Hyderabad, June 13 -- The Telangana High Court has upheld a 2012 decision by the Special Tribunal for Land Grabbing, which declared a local businessman a land grabber for unlawfully occupying private property in Chilukanagar, near Uppal, Hyderabad.

A division bench comprising Justices T Vinod Kumar and P Sree Sudha recently dismissed a writ petition filed by the businessman challenging the tribunal's ruling. The court affirmed that the petitioner lacked a valid title over the disputed 225 square yards, which included both a house and open space.

The businessman contended that he had purchased the land through a registered sale deed and constructed a house after obtaining the necessary permissions.

He argued that the tribunal had erred ...