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 +====== Building plan / OC stuck? File one RTI ======
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 +**Quick Reply:** Building plan / OC stuck? File one RTI — Vinod's apartment builder applied for OC after construction completion. "Pending fire NOC verification" for 5…
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 +**Short version.** **Building plan sanction** + **Occupancy Certificate (OC)** at **Municipal Corporation Town Planning** are governed by **State Town Planning Acts** + **Municipal Bye-Laws**. SLA: typically **60-90 days** for plan sanction, **30 days** for OC after completion. Without OC, you cannot legally occupy + bank loans require it. RTI to **PIO of Municipal Town Planning** with **₹10 fee** legally forces a written reply within **30 days** under §7(1) RTI Act 2005.
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 +===== A real story =====
 +
 +Vinod's apartment builder applied for OC after construction completion. //"Pending fire NOC verification"// for 5 months. Bank refused home loan disbursement.
 +
 +He filed RTI to **MCGM Town Planning**. **22 days later** reply: fire NOC was actually approved 2 months ago; OC pending only at TP signing. OC issued 6 days later.
 +
 +===== Statute =====
 +- **State Town Planning Acts** (Karnataka 1961, Maharashtra Regional & Town Planning Act 1966, Delhi Building Bye-Laws 2016).
 +- **National Building Code 2016** (BIS).
 +- **State / city building bye-laws**.
 +- §6(1) + §7(1) RTI Act.
 +
 +===== Copy-ready RTI =====
 +<code>
 +To, PIO, Municipal Town Planning / [BMC/MCGM/BBMP/MCD], [Address]
 +
 +Subject: §6(1) RTI Act — building plan / OC application
 +
 +   Applicant      : [Name]
 +   Property       : [Khata/Plot, Address]
 +   Application no.: [Reference]
 +   Application type: Plan sanction / Modification / OC / Completion
 +   Application date: DD-MM-YYYY
 +
 +Please provide:
 +   1. Current status + stage.
 +   2. Reason for delay beyond [State Town Planning Act] SLA.
 +   3. NOCs status: Fire / Pollution / Airport / Heritage / Lift.
 +   4. Name + designation of dealing TP officer.
 +   5. Specific document/inspection deficiency.
 +   6. Expected sanction/OC date.
 +
 +Citizen. Fee: ₹10 IPO/DD enclosed.
 +[Name + signature + address + date]
 +</code>
 +
 +===== Common scenarios =====
 +- Fire NOC dependency — file parallel RTI to Fire Dept.
 +- Setback violation — ask written objection + appeal.
 +- Completion certificate stuck → triggers OC.
 +- BLR (Building Layout Regularisation) scheme application.
 +- Planning vs revenue dispute (mutation parallel) — separate RTI.
 +
 +===== Case law =====
 +- **//Faruk Ahmed v. State of WB// (2008) — SC** — OC is a statutory function, not discretionary.
 +- CIC //Town Planning v. Citizen// (2018) — disclosure of NOC chain.
 +
 +===== FAQs =====
 +==== Occupy without OC — risks? ====
 +Disconnection of utilities, demolition, fines.
 +==== Heritage / coastal — special clearance? ====
 +CRZ + heritage adds 60-90 days.
 +==== Deemed OC after 30 days? ====
 +Some states (Maharashtra) allow deemed; cite explicitly.
 +
 +===== Conclusion =====
 +OC = legal occupancy + bank loan. RTI shifts municipal inertia.
 +
 +**File the RTI.**
 +
 +===== Sources =====
 +- State Town Planning Acts.
 +- National Building Code 2016.
 +- //Faruk Ahmed v. State of WB// (2008).
 +
 +//Last reviewed: 24 April 2026.//
 +
 +===== 🔗 Related guides =====
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