Kagaznama

Occupation Certificate Application

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Price: Free
Stamp duty: No stamp duty: it creates no right in property, so it is not an instrument under section 2(14), Indian Stamp Act, 1899.
Registration: Not registrable: creates no right in property; section 17, Registration Act, 1908 doesn't apply.
Witnesses: Not required.

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Also called

occupancy certificate application
permission to occupy building
OC application

When you need it

The building is complete enough to use, and you need occupation permission. Chandigarh bars occupying before the authority grants it; Punjab lists occupancy certificates too. States the sanctioned plan, completion status, part to be occupied, fire certificate, water/sewer readiness, and electrical/lift/accessibility.

Not a substitute for title or licensing — don't request it with an unresolved non-compoundable violation.

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What follows is written for Punjab and Chandigarh. It states the position there rather than describing how it varies, so the amounts below are the ones that apply — worth confirming at the sub-registrar’s office, because rates change. If the property is anywhere else in India, none of this is yours.

Stamp duty

No stamp duty: it creates no right in property, so it is not an instrument under section 2(14), Indian Stamp Act, 1899. Print on plain paper; pay only the authority's fee. Any affidavit filed is stamped separately.

Registration

Not registrable: creates no right in property; section 17, Registration Act, 1908 doesn't apply.

Notarisation

Not required, unless the authority asks for an affidavit.

Witnesses

Not required. The owner's and the professional's signatures suffice.

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OCCUPATION CERTIFICATE APPLICATION

Application date: 1 April 2026

Applicant: Aarav Sharma, Sector 21, Panchkula, capacity Owner/allottee. Phone: 98765 43210; email: aarav@example.com.

Property: Plot 118, Sector 66, SAS Nagar, Punjab (Residential plot/building), Plot 118, Sector 66; allotment AL-118., site area 836.13 sq m. Title/allotment: Conveyance deed no. 2345 dated 10 June 2022. Jurisdiction Punjab; authority GMADA / competent building authority.

Building sanction: BP/2025/118 dated 01 December 2025. Completion reference: CC/2026/118 dated 10 September 2026

1. OCCUPATION SOUGHT

Scope: Full building occupation. Area/floors/use: Ground, first and second floors for office use..

2. FINAL COMPLIANCE

Plan status: Completed as sanctioned. Fire: Required fire certificate/NOC obtained. Fire reference: FSC/2026/118

Water/sewer: Connections/services sanctioned and functional. Electrical/safety: Required electrical/safety approvals available. Lift: No lift installed. Accessibility: Required accessible provisions completed.

3. PROFESSIONALS

Architect: Ar. Simran Kaur (CA/2012/55555). Structural engineer: Er. Neeraj Khanna (SE/CHD/2024/118).

4. ENCLOSURES

Documents: Completion certificate, fire NOC, service completion and architect forms.. Fee status: Paid. Reference: OC-260915-118

5. REQUEST

Please inspect and grant occupation only for the portion that satisfies the applicable sanctioned-plan, fire, structural, service and safety requirements.

LEGAL BASIS

In Punjab the completion certificate is issued under rule 14 and the occupation certificate under rule 23 of the Punjab Urban Planning and Development Building Rules, 2021, by the municipal corporation, council or development authority concerned. On a development-authority site, where the completion or occupation certificate is not obtained within the period allowed, the authority charges an extension fee half-yearly, on a ladder that starts in the fourth year from allotment and runs against the site rather than the person. In Chandigarh a building on an allotted or auctioned site must be completed within three years of the delivery of possession under Rule 8 of the Chandigarh Estate Rules, 2007, with up to five yearly extensions on a penalty of 10%, 15%, 20%, 25% and 30% of the total consideration, after which the Estate Officer may proceed under section 8-A of the Capital of Punjab (Development and Regulation) Act, 1952; the building is not to be occupied until the Estate Office issues an Occupation Certificate.

PERSONAL DATA NOTICE

This notice is given under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023.

Personal data in this document is collected only to prepare, submit and administer the occupation-certificate application for the completed building or portion, communicate about that purpose, verify expressly supplied property and approval information, and retain an evidentiary application record.

Questions about this document

Does the Occupation Certificate Application need stamp paper or stamp duty in Punjab and Chandigarh?

No stamp duty: it creates no right in property, so it is not an instrument under section 2(14), Indian Stamp Act, 1899.

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Does the Occupation Certificate Application need registration in Punjab and Chandigarh?

Not registrable: creates no right in property; section 17, Registration Act, 1908 doesn't apply.

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What does the Occupation Certificate Application cost on Kagaznama?

Free.

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Does the Occupation Certificate Application need witnesses?

Not required.

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