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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
AMIT BORKAR
Bank of India Staff Panchsheel Cooperative Housing Society Limited – Appellant
Versus
Jitendra Kumar Jani – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
AMIT BORKAR, J.
1. The petitioner society, by the present petition, has called in question the order passed by the Co operative Appellate Court, whereby the petitioner’s application under Order VII Rule 11 of the Code of Civil Procedure seeking dismissal of the dispute was rejected. The application was founded on the contention that the issue of redevelopment does not fall within the jurisdiction of the Co operative Court.
2. Respondent No.1 instituted Dispute No. CC/III/49/2024 before the Co operative Court at Mumbai, along with an application seeking interim relief. The petitioner society filed an application under Order VII Rule 11 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908. Respondent No.1 filed his reply to the said application. The learned Judge of Co operative Court No.3, Mumbai, passed an order on the application dismissing dispute. Aggrieved thereby, Respondent No.1 preferred Appeal No.24 of 2024 challenging the order dated 17 May 2024. The learned Appellate Judge allowed Appeal No.24 of 2024 preferred by Respondent No.1. The order dated 17 May 2024 passed below Exhibit 18 in Dispute No. CC/III/49/2024 was set aside. In its place, the application filed by the petitioner
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