2025:BHC-AS:54042

Shabnoor

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

WRIT PETITION (ST) NO.19688 OF 2025

WITH

INTERIM APPLICATION (ST) NO.33773 OF 2025

M/s. Aether Cooperative Housing

Society Ltd. … Petitioner

V/s.

The Divisional Joint Registrar,

Cooperative Societies & Ors. … Respondents

Ms. Chanchal Singh a/w Prashita Manodia, i/b R. V.

Sankpal & Associates, for the Petitioner.

Mrs. D. S. Deshmukh, AGP, for the State – Respondent

Nos.1 & 2.

Mr. Rahul Soman, for Respondent No.17.

Mr. Rakesh Sawant a/w Ashish Shukla i/b Arhat Legal,

Respondent Nos.3 to 16 & 18.

Mr. Pratik Pokharkar, Deputy Registrar, R/N Ward is

present.

Mr. Bajrang Jadhav, Deputy Registrar, is present.

Ms. D. S. Deshmukh, AGP, for Respondent Nos.1 & 2.

CORAM : AMIT BORKAR, J.

DATED : DECEMBER 10, 2025

P.C.:

1. Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith.

2. Respondent Nos. 3 to 16 and 18 filed an application before Respondent No. 2. They invoked Section 154B-27(1) of the Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act, 1960 read with Model Bye

law 174. Their case was that the petitioner society had levied maintenance charges in a manner contrary to its bye laws. They submitted that when the bye laws prescribe the manner of recov