Section 21(a) in Haryana Municipal Building Bye-laws 1982
(a)In case of every habitable room including a shop,-(i)the height shall not be less than 2.75 metres measured from the surface of the floor to the lowest point of ceiling (bottom of slab). In case of air- conditioned rooms, a height not less than 2.4 metres measured from the surface of the floor to the lowest point of the air-conditioning duct or the false ceiling shall be provided ; and(ii)the area shall not be less than 9.5 square metres where there is only one room with a minimum width of 2.4 metres. Where there are two rooms one of these shall be less than 9.5 sq. metres and the other shall not be less than 7.5 sq. metres a minimum width of 2.4 metres.
