Action will be taken after legal opinion on ‘waqf’ RTC entries without documents: Revenue Minister

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Krishna Byre Gowda.

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Revenue Minister Krishna Byre Gowda said the authorities volition enactment connected properties recorded arsenic waqf successful Record of Rights, Tenancy and Crops (RTCs) solely connected the ground of gazette notifications, without supporting documents, aft obtaining the sentiment of the Law Department and Advocate General.

Replying to BJP subordinate P.H. Poojar successful the Legislative Council connected Wednesday (March 18), helium said the contented volition beryllium examined successful the airy of tribunal rulings, including a Supreme Court judgement successful a Hyderabad-related case, and directions issued by the High Court and Supreme Court.

Noting that specified entries day backmost to gazette notifications issued successful 1965 and were subsequently reflected successful onshore records, the Minister said a associated circular volition beryllium issued aft ineligible consultation. Deputy Commissioners volition beryllium directed to reappraisal specified cases.

Mr. Byre Gowda said respective properties person been recorded arsenic waqf successful RTCs without backing documents specified arsenic merchantability deeds, acquisition deeds, registration papers oregon assistance orders. These see 21.21 acres of authorities onshore and 3,903.11 acres of backstage onshore successful Bengaluru, 28.09 acres of authorities onshore successful Vijayapura district, and 315.19 acres of authorities onshore and 73.01 acres of backstage onshore successful Bagalkot district.

Pending cases

He added that the RTC process has been brought online, enabling tracking and faster disposal of applications. Pending cases successful tahsildar courts person been reduced from 10,774 to 137, and successful Assistant Commissioner courts from 73,634 to 10,255. Of the 32,787 cases pending for implicit 5 years, lone 2,894 remain.

To expedite disposal, 8 peculiar Deputy Commissioners person been appointed successful Bengaluru and 27 peculiar Assistant Commissioners crossed the State. “Nearly 90% of long-pending cases person been cleared,” helium said, adding that efforts volition proceed to marque the Revenue Department much citizen-friendly.

Published - March 18, 2026 07:23 p.m. IST

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