Rohit Milind Tambe v. Deputy Registrar Cooperative Societies R S Ward Mumbai
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court; WRIT PETITION NO. 12594 OF 2024; Amit Borkar J.; decided 21 January 2026; Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act, 1960 — Sections 152A, 73CA and 91; cooperative housing society election; nomination paper rejected by Returning Officer solely on basis of Section 73CA; petitioner contended Section 73CA does not apply to housing societies; appeal under Section 152A confirmed rejection; election process already concluded; writ petition not entertained due to effective statutory remedy; election dispute under Section 91 before Cooperative Court; direction to conclude election dispute within six months of filing; maintainability / alternative remedy; Deputy Registrar, Cooperative Societies R/S Ward, Mumbai; disposed without examining merits.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of without examining merits; liberty granted to the petitioner to file an election dispute under Section 91, with a direction that the Cooperative Court conclude such dispute within six months from the date of filing.