HYDERABAD: Taking note of an assurance given by Prime Properties firm that it will not alienate or create a third party interest over 74 acres of land near Hi-Tec City, Justice MS Ramachandra Rao of the Telangana high court has directed the sub-registrar of Kukatpally to explain how did he register the land in favour of Prime Properties and its allies despite a court’s interim order prohibiting him to do so.

The judge was dealing with a contempt case filed by Aditya Constructions which has entered into a development agreement with native farmers. The single judge earlier passed an interim order prohibiting the registration department from registering any part of the land in favour of Prime Properties or its associates in survey No. 1007.

Charging the registration officials with violating this order, Aditya Constructions had filed a contempt case against the managing partner of Prime Properties and four others.

Appearing for the petitioner, counsel KS Murthy told the court that despite the interim order, the registration officials allowed registration of two sale deeds over the land and expressed an apprehension that they may now resort to change the nature of the land and transfer it to third parties.

Senior counsel Satish Parasaran assured the court that they will not transfer the land to third parties and that they will not change the nature of the land till the court decides the issue.

The judge directed Kukatpally sub-registrar to file his counter and posted the case to July 9.