting has cited a 2010 Muntakhab/Waqf record concerning Survey No. 83. Deccan Chronicle reported that the property was declared Waqf on April 22, 2010, under Section 43 of the Wakf Act, 1995, according to the then Andhra Pradesh State Waqf Board. The report also said the underlying Waqf deed was registered in 1948 and identified the managing committee of Jamia Nizamia as the mutawalli.
The reported Waqf purpose included educational, religious and charitable activities, including institutions, a mosque, accommodation facilities and a clinic.
UMEED PORTAL RECORD
Another important development concerns the UMEED portal. Recent reports state that land in Survey No. 83/1 associated with Jamia Nizamia was uploaded and approved as Waqf property after verification of relevant documents and Waqf records.
Siasat reported that the property was identified on the UMEED portal under TS0518E14RR22DA001 and that Jamia Nizamia objected to the government's sale of the land on the ground that it had already been recognised as Waqf property.
These records make it particularly important that the authorities preserve the complete documentary trail and explain how the same parcel came to be treated differently for purposes of government auction.
THE AUCTION CONTROVERSY
The issue gained renewed attention after the Telangana Industrial Infrastructure Corporation/TGIIC auctioned valuable land at Raidurg.
On June 18, 2026, the Telangana High Court stayed proceedings relating to an auction of approximately 6.2 acres at Knowledge City, Raidurg, following petitions by the State Bank of India, which claimed that nearly five acres had been allotted to it in 2010 and that it continued to hold possession. The reported auction had fetched approximately ₹237 crore per acre.
Waqf activists subsequently raised questions over whether the disputed land also formed part of the Waqf property claimed by Jamia Nizamia. Deccan Chronicle reported that the Waqf Board records and the Muntakhab were being relied upon in support of that claim.
A FRESH LEGAL QUESTION
The matter again reached the Telangana High Court in W.P. No. 26633/2026 concerning the Raidurg property and proposed auction proceedings.
Recent reporting states that the State's Advocate General acknowledged before the court that the disputed property was connected with Jamia Nizamia and was Waqf property, while the Waqf Board's standing counsel sought time to obtain instructions and file the Board's response.
This development makes the demand for complete transparency even more important.
THE MAIN QUESTION RAISED BY MOHAMMED WASEEM
“IF THE RECORDS IDENTIFY THIS LAND AS WAQF PROPERTY, HOW WAS IT MADE AVAILABLE FOR AUCTION OR TRANSFER? WHO VERIFIED THE COMPETING TITLE AND WAQF RECORDS BEFORE THE AUCTION, AND WHO WILL BE ACCOUNTABLE IF THE LEGAL STATUS OF THE PROPERTY WAS NOT PROPERLY CONSIDERED?”
The question is not about creating confrontation. It is about documents, accountability and the rule of law.
Where there are competing claims, the authorities must establish the facts through the original Waqf deed, Muntakhab, Gazette notifications, Book of Waqf entries, revenue records, survey records, registration documents, court orders and government correspondence.
MOHAMMED WASEEM'S DEMANDS
1. Preserve all original Waqf, revenue, registration and survey records relating to Survey No. 83/83-1.
2. Publish a transparent chronology showing how the property was recorded, classified, transferred and subsequently offered for auction.
3. Conduct a comprehensive verification of the Waqf claim and competing title claims.
4. Clarify the legal basis on which the disputed land was treated as available for government auction.
5. Ensure that no further transfer, registration or creation of third-party rights takes place contrary to applicable law or court orders.
6. Investigate any credible allegation of unauthorised occupation, fraudulent documentation or irregular official action and fix responsibility wherever wrongdoing is established.
7. Protect genuine Waqf assets while simultaneously safeguarding legitimate rights of any other party whose title is established through due legal process.
PUBLIC APPEAL
We urge the Telangana Government, Waqf authorities and all concerned departments to place the complete facts before the public and the courts, protect genuine Waqf property, investigate credible allegations of irregularity and ensure that every decision is taken strictly according to law. Citizens, community leaders and social organisations are requested to remain peaceful, rely only on verified documents and support lawful efforts for transparency, justice and accountability.
“SILENCE IS NOT THE ANSWER”
Mohammed Waseem said:
“We must raise our voice through lawful and democratic means for transparency, justice and protection of genuine Waqf properties. Community assets must be protected, official records must be respected, and wherever wrongdoing is established, responsibility must be fixed according to law.”
RAISE YOUR VOICE — PEACEFULLY, LAWFULLY AND WITH FACTS.
PROTECT GENUINE WAQF PROPERTY.
DEMAND TRANSPARENCY.
VERIFY THE RECORDS.
STAND FOR JUSTICE.
MOHAMMED WASEEM
Telangana State President
International Human Rights and Media Organisations
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