No Occupancy Certificate Required for Buildings Over 1,200 Sq Ft
Sure! Here’s a rewritten version of the content: The Karnataka Cabinet has announced that buildings on plots exceeding 1,200 sq ft within Bengaluru’s jurisdiction will no longer require an Occupancy Certificate (OC). This decision follows a Supreme Court ruling that mandated OCs for power connections, impacting more than 330,000 completed structures in the state that were left without electricity due to the absence of approved plans and OCs. With numerous applications still pending in Bengaluru, the Cabinet aims to offer a one-time relief by drafting a special law to facilitate electricity connections for these buildings. However, the Advocate General noted…