Telangana Gets 550 Acres Worth ₹55,000 Crore After Court Ruling
India's Supreme Court has settled a legal fight that lasted 32 years, granting Telangana about 550 acres of land. The property is valued at over ₹55,000 crore and is tied to historic jagir deeds, the old land grants at the centre of the dispute.
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Context: Jagirs were land grants given by rulers, often in princely states like Hyderabad before Independence in 1947. Old deeds like these can still decide land ownership today, so court rulings on them affect large state assets.
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