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Bombay HC: Co-op Societies Can’t Resolve Flat Succession Disputes

MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court criticized the divisional joint registrar of cooperative societies (Mumbai) for overturning an order that granted a man membership in a Peddar Road housing society. On February 9, Justice Amit Borkar stated that the authority under the Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act is responsible for membership regulation, clarifying that it is not a civil court dealing with inheritance disputes. “The revisional authority exceeded its jurisdiction by reversing the membership order based on grounds outside the limited scope of such proceedings,” he remarked. In 1974, Pravinkumar Dave’s father nominated him as a minor for a flat and garage…

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Bombay HC Cancels NOC for Filmmaker to Merge Flats in Oshiwara

MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court has annulled an order from the deputy registrar of cooperative societies for the K-West ward, which had instructed a housing society in Oshiwara, Andheri West, to approve film producer and director Vipul Shah’s request to merge four flats across two floors. Justice Amit Borkar stated on Monday that the decision exceeded the authority outlined in the Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act, 1960, asserting that such power cannot be exercised. The Oberoi Springs CHSL contested the deputy registrar’s ruling under sub-clause 3 of Section 154B-27, which pertains to the society’s obligation to act and the registrar’s enforcement…

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Bombay HC Approves Vienna Apartments’ Housing Society Formation

MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court has permitted the registration of the Vienna Apartments Co-operative Housing Society in Juhu, overturning a state government decision from June 2021 that had prevented it. Justice Amit Borkar determined that the previous refusal was legally flawed and not aligned with the aims of homebuyer protection laws, including the Maharashtra Ownership Flats Act (MOFA) and the Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act (MCS Act). The Court re-established an earlier decision from December 18, 2020, which had granted the registration, and instructed the relevant authorities to issue the registration certificate within four weeks. The case revolves around the Vienna…