Advocates Appeared:
For the Petitioner: Mr. Ashwani Kumar Dhatwalia, Ms.Iti Sharma and Mr. Puneet Sharma
For the Respondent: Ms. Harshita Nathrani, Adv for Mr. Sameer Vashisht, ASC(C) GNCTD, Ms. Mrinalini Sen Gupta, Standing Counsel

Key Points: - Rule 25 bars individuals who themselves or through dependents possess a residential plot in NCT of Delhi (!) (!) . - "Dependent children" includes financially dependent adult children, aligning with the legislative intent to prevent multiple family allotments (!) (!) . - Financial dependency of the Petitioner and his brother on their mother, who held an allotted plot, led to disqualification (!) (!) . - The Court rejected the plea of violation of Article 14, holding that negative equality claims lack merit when eligibility criteria are lawfully applied (!) . - The Memorandum issued by the RCS was struck down as inconsistent with the object of the DCS Act and Rule 25 (!) (!) . - The petition was dismissed, upholding the disqualification orders of the RCS and the Financial Commissioner (!) .

What are the grounds for disqualification from cooperative society membership under Rule 25 of the Delhi Cooperative Societies Rules, 1973?

Does financial dependency of adult children on parents qualify as a basis for disqualification under Rule 25?

Whether a claim based on negative equality under Article 14 can be entertained in a challenge to such disqualification?