$~40 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 16^th January, 2026 Uploaded on: 17^th January, 2026 + W.P.(C) 608/2026, CM APPL. 2982/2026 & CM APPL. 2983/2026 THE CAPITAL COOPERATIVE THRIFT CREDIT SOCIETY LTD & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr.SandeepKumarandMr. Piyush Goel, Advs.

versus REGISTRAR OF COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES & ORS.

.....Respondents Through: Ms. Urvi Mohan, Adv. for RCS.

CORAM:

JUSTICE PRATHIBA M. SINGH JUSTICE MADHU JAIN Prathiba M. Singh, J. (Oral)

1. This hearing has been done through hybrid mode.

2. The challenge in this petition is to the award dated 29^th August, 2025 (hereinafter, ‘the impugned award’) passed by the Additional Registrar Cooperative Societies, in Arbitration Case No. 7060/AR/Arb.24-25 titled ‘Sh. Rakesh Kumar & Ors. v. The Capital Cooperative T/C Society Ltd. &

Anr.’

3. The brief background giving rise to the challenge is that the Managing Committee of the Petitioner Society had appointed a Returning Officer- Sh. Ram Pal Singh (hereinafter, ‘the RO’) for conduct of elections in terms of a resolution dated 7^th September, 2024.

4. Upon appointment,the ROhadissued the election notice containing all the different stages of the election on 16^t