M.M. COOPERATIVE BANK LTD.versusJ.P. BHIMANI & ANR.
2009 INSC 98431 July 2009Dismissed
The Madhavpura Mercantile Cooperative Bank uncovered a large‑scale fraud involving crores of rupees and filed a criminal complaint under several IPC sections against its chairman, managing director, other officers and businessmen, including J.P. Bhimani. The accused was denied bail by the Sessions Court but the Gujarat…
WOODS BEACH HOTELS LTD.versusMAPUSA URBAN CO-OPERATIVE BANK OF GOA LTD. & ORS.
2009 INSC 39924 March 2009Disposed off
The Bank of Goa extended a loan to a firm of its director and secured it by mortgaging the appellant’s property “Soranto”. After obtaining an award, the bank executed attachment and later purchased the property itself, subsequently conducting an auction in which Softitel Hospitality & Management emerged as the highest …
N. BALAJIversusVIRENDRA SINGH AND ORS.
2004 INSC 5755 October 2004Leave Granted & Allowed
The appellant, N. Balaji, challenged the election of directors of the National Cooperative Consumers Federation of India Ltd., alleging irregularities in the voters list. After multiple representations to the Minister and the Central Registrar and a writ petition, the Delhi High Court directed the Central Registrar to …
THE GOA STATE CO-OPERATIVE BANK LTD.versusPEDNE TALUKA PRATHAMIK SHIKSHAK PAT SAUNSTHA LTD AND ORS.
1996 INSC 12711 November 1996Appeal(s) allowed
The dispute concerned the conduct of elections to the Goa State Co-operative Bank Ltd., a society whose status under the Multi-State Cooperative Societies Act, 1984 was contested. The High Court had directed the Registrar to hold elections based on the assumption that the society's amended bye‑laws were approved, but t…