IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED 7.1.2011 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.SUDHAKAR WRIT PETITION NO.176 OF 2011 AND M.P.NO.1 OF 2011 1.Mr.L.Meenakshi Sundaram, 2.Mrs.P.Meenakshi, 3.Mrs.Geetha Nayak, 4.Mr.A.Jaffar Hussain, 5.Mrs.S.Chellammal, 6.Ms.Nausheen.J. (Petitioners 1 to 6 are represented by Power of Attorney Mr.M.Chandru, T-77A, 29th Cross Street, Besant Nagar, Chennai-600 090. ... Petitioners vs. 1.The Member Secretary, Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority, No.1,Gandhi Irwin Road, Egmore, Chennai 600 008. 2.Corporation of Chennai, represented by its Commissioner, Rippon Building, Chennai-600 003. 3.The Managing Director Tamil Nadu Housing Board, Nandanam, Chennai-600 035. ... Respondents Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents 1 and 2 to receive and consider and grant approval for the demolition, planning permission, planning permit and building permit to the petitioners for putting up new construction in the property situated in Block No.D-105 consisting of 6 flats, comprised in S.No.416 Part of Kodambakkam village measuring 3 grounds 147 square feet situated at Sangeetha Colony, R.K.Shanmugam Salai, K.K. Nagar, Chennai 600 078 without insisting upon NOC from the Tamil Nadu Housing Board or any other Authority so long as the petitioners' construction activities is in accordance with the Development Control Rules. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ For petitioners : Mrs.R.Usha Priya For respondents : Mr.J.Ravindran, for R1 : Mrs.R.K.Kalpana, for R2 : Mr.A.Vijayakumar, for R3 O R D E R Writ Petition is filed praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents 1 and 2 to receive and consider and grant approval for the demolition, planning permission, planning permit and building permit to the petitioners for putting up new construction in the property situated in Block No.D-105 consisting of 6 flats, comprised in S.No.416 Part of Kodambakkam village measuring 3 grounds 147 square feet situated at Sangeetha Colony, R.K.Shanmugam Salai, K.K. Nagar, Chennai 600 078 without insisting upon NOC from the Tamil Nadu Housing Board or any other Authority so long as the petitioners' construction activities is in accordance with the Development Control Rules. 2. Mr.J.Ravindran, learned counsel takes notice on behalf of the first respondent; Mrs.R.K.Kalpana, learned counsel takes notice on behalf of the second respondent and Mr.A.Vijayakumar, learned counsel takes notice on behalf of the third respondent. By consent, the writ petition is taken up for final disposal. 3. Petitioners are owners of the property which was originally developed by Tamil Nadu Housing Board and sold to the individuals. The present owners are either original allottees or subsequent purchasers. The undisputed fact is that the Tamil Nadu Housing Board has no lien over the property. For the purpose of developing the property, the first respondent orally insisted the petitioners that no objection certificate issued by the Tamil Nadu Housing Board should be submitted along with the application for the purpose of demolition, planning permission and for issuance of planning and building permit to put up new construction. 4. Similar issue with regard to the insistence of no objection certificate from Tamil Nadu Housing Board was considered by a Division Bench of this Court in W.A.No.1052 of 2007 (The Managing Director - vs. - Lancor G:Crop Properties Limited & another) where it has been clearly held that the Housing Board has no right over property developed and sold to the individual allottees. The petitioners have enclosed sale deeds to show absolute ownership. The only restriction appears to be that the property developed for residential purpose should not be commercial use. The petitioners' plea is only for demolition and reconstruction as residential property. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 5. Petitioners' counsel states that the development of the property is for residential use only and petitioners are willing to file an affidavit to that effect. Following the Division Bench Judgment as above, several orders have been passed by this Court, viz., W.P.No.15170 of 2010 dated 20.7.2010, W.P.No.14784 of 2008 dated 6.8.2008 where the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authorities were directed to accept the application without insisting on no objection certificate. 6. Since the property in question undisputedly has been sold to the individual allottees by way of proper sale deeds, the Tamil Nadu Housing Board can have no right over the property and therefore, the question of issuing no objection certificate does not arise. 7. In view of the above, the first respondent is directed to proceed with the application submitted by the petitioners without insisting on no objecting certificate from the Tamil Nadu Housing Board subject to condition that the property will be developed only for residential purpose. The Writ Petition is ordered as above. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed. No costs. Sd/ Asst.Registrar /true copy/ Sub Asst.Registrar ts To 1.The Member Secretary, Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority, No.1,Gandhi Irwin Road, Egmore, Chennai 600 008. 2.The Commissioner, Chennai Corporation, Rippon Building, Chennai-600 003. 3.The Managing Director Tamil Nadu Housing Board, Nandanam, Chennai-600 035. 1 cc To Mr.A.Vijayakumar, Advocate, SR.1730. 2 cc To Mrs.R.Usha Priya, Advocate, SR.1761. W.P.No.176 of 2011 PA(CO) RVL 22.01.2011 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/