THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C. BHANU WRIT PETITION NO.29948 OF 2011 ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking a declaration that the action of the respondents in not receiving the application from the petitioner for issuance of construction permission of building and insisting the petitioner for getting ‘No Objection Certificate’ from the Revenue Authorities for construction of a building in respect of the premises bearing Municipal No.13-6-848, 13-6-849, 13-6-850 and 13-6-851 admeasuring 126.76 Sq.meters equivalent to 151.63 Sq.yards situated at Kulsumpura, Karwan Sahu, Hyderabd, as arbitrary and illegal. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as Sri R.Radhakrishna Reddy, learned Standing Counsel appearing for the respondents. 3. The question involved in this Writ Petition is no longer res integra. This Court in Hyderabad Potteries Private Limited V. Collector, Hyderabad District and another[1] and District Collector V. N.Krishna Mohan[2], having considered an identical question, held that the authority cannot refuse to receive the building permission application on the ground of not furnishing ‘No Objection Certificate’ from the Revenue Authorities. 4. In the light of the ratio laid down in the above decisions, the present writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the 1st respondent – Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, Hyderabad to take appropriate decision on the application made by the petitioner seeking permission to construct a building in accordance with the provisions of the Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Act, 1955, and the building Rules and regulations made thereunder, without insisting on production of ‘No Objection Certificate’ from the Revenue Authorities. No costs. ______________________ JUSTICE K.C.BHANU 11th November 2011 AMD THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C. BHANU WRIT PETITION NO.29948 OF 2011 Date:11.11.2011 AMD 1. 2001(3) ALT 200 2. 2000(3) ALT 225