Muthar Mohammed Shaikh v. The Deputy Registrar Co Operative Soc

26-WP-1626-2025 (OS).doc

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 1626 OF 2025 Muthar Mohammed Shaikh

...Petitioner

VERSUS

The Deputy Registrar Co Operative Societies and Ors.

...Respondents

....

Mr. Altaf Khan a/w Mr. Akash Mangalgi, Advocate for the Petitioner. Mr. Shanay Shah a/w J. R. Vakil i/by J. R. Vakil and Associates, Advocate for the Respondent No.3.

Mr. Tushar Gujjar i/by SL Partner, Advocate for the Respondent No.4. Mr. Suraj Gupte, AGP for the Respondent Nos.1, 2 and 5. ....

CORAM

:

M. S. KARNIK & N. R. BORKAR, JJ.

DATE :

25th JUNE 2025.

P.C.

:

1.

Representation-cum-Complaint is made by the petitioner to the Deputy Registrar Co-operative Societies H-West Ward. It is the submission of the learned counsel for the society that such a complaint before the Deputy Registrar is not maintainable and the Deputy Registrar has no authority to look into the complaint and/or grant the reliefs prayed for by the petitioner. 2.

In this Petition the petitioner has prayed for a direction to the Deputy Registrar Co-operative Societies H-West Ward to decide the representation dated 25th January 2025.

Zeenat Pathan

26-WP-1626-2025 (OS).doc 3.

The objection of the Society that the Deputy Registrar is not empowered to grant any of the requests made by the petitioner will obviously be considered by the Deputy Registrar. We therefore, direct the Deputy Registrar to look into the complaint dated 25th January 2025 made by the petitioner and inform the petitioner the out come within a period of 8 weeks from today. 4.

It is open for the society to make an appropriate representation to the Deputy Registrar raising objections in response to the complaint dated 25th January 2025. 5.

All contentions of the parties are kept open. The Petition is disposed of.

(N. R. BORKAR, J.) (M. S. KARNIK, J.) Zeenat Pathan