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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD

HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B. VIJAYSEN REDDY WRIT PETITION No.8578 OF 2026

DATE OF ORDER: 23.03.2026 Between:

Rudroju Saiteja …Petitioner

AND

The State of Telangana, represented by its Principal Secretary, Municipal Administration

and Urban Development Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad and others.

…Respondents

ORDER : (ORAL)

This writ petition is filed by the petitioner seeking to declare the action of

the respondent authorities in not considering his Dharani application No.2500153068 dated 19.11.2025 for correction of name of his grandfather from ‘Rudroju Venkatram S/o. Narsaiah’ to ‘Rudroju Venkatram Narsaiah S/o. Veeraiah’ in the revenue records in respect of the land admeasuring Ac.1-12 guntas in Survey No.640/C, situated at Kadipikonda Village, Kazipet

Mandal, Hanumakonda District, as being illegal, arbitrary and unconstitutional.

2. Heard Mr. D.Satyanarayana, learned counsel for the petitioner; Mr. L.Ravinder, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue, appearing

for the respondents; and perused the material on record.

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3. It is submitted that originally Mr. Rudroju Venkatram Narsaiah, the grandfather of the petitioner; was the absolute owner and possessor the land admeasuring Ac.1-12 guntas in Survey No.640/C, situated at Kadipikonda Village, Kazipet Mandal, Hanumakonda District; he died on 17.01.2000 leaving behind his son Mr. Rudroju Kishan Prasad, the father of the petitioner. Since then, Mr. Rudroju Kishan Prasad had been in continuous possession and enjoyment of the subject land. That Mr. Rudroju Kishan Prasad died on 05.01.2026 leaving behind the petitioner as his legal heir. Thereafter, the petitioner succeeded to the subject land and had been in possession and enjoyment of the subject land. It is submitted that the name of Mr. Rudroju Venkatram Narsaiah had been continuing in the revenue records in respect of the subject land. However, the petitioner came to know that the name of his grandfather was wrongly recorded as ‘Rudroju Venkatram S/o. Narsaiah’ instead of ‘Rudroju Venkatram Narsaiah S/o. Veeraiah in the revenue records. On being advised, the petitioner submitted Dharani application No.2500153068 dated 19.11.2025 for correction of name of his grandfather from ‘Rudroju Venkatram S/o. Narsaiah’ to ‘Rudroju Venkatram Narsaiah S/o. Veeraiah’ in the revenue records in respect of the subject land, however, the same has not been considered so far. As there is delay on the part of the respondent authorities in considering

his application, the petitioner is constrained to approach this Court.

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4. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue submitted that appropriate action will be taken on the application of the petitioner in accordance

with law.

5. Recording the aforesaid submission, without entering into the merits of the case, this writ petition is disposed of directing respondent No.3 to consider the petitioner’s Dharani application No.2500153068 dated 19.11.2025 for correction of name of his grandfather from ‘Rudroju Venkatram S/o. Narsaiah’ to ‘Rudroju Venkatram Narsaiah S/o. Veeraiah’ in the revenue records in respect of the land admeasuring Ac.1-12 guntas in Survey No.640/C, situated at Kadipikonda Village, Kazipet Mandal, Hanumakonda District, by giving opportunity of hearing to the petitioner, and to all other concerned/interested persons, and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law, within a period of six (6) weeks 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.

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B. VIJAYSEN REDDY, J March 23, 2026

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