Supreme Court: No Fire NOC Needed for Educational Institutions in Buildings Under 15 m Height

New Delhi, Sept. 21, 2025 - The Supreme Court of India, while recently quashing a criminal cheating case, reaffirmed an important point of law: educational institutions operating from buildings under 15 metres in height are not required to obtain a No-Objection Certificate (NOC) from the Fire Department.A two-judge bench of Justices B.V. Nagarathna and Joymalya Bagchi delivered the September 10,...

Supreme Court: No Fire NOC Needed for Educational Institutions in Buildings Under 15 m Height
New Delhi, Sept. 21, 2025 - The Supreme Court of India, while recently quashing a criminal cheating case, reaffirmed an important point of law: educational institutions operating from buildings under 15 metres in height are not required to obtain a No-Objection Certificate (NOC) from the Fire Department.A two-judge bench of Justices B.V. Nagarathna and Joymalya Bagchi delivered the September 10,...