HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY Writ Petition No.446 of 2011 Date: January 21, 2011 Between: Samaj Sevak Welfare Association, Represented by its General Secretary Sri Abdullah Bin Mohammed Bamas, S/o.Mohammed Bin Ahmed Bamas, Aged about 51 years, R/o.Chandrayangutta, Barkas, Hyderabad … Petitioner And The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, represented by its Commissioner, BRKR Bhavan, Tank Bund, Hyderabad and others … Respondents Order: The petitioner, a welfare association, questions the action of the Zonal Commissioner, South Zone, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, insisting No-Objection Certificate from the Police Department so as to enable it to avail the playground situated at Barkas, Chandrayangutta, Hyderabad for the purpose of conducting wrestling tournament on 26-01- 2011 and 27-01-2011. In the affidavit filed in support of the writ petition, it is stated that the petitioner-association has been formed with an object of promoting sports and games. On the eve of the Republic Day every year, the petitioner is stated to have been conducting wrestling tournaments and in the past the playground situated at Barkas was permitted to be used for conducting such tournaments. This year too, on the eve of the Republic Day, the petitioner, with intent to conduct wrestling tournaments in the Playground at Barkas, approached the first respondent-Municipal Corporation by way of representation dated 04-12-2010 seeking permission, but proceedings dated 12-01-2011 were issued asking it to obtain No-Objection Certificate from the Police Department to facilitate it to use the said playground for conducting wrestling tournament. It is the grievance of the petitioner that though an application dated 13-01-2011 has been made to the fifth respondent, namely, Inspector of Police, Chandrayangutta Police Station, Hyderabad, seeking issuance of No-Objection Certificate as sought by the first respondent-Corporation, no action has been taken and the dates on which the tournament is scheduled are forthcoming. At the stage of admission, the learned Assistant Government Pleader appearing on behalf of the respondents- Police was directed to obtain instructions whether the Police would have any objection if the petitioner-Association makes use of the playground at Barkas for the purpose of conducting wrestling tournament on 26-01-2011 and 27-01-2011. On obtaining instructions, it is submitted by the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home that the Police do not have any objection if the petitioner-Association makes use of the playground at Barkas for the purpose of conducting wrestling tournament on the dates proposed. I have perused copies of the proceedings issued by the first respondent-Corporation permitting the petitioner- Association to use the playground at Barkas for conducting wrestling tournaments during the last four years. In view of the said proceedings and also taking into account the statement made by the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home appearing on behalf of the respondents-Police to the effect that the Police do not have any objection if the said playground is made use of by the petitioner-Association for conducting wrestling tournament on the dates referred above, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition with a direction to respondents 1 and 2 herein to consider the representation of the petitioner-Association dated 04-12-2010, forthwith, wherein the petitioner-Association has requested for making use of the playground at Barkas for conducting wrestling tournament on 26-01-2011 and 27-01-2011, without insisting No-Objection Certificate from the Police Department and pass appropriate orders. It is open to the first respondent- Corporation to impose conditions, as has been done last year, vide proceedings dated 19-01-2010, while granting necessary permission for the current year. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. No order as to costs. ___________________ (R. SUBHASH REDDY, J) January 21, 2011 Note: Issue C.C. tomorrow B.O. MRR