Hyderabad, Dec. 19 -- In a set back for Salarjun III's heirs, the Supreme Court on Thursday, December 18, said that the 102-acre disputed land in Gurramguda forest area under Hayathnagar mandal of Ranga Reddy district belongs to the Telangana government.

A bench comprising Justice Pankaj Mithal and Justice SVN Bhatti set aside the Telangana High Court's earlier ruling in favour of the descendants of Salarjung III, Mir Jafar Ali Khan, Nawab Syed Abdul Wahib, and Nawab Syed Abdul Hameed.

The apex court noted that the claimants had failed to establish ownership of the land as a private estate purchased by Salarjung III in 1833. It further held that the land vested with the government following the abolition of jagirs in 1954.

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