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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

WRIT PETITION NO.11248 OF 2025

WITH

Digitally WRIT PETITION NO.11250 OF 2025

signed by

SHABNOOR

SHABNOORAYUB

AYUB PATHAN

PATHAN Date:

2025.12.22

18:18:34

+0530 1. Salman Khalil Mulla,

Age : 59 years, Indian Inhabitant, Occ.:

Business, residing at Flat No. 44, B Wing,

4^th Floor, Almas Co-operative Housing

Society Ltd., Sane Guruji Marg, Sat Rasta,

Mumbai – 400 011.

2. Shahid Zahid Hawa,

Age : 54 years, Indian Inhabitant, Occ.:

Business, residing at Flat No. A-54, Almas

Co-operative Housing Society Ltd., Sane

Guruji Marg, Sat Rasta, Mumbai – 400

011.

3. Sucha Singh Parmar,

Age : 37 years, Indian Inhabitant, Occ.:

Business, residing at Flat No. A-53, Almas

Co-operative Housing Society Ltd., Sane

Guruji Marg, Sat Rasta, Mumbai – 400

011. … Petitioners

V/s.

1. The Assistant Registrar,

Co-operative Societies, E ward, 5^th Floor,

Boruka Charitable Trust, Transport House,

Puna Street, Masjid Bandar (East),

Mumbai – 400 009.

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2. Kulvindar Singh Gujral,

Adult, Indian Inhabitant, Occ.: Business,

residing at Flat No. A-51, Al-mas Co-

operative Housing Society Ltd., Sane

Guruji Marg, Sat Rasta, Mumbai – 400

011.

3. Al-Mas Co-operative Housing Society Ltd.,

a society registered under the provisions

of the Maharashtra Co-operative Societies

Act, 1960 and Rules, 1961, having its

registered office at Al-Mas Co-operative

Housing Society Ltd., Sat Rasta, Sane

Guruji Marg, Mumbai – 400 011.

4. Shaikh Sameer Mohd. Iqbal,

Adult, Indian Inhabitant, Occ.: Business,

residing at Flat No. A-21, Almas Co-

operative Housing Society Ltd., Sane

Guruji Marg, Sat Rasta, Mumbai – 400

011.

5. Noor Mohd. Yusuf Milwala,

Adult, Indian Inhabitant, Occ.: Business,

residing at Flat No. A-52 Almas Co-

operative Housing Society Ltd., Sane

Guruji Marg, Sat Rasta, Mumbai – 400

011.

6. Mrs. Shahin Sayyed Nassir,

Adult, Indian Inhabitant, Occ.: Housewife,

residing at Flat No. B-32, Almas Co-

operative Housing Society Ltd., Sane

Guruji Marg, Sat Rasta, Mumbai – 400

011.

7. Mrs. Amrita Kaur Bachher,

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Adult, Indian Inhabitant, Occ.: Housewife,

residing at Flat No. A-34, Almas Co-

operative Housing Society Ltd., Sane

Guruji Marg, Sat Rasta, Mumbai – 400

011.

8. Mr. Balasaheb Desai,

Panchgnga Building No.3/404, N. M.

Joshi Marg, Lower Parel (East), Mumbai -

400013

9. Mr. R. M. Sarkhaji,

Flat No. 41, A-wing, 4^th Floor, Al-Mas

Cooperative Society Ltd., Sane Guruji

Marg, Sat Rasta, Mumbai – 400 011.

10.Mr. Ganesh B. Suvarna,

Flat No. 43, A-wing, 4^th Floor, Al-Mas

Cooperative Society Ltd., Sane Guruji

Marg, Sat Rasta, Mumbai – 400 011.

(Board of Administrators

Respondent Nos. 8 to 10) … Respondents

Ms. Dhanashree Hublikar a/w Uzair Kazi i/b YMK Legal, for

the Petitioners.

Ms. Savina r. Crasto, AGP for the State – Respondent No. 1

in WP/11248/2025.

Mr. P. V. Nelson Rahan, AGP for the State – Respondent No. 1

in WP/11250/2025.

Mr. Kishor Patil i/b Mr. Vivek B. Rane, for Respondent No.2.

Mr. Amit A. Gharte, for Respondent No.3.

CORAM : AMIT BORKAR, J.

DATED : DECEMBER 22, 2025

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ORAL JUDGMENT:

1. These petitions are filed by elected members of the

managing committee. They call in question the order passed by the

competent authority under the Maharashtra Co operative Societies

Act, 1960. By the said order, proceedings were initiated under

Section 154B 23(3) of the Act. The petitioners were disqualified

for a period of five years. The stated reason is alleged non

compliance with the direction of the Registrar to furnish certain

documents demanded by respondent No.2. The petitioners have

also assailed the consequential order passed under Section 77A of

the Act, by which an Administrator came to be appointed t