Dilip J Choudhary v. State of Maharashtra Thru Secretary of Ministry of Cooperation and Textile Dept. and Ors.

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Bombay High Court, Civil Appellate Jurisdiction; Writ Petition No. 7138 of 2024, decided 3 December 2025 by Amit Borkar, J. Petitioner Dilip J Choudhary vs State of Maharashtra & Ors.; counsel: Shyam K. Singh (petitioner), Y. D. Patil, AGP (State, Respondent Nos.1 to 4). Challenge under Article 226 to Divisional Joint Registrar's order on cooperative society election objections and directions for inquiry into property tax and maintenance charges. Prior round: Writ Petition No. 2324 of 2015 (order dated 4 January 2019); Writ Petition No. 3322 of 2018 (directions dated 6 October 2018); Deputy Registrar's order dated 3 November 2018; Revision Application No. 548 of 2018. With fresh elections completed, petition disposed of directing Deputy Registrar, Cooperative Societies, D Ward, Mumbai to decide representations dated 11 September 2017, 10 July 2018 and 10 September 2018 on merits, per law, confined to matters unconnected with elections. Keywords: cooperative society, election objections, property tax, maintenance charges, Deputy Registrar, Divisional Joint Registrar, Article 226, disposal with directions, no costs.

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