IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO WRIT PETITION No : 8433 of 2008 Between: Syed Kareemunissa, W/o. Late Hussain, R/o. H.No. 45-103, Srinivas Nagar, Qutbullapur Municipality, Ranga Reddy District, Andhra Pradesh. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, Tank Bund, Hyderabad, Rep. by its Commissioner. 2 The Assistant City Planner, Town Planning Section, Circle V Khairatabad, Hyderabad. .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to issue a Writ of Mandamus, or any appropriate Writ, order or direction, declaring the action of the respondents in not granting building permission in favour of petitioner in respect of the property at premises No. 8-3-633/104/2, situated at Yellareddyguda, Hyderabad as illegal, arbitrary, irrational, non application of mind and contrary to the provisions of Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Act, 1955 and the Building Bye Laws 1981 and consequently direct the respondents to grant building permission in respect of the property at premises No. 8-3-633/104/2, situated at Yellareddyguda, Hyderabad without insisting upon to submit T.S.L.R. from Revenue authorities. Counsel for the Petitioner : Smt.G.Jyothi Kiran Counsel for the Respondents : Smt. Kalpana Ekbote The Court made the following O R D E R: This writ petition has been filed to declare the action of the respondent – Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation in not granting the building permission in favour of the petitioner in respect of the property at premises No.8-3-633/104/2, Yellareddyguda, Hyderabad as illegal, as the respondents are insisting the petitioner to submit Town Survey Land Record from the Joint Collector/Mandal Revenue Officer for taking further action in the matter. Smt. Kalpana Ekbote, learned Standing Counsel for the respondent – Corporation took notice on 17th April 2008 and, upon instructions, submits that the respondent-Corporation has no objection to consider the application of the petitioner without insisting upon the production of the Town Survey Land Record from the Joint Collector/Mandal Revenue Officer and they will independently examine the application on merits and will pass appropriate orders. In view of the statement made by the learned Standing Counsel, on instructions, the grievance of the writ petitioner stands redressed to the above extent. Therefore, the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation may take up the application of the writ petitioner, process it and consider it on its merits and pass appropriate orders within a period of four weeks, at any rate on or before 31st May 2008. With this, the writ petition stands disposed of, but however, without costs. (NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO, J) 21st April 2008 ksld ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1.2CCs to 2.2CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{SPJS}