Minoo Bhatia v. Registrar Of Societies & ORS

$~37 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + LPA 720/2018 & CM APPLs. 53880-81/2018 MINOO BHATIA ..... Appellant Through:

Mr. Aditya Aggarwal & Mr. Ankit Mutreja, Advs.

versus REGISTRAR OF SOCIETIES & ORS ..... Respondents Through:

Mr. Naushad Ahmed Khan, ASC (Civil) GNCTD.

CORAM:

HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V. KAMESWAR RAO

O R D E R

% 18.12.2018 CM APPL. 53881/2018 (exemption) Allowed, subject to just exceptions.

LPA 720/2018 & CM APPL. 53880/2018 1.

Seeking exception to an order passed by the learned writ court on 27.11.2018 in W.P.(C) 12634/2018 rejecting the writ petition filed by the petitioner, this appeal has been filed under Clause 10 of the Letters Patent. 2.

Challenging the bye-laws of the Roop Nagar Public School Society, the writ petition in question was filed. The bye-laws were approved prior to 1995 and the Institute is functioning based on the bye-laws for more than 23 years. Appellant is the grand-daughter of one Lt. Sh. P.D. Bhatia who was LPA 720/2018 Page 1 of 2

founder of the society and the appellant was co-opted as a member of the society on 17.09.2015. She accepted the same and functioned as a member of the society and now after more than 23 years of revision of the bye-laws has challenged the same. The learned writ court on account of the delay and laches and the conduct of the appellant in accepting the membership on co-option refused to interfere into the matter. 3.

In our considered view, in doing so the learned writ court has not committed any error warranting reconsideration. The appeal stands dismissed. The pending application also stands disposed of. CHIEF JUSTICE V. KAMESWAR RAO, J DECEMBER 18, 2018 kks LPA 720/2018 Page 2 of 2