IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE EIGHTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND ELEVEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE Ms. JUSTICE G. ROHINI WRIT PETITION No.11487 OF 2011 Between: Haridas Ramesh. - - - Petitioner. AND Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, Rep. by its Commissioner and Special Officer, Having office at Tank bund Road, Hyderabad and two others. - - - Respondents. This Court made the following : THE HON’BLE Ms. JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION No.11487 OF 2011 ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking a declaration that the action of the respondents in not receiving the application, proposed plan and permit fee from the petitioner for issuance of building permission and insisting the petitioner for getting ’No Objection Certificate” from the District Collector, Hyderabad, for construction in respect of the land admeasuring 1550 Sq. yards (or 1296 Sq. meters) Southern portion situated in Sy. No.129/92 (old) and 403/25-2 (new) as per village plan 151/1 part, Ward No.8, Block No.2, situated at Banjarahills, Shaikpet urban Village and Mandal, Hyderabad, is arbitrary and illegal. I have heard the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as Dr. Y. Padmavathi, learned Standing Counsel appearing for the respondents 1 and 2 and the learned Government Pleader for Revenue, appearing for the third respondent. The question raised 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. 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 consider 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 Rules made thereunder, without insisting on production of “NO OBJECTION CERTIFICATE” from the District Collector, Hyderabad District. Accordingly the Writ Petition is disposed of. No costs. __________________ Justice G. Rohini Date: 08-06-2011. Dsh. [1] 2001 (3) ALT 200 [2] 2000 (3) ALT 225