THE HON’BLE Ms. JUSTICE G. ROHINI Writ Petition No. 13780 of 2011 Dated: 30.04.2011 Between: 1. Smt. Sanju Tated and two others. … Petitioners And 1. Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, Rep. by its Chief Commissioner, Tank Bund, Hyderabad and another. … Respondents THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION No. 13780 of 2011 O R D E R : This writ petition is filed seeking a declaration that the action of the respondents in insisting the petitioners to produce ‘No Objection Certificate’ from the District Collector for receiving and considering the application for grant of permission to make construction in premises bearing No.4-5-562 to 572 (Old No.1306, New No.1-B(3), situated at Badichowdi, Sultan Bazar, Hyderabad is arbitrary and illegal. I have heard the learned counsel for the petitioner. The question raised in this Writ Petition is no longer res integra. This Court i n Hyderabad Potteries Private Limited V. Collector, Hyderabad District and another[1] and District Collector V. N.Krishna Mohan[2], having considered an identical question, held that the authority cannot refuse to receive the building permission application on the ground of not furnishing “NO OBJECTION CERTIFICATE” from the Revenue Authorities. In the light of the ratio laid down in the above decisions, the present writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondent–Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, Hyderabad to consider the application made by the petitioner seeking permission to construct a building in accordance with the provisions of the Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Act, 1955, and the Rules made thereunder, without insisting on production of “NO OBJECTION CERTIFICATE” from the Revenue Authorities. Accordingly the Writ Petition is disposed of. No costs. _______________ G. ROHINI, J Date: 30.04.2011 gbs [1] 2001(3) ALT 200 [2] 2000(3) ALT 225