HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No.12199 of 2010 1st June 2010 Between: Smt Abeda Begum Saheba … PETITIONER(S) and Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, represented by its Commissioner, Tank Bund, Hyderabad and another … RESPONDENT(S) HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No.12199 of 2010 ORDER: Heard Sri P.Shiv Kumar Das, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri R.Ramachandra Reddy, learned Standing Counsel appearing for the respondent nos.1 and 2. At their request the Writ Petition is being disposed of at the stage of admission. The petitioner claims to be the owner and to be in peaceful possession of house bearing No.5-7-365, admeasuring 241.50 sq. yards equivalent to 202 sq. meters at Aghapura, Darussalam, Hyderabad. She submitted an application for construction of a building. It is her case that the said application was not received by the respondents on the ground that a No Objection Certificate from the District Collector was not enclosed thereto. She 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 1st June 2010 CVRK [1] 2001 (3) ALD 600