IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTY SIXTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 21161 of 2008 Between: G.Venugopal S/o.Sriramulu R/o.1-8-405/3, Chikkadpally, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, rep. by its Chief Commissioner, Tank Bund, Hyderabad. 2 Asst. City Planner, Circle-9 (Old Circle-3) Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad, Hyderabad. .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Aﬃdavit ﬁled herein the High Court will be pleased to issue an appropriate writ more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in insisting to produce No Objection Certiﬁcate and TSLR Certiﬁcate for receiving and consideration of application for building permission for construction of building in Pr.No. 1-8-405/3, Chikkadpally, Hyderabad, as illegal, arbitrary and violative of principles of natural justice and consequently direct the respondents to receive and consider the application for building permission without insisting No Objection Certiﬁcate and TSLR Certiﬁcate and to pas such other order or orders. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.SREENIVASA RAO VELIVELA Counsel for the Respondent No.: R.RAMACHANDRA REDDY,SC FOR MCH 1,2,4&6 The Court made the following : ORDER This writ petition has been filed by G.Venugopal with a prayer to issue a writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in insisting ‘No Objection Certiﬁcate’ and TSLR Certiﬁcate for entertaining building permission application as arbitrary and illegal. Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and learned standing counsel appearing for the respondents. Learned counsel on either side agreed that the issue involved in this writ petition is squarely covered by a Judgment of this Court in Hyderabad Potteries Private Limited vs., Collector, Hyderabad District[1] wherein it was held that the Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad cannot refuse to receive and sanction the building permission merely on the ground that the owner has failed to produce ‘No Objection Certiﬁcate’ from the revenue authorities and the TSLR Certificate. In view of the same, the writ petition is disposed of at the admission stage in terms of the said judgment. The respondents are directed to receive the application of the petitioner in respect of the premises bearing No.1-8-405/3, Chikkadpally, Hyderabad and consider the same without insisting on the ‘No Objection Certiﬁcate and TSLR Certiﬁcate’ and the respondents shall examine the application of the petitioner in accordance with the provisions of the Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Act, 1955 and the Rules framed thereunder. No costs. __________ 26-09-2008 rkk WRIT PETITION NO : 21154 of 2008 Dated: 26.09.2008 [1] 2001 (3) ALD 600