IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWELVETH DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND TEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION No. 11139 of 2010 Between: Md.Jameel Ahmed and another ..... PETITIONERS AND Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, Rep.by its Commissioner and another .....RESPONDENTS The Court made the following: THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION No.11139 of 2010 O R D E R: Heard. The petitioners claim to be the owners and to be in peaceful possession of the house premises bearing Nos.5-6-246/3/1 and 5-6- 246/3/1 on plot No.1(part) admeasuring 102 sq.yards each situated at Dargah Shah Khamosh, Aghapura, Nampally, Hyderabad and they intend to construct a building thereon, but the application for grant of building permission has been refused on the ground that the petitioners have to submit “No Objection Certificate” from the District Collector/Joint Collector, Hyderabad. In more or less similar circumstances, this Court in Hyderabad Potteries Private Limited vs. Collector, Hyderabad[1] and Adge Nagaraju (judgment in W.P.No.26366 of 2009 dated 03.12.2009), held that a local authority cannot insist on production of “No Objection Certificate” from the District Collector/Joint Collector. Following the said judgments, the respondents are directed to receive and process the application of the petitioners for construction of the building without insisting on production of a “No Objection Certificate” from the District Collector/Joint Collector. The respondents, on receipt of the application, shall take further action strictly in accordance with the provisions of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Act, 1955, the rules and the building bye-laws made thereunder and, only if the application seeking permission for construction satisfies the conditions stipulated thereunder, would they be entitled for grant of permission for construction of the building in question. The Writ Petition is accordingly disposed of. No costs. ___________________ V.ESWARAIAH,J Dated: 12.05.2010 Dsr [1] 2001(3) ALD 600