HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No.8409 of 2010 28th April 2010 Between: Bhoopathy Vidyawathi … PETITIONER(S) and The Commissioner, GHMC, Tankbund Road, Hyderabad and others … RESPONDENT(S) HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No.8409 of 2010 ORDER: Heard Sri M.A.K.Mukheed, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri R.Ramachandra Reddy, learned Standing Counsel for the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation. At their request, the Writ Petition is being disposed of at the stage of admission. The relief sought for in this Writ Petition is for a direction to the third respondent to receive the petitioner’s application for construction of a house in premises bearing H.No.2-3-603/63/21/56 (presently), admeasuring 105 sq. yards in plot No.56, in Survey No.210, situated at Patel Nagar, Amberpet, Hyderabad, without insisting on the production of a No Objection Certificate being issued by the Collector, Hyderabad District (fourth respondent herein). The petitioners would contend that such a condition, for production of the No Objection Certificate, is contrary to the provisions of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Act, 1955, and the Rules and the Byelaws made thereunder. Both counsel would agree that the subject matter of this Writ Petition is covered by a judgment of this Court in HYDERABAD POTTERIES PRIVATE LIMITED vs. COLLECTOR, HYDERABAD DISTRICT AND ANOTHER[1] wherein it was held that the local authorities could not insist on production of a No Objection Certificate from the revenue authorities for considering the application seeking permission to construct a building. Following the said judgment, this Writ Petition is also disposed of directing respondent nos.1 to 3 to receive and process the application of the petitioners without insisting upon her furnishing the No Objection Certificate from the fourth respondent. Respondent nos.1 to 3 shall, however, ensure that the provisions of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Act, 1955, the Rules and Regulations, the building byelaws and other statutory provisions are adhered to in considering the petitioners’ application for grant of building permission. The Writ Petition is, accordingly, disposed of. However, in the circumstances, without costs. _____________________________ RAMESH RANGANATHAN,J 28th April 2010 CVRK [1] 2001 (3) ALD 600