Dattatrey Shankar Sahastrabuddhe v. Divisional Joint Pregistrar Co-Op Soc. Pune and Ors.
Co-operative society membership – three legal representatives claiming membership under a Will – execution and validity of Will not disputed
Case brief
What is this about?
Writ Petition No. 1766 of 2024, High Court of Judicature at Bombay (Amit Borkar J), decided 13 November 2025. Dattatrey Shankar Sahastrabuddhe v. Divisional Joint Registrar Co-operative Societies, Pune & Ors. Dispute over which of three legal representatives under a Will should be accepted as member of a co-operative society; Revisional Authority's order dated 7 December 2021 in Revision Application No. 158 of 2016 quashed for failure to consider the document dated 18 October 2007 said to record the beneficiaries' consensus; duty of adjudicating authority to decide a disputed document after examining it in the presence of both sides; remand with time-bound directions (decision within three months); all contentions kept open.
What did the court decide?
Impugned order dated 7 December 2021 in Revision Application No. 158 of 2016 quashed and set aside; Revision Application No. 158 of 2016 restored to the file of the Revisional Authority; parties to remain present before the Revisional Authority on 24 November 2025 at 10.30 a.m.; revision to be decided within three months, considering the document dated 18 October 2007 and deciding the issue of membership in accordance with law; all contentions of the parties kept open.