Gajanand Dadheech (Chairman) and Anr. v. Divisional Joint Registrar of Cooperative Societies and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court, Civil Writ Petition No. 9002 of 2024, decided 07 November 2025, Amit Borkar J. Gajanand Dadheech (Chairman) & Anr. v. Divisional Joint Registrar of Co-operative Societies & Ors. Section 75(5) Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act; disqualification of elected members of co-operative society committee; Kailash Mahashwari v. State of Maharashtra, Writ Petition No. 10587 of 2025; want of reasoned order; failure to identify specific acts/omissions and prejudice; quashing of disqualification orders dated 23-11-2023, 07-05-2024 and 24-04-2024; remand to Respondent No. 2; appearance before Deputy Registrar on 17-11-2025; eight-week decision timeline.
What did the court decide?
Impugned disqualification orders dated 24 April 2024, 23 November 2023 and 7 May 2024 quashed and set aside; matter remitted to Respondent No. 2 for fresh decision in accordance with the parameters laid down in Kailash Mahashwari, with parties to appear before the Deputy Registrar on 17 November 2025 and decision to be rendered within eight weeks of appearance.