Mohammed Afzal, v. The State Of Telengana Rep By Its Principal Secretary,

HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE A. RAJASHEKER REDDY Writ Petition No.8446 of 2015 Date: 01-04-2015 Between:

Mohammed Afzal and 3 others .... Petitioners AND The State of Telangana, represented by its Principal Secretary, Municipal Administration & Urban Development Authority, Hyderabad and 2 others .... Respondents HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE A. RAJASHEKER REDDY Writ Petition No.8446 of 2015 ORDER:

This writ petition is filed for a writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in asking the petitioners to produce No Objection Certificate from the District Collector, Hyderabad for grant of permission for construction in House bearing Municipal No.16-6-65/1 and 16-6-65/2 admeasuring 603 square yards situated at Chaderghat, Hyderabad as illegal, arbitrary and violative of principles of natural justice and for a consequential direction to the

respondents to consider the petitioners' request for building permission without insisting upon No Objection Certificate of the District Collector, Hyderabad.

2. It is represented by the learned counsel for the petitioners that in similar circumstances, this Court disposed of W.P.No.766 of 2015 on 22-01-2015 and the subject matter of the present writ petition is similar and identical to that of the said writ petition, which is not disputed or denied by the learned standing counsel for the respondent Corporation.

3. In view of the said representation, following the ratio laid down in the said judgment, the writ petition is disposed of directing the respondent GHMC to take appropriate decision on the application made by the petitioner seeking permission to construct a building, in accordance with the provisions of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Act, 1955 and the Building Rules and Regulations made thereunder, without insisting for production of TSLR Certificate and No Objection Certificate from the Revenue authorities. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in the writ petition, shall stand closed. _____________________ A. RAJASHEKER REDDY, J Date: 01-04-2015 Ksn