Layout / building plan approval delayed by DTCP / TCP. RTI for file movement + objection status. Template + case law (2026).

Layout / building plan approval is delayed by DTCP / TCP / Town Planning Authority.

• RTI Act, 2005 §6, §7(1), §4.
• State Town & Country Planning Act.
• State Building Bye-Laws + Master Plan.

To:
The Public Information Officer (PIO),
[Office name + address].

Subject: RTI under §6 — Layout Approval query

Sir/Madam,

Under the RTI Act, 2005, kindly provide:
1. Status of layout / building plan No. [NUMBER] dated [DATE] for property [ADDRESS].
2. File noting from receipt to current stage.
3. List of objections raised + reply submitted + disposal.
4. Reason for delay beyond [STATE TIMELINE].
5. Town Planner / Building Inspector contact.
Rs. 10 IPO enclosed.

Yours faithfully,
[Name]
[Address + phone + email]
[Date]

• Day 31 First Appeal.
• Day 76 Second Appeal to SIC.
• Parallel State Real-Estate (Regulation) Authority (RERA) for builder; HC writ for chronic delay.

• Various SIC orders on DTCP / TCP delay — Plan sanction file disclosable.

• Filing to ULB instead of TCP.
• Forgetting plan number / file number.

TCP grants layout / master-plan approval; ULB grants building permit + Occupancy Certificate.

• Illegal construction RTI
• Land records RTI
• File RTI online — 12 steps
• RTI — 25 questions answered

• RTI Act, 2005 — full text.
• Citation chain in body.
• Citizen Charter of the relevant authority.
• Case-law database at /cases/search.

Last reviewed: 24 April 2026.