Delhi Cooperative Societies Act, 1972

The case concerned the Rehabilitation Ministry Employees Cooperative House Building Society Ltd., which sought to allot land to its members. The dispute arose over the seniority of members for plot allocation and the validity of two notifications issued by the Lt. Governor: one dated 27 October 1987 that exempted the s…

The Himalayan Co‑operative Group Housing Society expelled several members, including Balwan Singh, for defaulting on deposit payments. The expulsion was approved by the Registrar of Cooperative Societies and upheld by the Revisional Authority. The respondents approached the High Court under Articles 226/227 seeking to …

The father of respondent No.1 was a member of a cooperative housing society and died before any land allotment was made. The society transferred his membership to his son, who applied for inclusion in the draw of lots for a plot, but the Registrar of Cooperative Societies rejected the application. The Delhi High Court …

The appellant, a member of the Friends Central Government Employees House Building Society Ltd., had fully paid for a plot and was not in arrears. Under a compromise order of the Delhi High Court, the Society was directed to send notices to members in arrears demanding affidavits and payment, failure of which would dis…

The appellant claimed entitlement to a plot allotted by the Burmah Shell Co‑op Housing Society under the Delhi Cooperative Societies Act, 1972. The dispute was referred to an arbitrator, but the society challenged the appointment and obtained an interim restraining order from a civil court. The society failed to appear…

The case concerned the allotment of Nazul land by the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) to cooperative group housing societies. The societies argued that the rule "first come first served" in Rule 6(vi) of the 1981 Nazul Rules meant seniority based on the date of registration, not the date of approval of members’ lists…

The appellant, a housing cooperative society, allotted land for flats and, after some members defaulted on payments, the General Body resolved that members who had paid a minimum amount would receive Phase I flats while defaulting members would be accommodated in Phase II on additional land. Respondent No.3, a defaulti…

The Shakti Cooperative House Building Society, formed to allocate house sites to its members, became embroiled in internal disputes that halted plot allocation. The Registrar barred elections, a decision upheld by the Delhi High Court. A former High Court judge was appointed as Administrator to verify membership and pr…