West Bengal Co-operative Societies Act, 1983

Indrani Wahi, the sole nominee of her deceased father Biswa Ranjan Sengupta under Section 79 of the West Bengal Co-operative Societies Act, 1983, sought transfer of his cooperative society share. The Deputy Registrar refused, contending that a married daughter did not fall within the definition of "family" under Rule 1…

Pratima Chowdhury, a member of a West Bengal cooperative housing society, sought to transfer her flat and membership to Kalpana Mukherjee, claiming the transfer was a gift without consideration. The arbitrator found the transfer invalid, noting that the letters effecting the transfer were likely drafted by Partha Mukhe…

The dispute concerned the allocation of 156 car parking spaces in Samdrita Co-operative Housing Society Ltd, where owners of Type B flats claimed exclusive entitlement while owners of Type A flats relied on a Housing Commissioner’s letter asserting their rights. The petitioners filed a writ petition challenging the soc…

Ashis Kumar Hazra filed a suit against Rubi Park Co-operative Housing Society Ltd. after a notice for arbitration was issued on 26 October 1974 under Section 95(3) of the West Bengal Co-operative Societies Act, 1983, which requires a claim to be laid within two months. The suit was filed on 10 September 1975, and the H…

The appellant, an allottee of a flat allotted by a housing cooperative society under a 99‑year lease from the Metropolitan Development Authority, sub‑let the premises to the respondent. After the respondent failed to vacate following a notice of termination, the appellant sued for eviction under Section 13(1)(ff) of th…