Lack of OC doesn't impede right of home buyers to deemed conveyance

The Bombay High Court has ruled that the absence of an Occupation Certificate (OC) does not impede the right of flat purchasers to obtain a certificate of deemed conveyance.

- Urvi Mahajani

The HC passed the judgment while hearing a petition by ALJ Residency Co-operative Housing Society Ltd in Pali Naka, Bandra West, which had challenged the District Deputy Registrar's (DDR) order dated January 30, 2017, rejecting its application for deemed conveyance under the Maharashtra Ownership of Flats Act, 1963 (MOFA). The society alleged non-compliance by the developer, M/s Bhati Homes Pvt Ltd, in conveying ownership rights as mandated under MOFA.