134, issued on Sept 23, 2026, through which the govt had placed his 1,936-square-yard property at Bhoiguda in Secunderabad under the prohibited category under Section 22A of the Registration Act. Hyderabad: The Telangana high court on Wednesday granted interim relief to former nominated MLA Elvis Stephenson of the BRS by staying the implementation of GO Ms No.
Through the same order, the govt had also placed 16 properties belonging to BRS leaders and their relatives in the prohibited category. These included lands linked to former chief minister and BRS president K Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR), former ministers KT Rama Rao and T Harish Rao, his uncle M Hanumantha Rao, G Jagadishwar Reddy, Pilot Rohith Reddy, Gangula Kamalakar, Palla Rajeshwar Reddy, Joginapalli Ravinder Rao, J Soumya and others.
He contended that the move was part of a politically motivated exercise aimed at targeting leaders and associates of the BRS, the principal opposition party in Telangana. He alleged that the govt was selectively targeting BRS leaders and their associates under the guise of reviewing land issues, and argued that the inclusion of his property restricted his rights over the land without proper justification.