By this petition the petitioner has impugned the order dated 14th May, 2013 passed by the learned Divisional Joint Registrar in Revision Application No. 245 of 2013 allowing the revision application filed by the respondent nos. 4 to 13 and set aside the three letters dated 11th April 2011, 21st December 2012 and 17th January 2013 issued by the Assistant Registrar, Co-operative Societies, F/S Ward, Mumbai.

2. By an order dated 22nd October, 2013 passed by this court, this court directed that the writ petition be heard finally at the stage of admission. All the respondents are served. The writ petition is accordingly heard finally at the admission stage. Some of the relevant facts for the purpose of deciding this petition are as under :-

3. The petitioner society is the owner of the plot of the land bearing Cadastral Survey No.2/71 of Parel and Sewree Division, totally admeasuring about 3593.1 sq.mtrs., four buildings comprises of 19 shops, 222 residential tenaments, 3 society rooms, 1 godown and 1 society's office. It is the case of the petitioner that the petitioner has 236 members out of which 219 members are active members and four tenants. The construction of the building was carried out 90 years ago and the condition of the building is dilapidated and has precarious condition according to the petitioner.

4. On 3rd January, 2009, the State Government issued a Government resolution/circular under section 79A of the Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act, 1960 (for short the said 'MCS Act') and framed various guidelines for the redevelopment of the building of the co-operative society.

5. On 18th October, 2010, the petitioner appointed Project Management Consultant and floated a tender for the proposed demolition of the existing building and for redevelopment of the property of the petitioner. On 12th February, 2011, a Special Extra Ordinary General Body Meeting of the petitioner society was held. It is the case of the petitioner that 169 members out of 219 members were present in the said meeting. The members of the society unanimously agreed and accepted the offer of M/s. Ratnaraj Realty and appointed them as the developers. The respondent nos.4 and 6 to 11 were also present in the said meeting. The respondent no.7 had given consent for the redevelopment. The said meeting was also attended by the Assistant Registrar, Co-operative Societies.

6. On 11th April, 2011, the Assistant Registrar, Co-operative Societies issued a letter to the petitioner instructing the petitioner to proceed with the redevelopment of the project to the petitioner by M/s. Ratnaraj Realty and instructed the petitioner to proceed with execution of the development agreement with the developer.

7. In the meanwhile, the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai issued a notice on 1st August, 2011 under section 354 of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act calling upon the members of the petitioner to vacate the building on the ground that the buildings were in a dangerous condition.

8. By a notification dated 31st October, 2011 issued by the Government of Maharashtra under section 37(2) of the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966, Regulation 33(7) of the Development Control Regulations for Greater Mumbai, 1991 was modified to extend the provisions of the Regulation 33(7) to non-cessed buildings. As a result of the said notification, the benefits available under its Appendix – IIIA became available to the petitioner in case, the development was made under the provisions of Regulation 33(9) of D.C. Regulations, if applicable. The petitioner also could avail of the benefits of the Regulation 33(24) of the D.C. Regulations. The petitioner also became entitled to the benefit of fungible FSI under circular dated 6th January, 2012 in the redevelopment project proposed by the petitioner.

9. On 17th June, 2012, the petitioner held Extra Ordinary General Meeting which was also attended by the Project Management Consultant and also the legal adviser of the