HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No.12235 of 2010 1st June 2010 Between: S.Murali … PETITIONER(S) and Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, rep. by its Chief Commissioner, Tank Bund, Hyderabad and another … RESPONDENT(S) HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No.12235 of 2010 ORDER: Heard Sri Velivela Sreenivasa Rao, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri R.Radhakrishna 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. Petitioner claims to be the absolute owner and to be in peaceful possession of the house property admeasuring 158 sq. yards in premises No.3-4-760/1/1, Barkatpura, Baghlingampally, Hyderabad, having purchased the same through registered sale deed dated 30.03.2005. He traces his vendors title to the said property through registered sale deeds dated 11.09.1970 and 28.05.1980. The petitioner claims to have submitted an application for construction of a new building by demolishing the existing structures and to have approached the respondent-Corporation on 12.05.2010 with an application seeking building permission. It is his grievance that the respondents have refused to receive the application on the ground that the same is not accompanied by TSLR Certificate and No Objection Certificate issued by the revenue authorities. He would contend that such a condition, for production of the TSLR Certificate and No Objection Certificate, is contrary to the provisions of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Act, 1955 and the Rules and the byelaws made thereunder. In more or less similar circumstances, this Court, in HYDERABAD POTTERIES PRIVATE LIMITED vs. COLLECTOR, HYDERABAD DISTRICT AND ANOTHER[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 T.S.L.R. or No Objection Certificate from the District Collector. Following the said judgments, the respondents are directed to receive and process the application of the petitioner for construction of the building without insisting on production of T.S.L.R. Certificate and No Objection Certificate from the District Collector. The respondents shall, however, ensure that the provisions of the Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Act, 1955, the Rules and Regulations, the building byelaws and other statutory provisions are adhered to while considering the petitioner’s 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