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New OC policy will allow builders to go scot-free, says senior adv Vinod Sampat
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
|September 29, 2025
The state government recently announced a policy for regularising buildings lacking an occupation certificate (OC) in Mumbai, in cases where factors are beyond the control of occupants, like land transfer or administrative lags.
The government says the policy will benefit around 25,000 buildings without OC in Mumbai. In this backdrop, The Free Press Journal spoke with the President, Cooperative Societies Residents Association, senior advocate Vinod Sampat, who said that the new OC policy will allow the builders/developers to go scot-free.
Excerpts from the interview.
Q. There are lakhs of people in Mumbai staying in buildings without OC. Why do residents in the first place take possession of such flats?
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