NO OBJECTION CERTIFICATE FOR USE OF PREMISES AS A PLACE OF BUSINESS

Consent letter from the owner of the premises for GST registration and other business registrations

From

__________

__________
PAN:
Mobile: | Email:

Place: __________
Date: __________

To

The Proper Officer / Registering Authority
Goods and Services Tax Department

and to any other licensing, registering or statutory authority before whom this letter is produced.

Subject: No objection to the use of the premises at __________ by __________ as its __________

Sir / Madam,

1. Who I am

1.1 I am __________. I am signing this letter as __________.

1.2 I am entitled to give the consent set out in this letter. So far as I am aware, giving it does not breach any agreement, mortgage, title condition or housing society bye-law that applies to the Premises.

2. The Premises

2.1 This letter is about the following property ("the Premises"):

• Address: __________
• Portion covered by this letter:
• Nature of the Premises: __________

3. Who is occupying the Premises

3.1 The Premises are occupied by the following person or business ("the Occupant"):

• Name: __________
• Constitution: __________
• PAN:
• Existing GSTIN, if any:
• Basis of occupation: __________
• Period of occupation: __________

4. My consent

4.1 I have no objection to the Occupant using the address of the Premises as its __________, and to that address being shown, recorded, displayed on statutory documents and verified as such — for the following purposes and for no other purpose:

__________

4.2 I have no objection to the authority concerned, or any officer authorised by it, visiting and physically verifying the Premises. I will co-operate with that verification and will produce this letter and my ownership document if asked.

4.3 This consent is given to the Occupant named in clause 3 and to no one else. No other person, firm, company or group entity may use the address of the Premises for any registration on the strength of this letter, and the Occupant may not transfer, assign or share this consent with anyone.

5. What this consent does not cover

5.1 This is consent to use the address. It is not consent to change the use of the Premises. The Premises are __________ premises and must continue to be used only as such.

5.2 The activity the Occupant may carry on at or from the Premises is limited to the following, and to nothing more:

__________

Anything beyond this needs my separate permission in writing.

5.3 Without cutting down clauses 5.1 and 5.2, this letter is not permission to:

(a) convert the Premises from residential to commercial use, or to apply for any change of user, land-use conversion or mixed-use permission;

(b) store, stock, manufacture, process or handle goods at the Premises, or receive or dispatch consignments there, unless clause 5.2 expressly allows it;

(c) put up any signboard, hoarding, glow sign or display on or outside the Premises, other than a name plate of ordinary size where the law or the housing society permits one;

(d) make any structural change, addition, partition or alteration to the Premises;

(e) take any additional electricity, water, gas or telecom connection, or change the tariff category of an existing connection;

(f) allow employees, customers or the public to visit the Premises beyond what the Occupant's existing tenancy or permission already allows;

(g) sub-let the Premises, part with possession of them, or give anyone else any right to occupy or use them.

5.4 No interest in property is created. This letter does not create, and must not be read as creating, any tenancy, lease, licence, sub-tenancy, easement or any other right, title or interest in the Premises in favour of the Occupant. It does not add to, extend, renew or vary the Occupant's existing occupation described in clause 3, and it is not a document of title. It is a consent, nothing more.

6. How long this consent lasts

6.1 This consent runs with the Occupant's occupation of the Premises. It takes effect on the date of this letter and ends automatically on the day the Occupant's tenancy or permission described in clause 3 ends, is terminated, or is not renewed — whichever happens first. No separate notice of withdrawal is needed.

6.2 When that happens, the Occupant must promptly stop using the address of the Premises for any purpose and must apply to change or cancel every registration that carries this address. Under GST law an application to amend registration details has to be filed in FORM GST REG-14 within fifteen days of the change, and an application for cancellation in FORM GST REG-16. Similar timelines apply to the other registrations named in clause 4.1.

6.3 If the Occupant does not do so, I may write to the authority concerned informing it that my consent has ended, and I may produce a copy of this letter in support.

7. No liability on me

7.1 I am not liable for any tax, duty, cess, interest, penalty, fee, statutory due, debt or other liability of the Occupant, whatever its nature and whenever it arises. Giving this consent is not a guarantee, surety, indemnity or undertaking by me for any obligation of the Occupant.

7.2 The Occupant will indemnify me and keep me indemnified against any loss, damage, claim, demand, notice, proceeding, attachment, fine or cost (including reasonable legal costs) that I suffer because the address of the Premises has been registered or used by the Occupant. This includes any penalty, reassessment of property tax, revision of electricity tariff, change-of-use charge, housing society fine or municipal action that arises out of the Occupant's use of the Premises or of this letter.

7.3 Nothing in this letter makes me a partner, co-owner, associate, promoter, director or agent of the Occupant, or makes me responsible for anything the Occupant does or fails to do.

8. Communications

8.1 I am not the Occupant's agent for receiving notices. Any letter, notice or summons addressed to the Occupant that reaches me will be passed on to the Occupant at the contact details it has given me, but I take no responsibility for any delay or failure in doing so, and service on me is not service on the Occupant.

9. Document enclosed with this letter

9.1 In support of my ownership or possession of the Premises, I enclose a copy of the following document, which stands in my name and shows the same address as clause 2.1:

__________

10. Declaration

10.1 Everything stated in this letter is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. Nothing material has been concealed.

10.2 I am giving this letter of my own free will, without any coercion, pressure or undue influence, and I have received no payment for giving it.

11. Governing law

11.1 This letter is governed by the laws of India. The courts at __________ will have jurisdiction over any dispute arising out of it.

Signed by the owner, and by every co-owner

A consent signed by one of several joint owners is a consent the authority can refuse as incomplete. Leave a block blank only if that owner does not exist.

_______________________________
__________
__________
Date: __________ Place: __________

Witnesses (optional — not required by law, but useful proof that the letter was signed)

1. Signature: ____________________ Name: ____________________________

Address: _______________________________________________________

1. Signature: ____________________ Name: ____________________________

Address: _______________________________________________________

Acknowledgment by the Occupant

I have read this No Objection Certificate. For and on behalf of __________, I accept the limits set out in clauses 4 and 5, and I agree to the obligations in clause 6 and the indemnity in clause 7.2. I confirm that the address of the Premises will be used only for the purposes listed in clause 4.1 and only for the activity described in clause 5.2.

_______________________________
__________

For __________
Date: __________ Place: __________

ANNEXURE

Checklist — what to file along with this NOC

This annexure is guidance for the Occupant. It is not part of the No Objection Certificate above and the owner is not signing it.

For GST registration (proof of principal place of business, FORM GST REG-01)

1. This NOC, signed by the owner.
2. One ownership document in the owner's name — the latest electricity bill, a municipal property tax receipt, a khata copy, or the registered sale deed. This is not optional. The address on it must match clause 2.1 of the letter, or you will get a query.
3. The rent agreement or lease deed, if there is one, uploaded separately. The NOC does not replace it.
4. If there is no written rent agreement at all — an affidavit saying so, plus a document showing you are in possession, such as an electricity bill in your own name.
5. At physical verification under Rule 25 of the CGST Rules, 2017, the officer will normally want a photograph of the premises showing the name board, and a photograph of the inside.
6. Separately from the address proof, the application needs your PAN, Aadhaar authentication, photograph, proof of constitution and, after registration, your bank account details under Rule 10A.

Things an officer should not be insisting on. CBIC has instructed field officers not to demand documents outside the list prescribed in FORM GST REG-01 — for instance the landlord's PAN or Aadhaar, an original physical copy of an agreement that has been validly uploaded, or an extra NOC where a valid registered agreement is already on record. If you are asked for something outside the list, ask politely for the query to be raised in writing in FORM GST REG-03 so that you have a record.

Upload format. Scan as a clear PDF. The portal shows the size limit on the upload screen — keep the file within it and make sure the address and the signature are readable.

For a registered office under the Companies Act, 2013 (SPICe+ or FORM INC-22)

• This NOC from the owner, plus
• a utility bill for the premises not older than two months, plus
• the lease or rent agreement, if the premises are taken on rent.

For other registrations

Shops and Establishments, trade licence, FSSAI, professional tax and current-account opening generally take the same set — this NOC, the owner's ownership proof and the rent agreement. Check that every one of them is named in clause 4.1 before you send the letter for signature, so that you do not have to go back to the owner twice.

About stamp paper. This letter does not need stamp paper and does not need to be registered. Plain paper or the owner's letterhead is enough for GST. If a particular office or bank insists, Rs 100 non-judicial stamp paper or an e-stamp costs very little and settles the argument.