1) The issue for consideration in this Petition is whether membership
to a cooperative housing society can be denied to an auction purchaser,
who refuses to pay the past maintenance dues of the previous owner.
2) Rule. Rule is made returnable forthwith. Since pleadings in the
Petition are complete the same is taken up for final hearing with the
consent of the learned counsel appearing for parties.
14 July 2026
Megha 905_WP_8034_2025_fc.odt
3) The Petitioner-Society has filed the present Petition challenging
the Order dated 4 January 2024 passed by the Assistant Registrar, Co-
operative Societies (CIDCO), Navi Mumbai, (Assistant Registrar) under
Section 23(2) of the Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act, 1960 (the
MCS Act), allowing the Application of Respondent Nos.4 and 5 for their
admission as society members and directing the society to make entries
of admission in the records (in Forms I & J) of the Society and to issue
share certificate to them. The order of Assistant Registrar is confirmed by
the Joint Registrar, Co-operative Societies (CIDCO), Navi Mumbai (Joint
Registrar) by dismissing Revision Application No.96 of 2024 preferred by
the Petitioner-Society.
