Quashed

Jayesh Dharamdas Jhaveri v. Rajgruhi Cooperative Housing Society Ltd. and Ors.

Bombay HC18 Jun 2024WP/6460/2024

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The High Court quashed orders rejecting a member's application for shares under a will, holding that probate was unnecessary for immovable property situated outside the court's jurisdiction and that the Registrar's role was administrative once NOC from legal heirs was provided.

What did the court decide?

Impugned orders quashed. Respondent directed to grant membership and issue Share Certificate.

Jayesh Dharamdas Jhaveri vs Rajgruhi Cooperative Housing… — Property and Title | Bombay HC (2024)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

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WRIT PETITION NO. 6460 OF 2024

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Jayesh Dharamdas Jhaveri ...Petitioner Versus Rajgruhi Cooperative Housing Society Ltd And Ors ...Respondents

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Mr. Kishor Patil, i/b Mr. Shinde Balaji, for the Petitioner. Mr. R.S. Pawar, A.G.P. for the Respondent Nos. 2 to 4 - State.

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CORAM : AVINASH G. GHAROTE, J. DATE : 10^th JULY, 2024

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P.C.:

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1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned

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AGP appears for respondent nos. 2 to 4. None appears for the respondent no. 1 though served.

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The petition questions the Order dated 03.10.2023,

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TALLE SHUBHAM ASHOKRAO

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Digitally signed by TALLE SHUBHAM ASHOKRAO Date: 2024.07.11 18:34:37 +0530

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passed by the Deputy Registrar, Co-Operative Societies, Nashik (page 87), rejecting the application of the petitioner to be enrolled as member of the respondent no. 1-Society and transfer of the shares of late Dharamdas Manilal Jhaveri in his favour, which is claimed on the basis of will dated 20.01.2017 executed

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by late Dharamdas Manilal Jhaveri and so also the NOC given by

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the other legal heirs of late Dharamdas Manilal Jhaveri, the widow Nirmala Dharamdas Jhaveri, daughter Mrs. Tanvi M. Bhatavia and another daugher Mrs. Rashmi Umesh Sheth (page 55 to 57). The revision there against has also been dismissed by the Divisional Joint Registrar (Co-operative Societies) Nashik Division, by the Order dated 01.03.2022 (page 17).

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The rejection appears to be on the ground that the will dated 20.01.2017 by late Dharamdas Manilal Jhaveri, was not probated and the NOC is given by the mother and two sisters are old.

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In my considered opinion both these reasons for rejection are unsustainable in law, on account of the fact that the immovable property which is subject matter of the will dated 20.01.2017, is situated at Nashik on account of which the requirement of the probate would not be there see (Clarence Pais & Ors. vs. Union of India AIR 2001 SC 1151). The second reason, is also not sustainable, for the reason that the requirement is only of an NOC from the other legal heirs. Once this is there, whether it is old or new is not the business of the Assistant Registrar, for he

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does not sit as an Adjudicating Authority for determining the entitlement, rather it is an administrative function which is been performed by him of directing entering of the name in the register of the members. That being the position the impugned order dated 03.10.2023, passed by the respondent no. 3 as well as the one dated 01.03.2024, cannot be sustained and are hereby quashed and set aside and the original application dated 03.11.2022, (page 25) is allowed.

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The respondent no. 1 is directed to grant membership

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to the petitioner and issue Share Certificate.

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The petition is disposed off in the aforesaid terms.

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(AVINASH G. GHAROTE, J.)

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Jayesh Dharamdas Jhaveri v. Rajgruhi Cooperative Housing Society Ltd. and Ors.

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