2026 Supreme(Online)(Tel) 4589
IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B.VIJAYSEN REDDY
Janagam alias Mangali Sankaraiah – Appellant
Versus
The State of Telangana – Respondent
WP 3704/2026
HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B. VIJAYSEN REDDY WRIT PETITON No.3704 OF 2026 DATE OF ORDER: 06-02-2026 Between:
Mr. Janagam @ Mangali Sankaraiah ... Petitioner AND The State of Telangana Rep. By its Principal Secretary, Revenue Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad, and three (3) others.
... Respondents ORDER : (ORAL)
Heard Mr. G. Sunderasan, learned counsel for the petitioner, and Mr. L. Ravinder, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue, appearing for respondents.
2. It is the case of the petitioner that his father, Mr. Janagam @ Mangali Hanumanthu @ Hanumaiah is the pattedar and possessor of the land admeasuring Acs.10-32 guntas in Survey No.109/A situated at Thimmapur Village and Mandal, Karimnagar District.
The grandfather of the petitioner, Mr. Janagam @ Mangali Rajaiah is the owner and possessor of another extent of land admeasuring Acs.2-25 guntas in Survey No.109/B. Both the lands are ancestral lands of the petitioner and the same is reflected in the Khasra Pahani 1954-55 and other pahanies.
3. It is stated that surname of father of the petitioner was wrongly recorded as “Nadigottu” instead of “Janagam @ Mangali” in the revenue records for an extent of Acs.5-00 guntas (Acs.1-26 guntas in Survey No.109/A/A, Acs.1-27 guntas in Survey No.109/A/B and Acs.1-27 guntas in Survey No.109/B/A). The petitioner submitted online application bearing No.2500699029 dated 07.11.2025 for mutating his name in revenue records and for correcting the surname of his father from Nadigottu to Janagam @ Mangali in respect of the subject land. However, there is delay on the part of respondent authorities in processing his application, as such, he is constrained to approach this Court.
4. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue submitted that respondent Nos.3 and 4 would consider the online application submitted by the petitioner, and pass orders, in accordance with law.
5. Recording the submissions of the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue, without going into the merits of the case, the writ petition is disposed of, directing respondent Nos.3 and 4 to consider the online application of the petitioner bearing No.2500699029 dated 07.11.2025 for mutating his name in revenue records and for correcting the surname of his father from “Nadigottu” to “Janagam @ Mangali” in respect of the land admeasuring Acs.1-26 guntas in Survey No.109/A/A, Acs.1-27 guntas in Survey No.109/A/B and Acs.1-27 guntas in Survey No.109/B/A situated at Thimmapur Village and Mandal, Karimngar District, and pass orders, in accordance with law, by issuing notice to the petitioner, and all other concerned/interested persons, by affording opportunity of hearing to them, within a period of sixty (60) days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. There shall be no order as to costs.
As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous applications, if any, pending in the writ petition stand closed.
______________________ B. VIJAYSEN REDDY, J February 06, 2026
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