India, Jan. 21 -- The Bombay High Court on Monday restrained civic bodies across Maharashtra from granting occupancy certificates (OCs) to buildings which do not have their own sewage treatment plants (STPs) or sewage pipelines connected to municipal drainage systems.

The order was delivered by a division bench of Justice Ravindra V Ghuge and Justice Abhay J Mantri, who also directed the state government to conduct a survey to pinpoint buildings that have no functional STPs or sewage pipelines connected to municipal drainage systems and take steps to blacklist the builders. The bench warned of action against municipal officers if the court comes across lapses in implementing the order.

The court passed the order on a petition filed by Y...