THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L. NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.24065 of 2009 Date:09.11.2009 Between: Dr. Nusrath Fatima. ..Petitioner and The Principal Secretary representing the State of A.P. and another. ..Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L. NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.24065 of 2009 ORDER: The petitioner intends to convert his land situated at Yapral Village, Malkajgiri Mandal, Ranga Reddy District, into residential house sites. For that purpose, he submitted a draft lay out in the year 2006 to the respondents. The grievance of the petitioner is that the respondents are not releasing the same on the ground that he did not obtain ‘No Objection Certificate’ (NOC) from the revenue authority. He seeks appropriate directions in this regard. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned counsel for the respondents. The question as to whether it is competent for the Municipal Corporation to insist on production of NOC from the revenue authority is no longer res integra. In Hyderabad Potteries Private Limited vs. Collector, Hyderabad[1], this Court dealt with that very question and held that a local authority cannot insist on production of NOC from the revenue authority. Following the same, the Writ Petition is disposed of directing the respondents to receive and process the application of the petitioner without insisting on production of NOC from the revenue authority. There shall be no order as to costs. ________________________ L. NARASIMHA REDDY, J 09th November, 2009 GHN [1] 2001(3) ALD 600