Mrs Kanika Masand v. State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
Apartment owners challenged the registration of their residents' welfare association and its byelaws under the Karnataka Societies Registration Act, 1960. Relying on earlier rulings, the court held such associations with objectives at variance with Section 3 cannot be registered thereunder, quashed the registration, and permitted re-registration under the Karnataka Cooperative Societies Act, 1959.
What did the court decide?
Registration certificate (Annexure-E) and approval of byelaws (Annexure-F) quashed; respondent No.3 at liberty to register under Karnataka Cooperative Societies Act, 1959 within two months.