Kartik Regency Co. Op. Hsg. Soc. Ltd. v. the State of Maharashtra Thru. Co. Op. Dept. and Ors.
Maharashtra Ownership Flats Act, 1963 – Sections 4, 11 and 13 – Deemed Conveyance – scope of Competent Authority's enquiry
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court (Amit Borkar, J.), Writ Petition No. 12078 of 2025, decided 06.02.2026: deemed conveyance under S. 11 MOFA; Competent Authority's enquiry is summary but may look beyond S. 4 Agreements and Architect's Certificate for limited prima facie verification; minutes of 27.03.2021 and NOCs do not waive right to conveyance; pending S. 152 appeal against society's registration and status quo order do not bar relief; NMMC sanctions cannot frustrate S. 11 remedy; rejection order dated 26.08.2025 set aside; conveyance of 1479.10 sq m (Tika No. 2, City Survey Nos. 100, 101, 103-107, Kille Gaothan, Belapur, Navi Mumbai) directed to be recorded and enabled within six weeks; cited: Madhuvihar Co-operative Housing Society v. Jayantilal Investments, 2010 SCC OnLine Bom 1526.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition allowed; impugned order dated 26 August 2025 set aside to the extent it rejects the Deemed Conveyance application; Respondent No. 2 directed to pass a fresh order under Section 11 of MOFA recording the petitioner Society's entitlement to Deemed Conveyance for 1479.10 sq m (Tika No. 2, City Survey Nos. 100, 101 and 103 to 107, Village Shahabaz Belapur, Kille Gaothan, Navi Mumbai) and to issue necessary certificates and directions enabling execution and registration of conveyance in favour of the petitioner Society, within six weeks of receipt of the judgment; request for stay rejected; no order as to costs.