THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No. 376 of 2010 Between: M.Z.A. Farid & another …… Petitioners and Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, Rep. by its Chief Commissioner & another ….. Respondents O R D E R: Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Standing Counsel appearing for the respondents. The petitioners are the owners of the premises bearing No. 16- 10-270/6/C, known as Aziz Manzil situated at Old Malakpet, Hyderabad. It is the grievance of the petitioners that when they submitted an application to the 2nd respondent, as required under the provisions of the Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Act, 1955, seeking permission for construction of a new building in the premises in question, the same was not received on the ground that it is not accompanied by the Town Survey and Land Records (TSLR) Certificate and also the ‘No Objection Certificate’ from the revenue authorities. Hence, they filed the present Writ Petition seeking certain directions in that regard. The learned counsel for the petitioners has drawn my attention to the judgment rendered by this Court in Hyderabad Potteries Private Limited v. Collector, Hyderabad District[1], wherein the learned Single Judge, while considering an identical issue, has held that the application for grant of permission for building construction, cannot be refused merely on the ground of non-production of ‘No Objection Certificate’. It has further been observed that when an application seeking permission for construction of a building is made, it is for the respondent-authority to consider it on its own merits, having regard to the documentary evidence produced by the applicant. Following the ratio laid down by this Court in the aforesaid judgment, the respondents are directed to receive, process and consider the application of the petitioners, for construction of building in the premises bearing No. 16-10-270/6/C, Old Malakpet, Hyderabad, subject to compliance of the statutory requirements, without insisting on production of TSLR Certificate or ‘No Objection Certificate’ from any authority, in accordance with the provisions of the Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Act, 1955 and the bye-laws made thereunder. Subject to the above directions, the Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. ---------------------------- (R. SUBHASH REDDY, J) 21st January 2010 ksld [1] 2001 (3) ALD 600