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Sudhar Sabha Consumers Cooperative Store Ltd. and Others v. Delhi Consumers Cooperative Wholesale Store Limited and Ors.

Delhi HC14 Aug 2025W.P.(C)/16197/2024

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Petitioners sought directions regarding non-holding of Annual General Meetings by a consumers' cooperative society. On the Registrar of Cooperative Societies' affidavit that meetings would be called as per section 111, with expenditure recoverable from delinquent committee members, the petition was disposed of.

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Sudhar Sabha Consumers Cooperative Store Ltd. and Others… — Cooperative Societies | Delhi HC (2025)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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- W.P.(C) 16197/2024 & CM APPL. 50103/2025

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SUDHAR SABHA CONSUMERS COOPERATIVE STORE LTD AND OTHERS .....Petitioners Through: Ms. Anju Bhattacharya, Mr. Vinod Fulara, Ms. Nandita Chandra, Advs.

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versus

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DELHI CONSUMERS COOPERATIVE WHOLESALE STORE LIMITED AND ORS .....Respondents Through: Mr. Raghvendra Upadhyay, Panel Counsel – GNCTD Ms. Urvi Mohan, Adv. for RCS Ms. Riya Gupta for Ms. Sujata Kashyap for R-1 and R-3

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CORAM:

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HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NITIN WASUDEO SAMBRE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAURABH BANERJEE

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O R D E R % 14.08.2025

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We have heard learned counsel for petitioner.

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Pursuant to the notice issued by this Court on 23^rd January 2025, an affidavit is placed on record, which is sworn by the Assistant Registrar of Cooperative Societies, for and on behalf of respondent no.2. In the said affidavit, the following statements are made on oath:

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“3. That vide this department's letter No. 47/AR/BKG/RCS/251/2025/471 dated 25.03.2025 (ANNEXURE-A), Delhi Consumer's Co-operative Wholesale Store Ltd. has been directed to provide the information/documents related to conduct of Annual General Meetings during last 20 years in DCCWS Ltd. within 03 days.

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4. That in case the Delhi Consumer's Co-operative Wholesale Store Ltd. had failed to hold the annual

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This is a digitally signed order.

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The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 19/08/2025 at 13:46:19

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general body meeting within the aforesaid period, The Registrar Co-operative Societies, GNCT of Delhi will authorize an officer who will call such meeting in the manner prescribed and that meeting shall be deemed to be a general body meeting duly called by the Delhi Consumer's Co-operative Wholesale Store Ltd. and the expenditure incurred in calling such a meeting shall be a charge on the delinquent members of the committee of the co-operative society who have failed to conduct the general body meeting within the prescribed time limit and the said amount shall be recoverable as arrears of land revenue from such delinquent members of the co-operative society in the same manner as provided in section 111.”

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In view of the aforesaid statement made on oath by respondent no.2, learned counsel for the petitioner states that Writ Petition can be disposed of by accepting the aforesaid statement made on affidavit.

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As such, we deem it appropriate to accept the statement made by respondent no.2 on affidavit, extracted above as reflected in paragraphs 3 & 4 of the affidavit dated 16^th April, 2025.

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That being so, the petition stands disposed of.

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Pending application also stands disposed of.

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The next date i.e. 06^th October, 2025 stands cancelled.

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Order be uploaded on the website of this Court.

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NITIN WASUDEO SAMBRE, J

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SAURABH BANERJEE, J

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AUGUST 14, 2025/ ab/ sp

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This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 19/08/2025 at 13:46:19

Sudhar Sabha Consumers Cooperative Store Ltd. and Others v. Delhi Consumers Cooperative Wholesale Store Limited and Ors.

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