The petitioner has come up with the above writ petition, challenging a communication issued by the first respondent rejecting the request of the petitioner to waive Open Space Reservation Charges (OSR Charges) for consideration of his application for the grant of planning permission.

2. I have heard Mr.G.Masilamani, learned Senior Counsel for the petitioner, Mr.V.S.Sethuraman, learned Additional Advocate General appearing for the first respondent and Mr.V.Bharathidasan, learned Standing Counsel for the second respondent.

3. The petitioner, his wife and son purchased a property bearing Plot Nos.41, 42, 53 and 54 comprised in R.S.No.4288/71, Satyadev Avenue, MRC Nagar, Raja Annamalaipuram, Chennai-28, under a Sale Deed dated 11.7.2005, registered as document No.1894/2005. On 26.12.2008, the petitioner, his wife and son jointly applied for planning permission, to put up a multi storeyed building on the land.

4. By a letter dated 21.1.2010, the first respondent informed the petitioner and his wife and son that the application for planning permission was under consideration and that the applicants had to pay certain charges namely (i) development charges for the land and bui