The Telangana government has asked Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU) to return 50 acres of land, saying it is not being used. The land is part of the MANUU campus in survey numbers 211 and 212, located in Manikonda village, Gandipet mandal in Rangareddy district. The Rangareddy District Collector’s office sent a show cause notice to MANUU Registrar Ishtiaq Ahmad. The notice asks why the land should not be taken back as it was not used for its intended purpose. A senior MANUU official told The Hindu, "There are proposals to develop the infrastructure on the vacant land, including a college. MANUU was established fairly recently, and utilising all of the allotted land cannot be done in, say, 20 years. Further, there are UGC guidelines that have to be followed." Another university source said MANUU will soon submit a detailed reply explaining how they plan to use the land. The university's Vice-Chancellor Ainul Hasan and Registrar Ishtiaq Ahmad were not available for comment. Students at MANUU called the government’s move "alarming." Student leader Talha Mannan said, "The land belongs to students, teachers, and future generations of learners, and not to anyone else. We have released a statement to this effect." They urged the university to use the land to build hostels and other infrastructure. Rangareddy District Collector C. Narayana Reddy confirmed the show cause notice and said the audit was routine, covering unutilised land in 2024. He added, "The response from the university will be sent to the Telangana government, which will then decide the next course of action." MANUU was established in 1998, with 200 acres allotted to it at that time.