Welcome Enterprises Thr Its Proprietor v. Asha Ashok Nabar and Anr.
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WP 18103/2024, Bombay HC Civil Appellate Jurisdiction, Amit Borkar J., decided 27-04-2026, with IA 2293/2026. Petitioner: Welcome Enterprises (through proprietor) — MOFA promoter (S.2(c)); counsel Kailash Dewal and Mohit Bhansali. Respondent 1: Asha Nabar & Ors. — counsel A. Y. Sakhare, Sr. Adv. i/b Rohan Mirpury; Respondent 2: State — Dr. Dhruti Kapadia, AGP. Subject: challenge to State Government exemption order under S.157, Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act, 1960; society registration dispute (17 units sold; 13 signatories alleged; signatures of deceased persons claimed misused). Key statutes: S.154B-2 MCS Act (2019 amendment — five persons of different families or 51% of flat purchasers); Chapter VIII-B (separate framework for co-operative housing societies); S.10 MOFA (promoter's registration duty within four months). Jurisdiction point: Division Bench order dated 24-03-2026 assigned matter to Single Judge and was held binding. Disposition: petition disposed; Revisional Authority directed to decide registration proposal per Chapter VIII-B on S.154B-2 compliance, uninfluenced by S.157 order; IA disposed as not surviving. No precedents cited; no monetary quantum involved.