diff -r 4eb1ae11334f -r e6a39382bb9c textinput/peninputarc/src/peninputlayoutcontrol/peninputlayoutbasecontrol.cpp
--- a/textinput/peninputarc/src/peninputlayoutcontrol/peninputlayoutbasecontrol.cpp	Wed Apr 14 16:18:34 2010 +0300
+++ b/textinput/peninputarc/src/peninputlayoutcontrol/peninputlayoutbasecontrol.cpp	Tue Apr 27 16:59:43 2010 +0300
@@ -692,9 +692,7 @@
     }
 
 TBool CFepUiBaseCtrl::IsOnTopOf(CFepUiBaseCtrl* aCtrl)
-    {
-    __ASSERT_DEBUG(aCtrl,EUiNullParam);
-    
+    {           
     return OrderPos() < aCtrl->OrderPos();
     }
     
@@ -1319,11 +1317,7 @@
 
 EXPORT_C void CFepUiBaseCtrl::SetParent(CFepUiBaseCtrl* aParent)
     {
-    //parent control must be type of control group.
-    if(aParent)
-        {
-        __ASSERT_DEBUG(aParent->IsKindOfControl(ECtrlControlGroup),EUiLayoutBadParentType);
-        }
+    //parent control must be type of control group.    
     iParentCtrl = aParent;
     }