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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

Date of Decision: 12^th January, 2026

Uploaded on: 14^th January, 2026

+ W.P.(C) 347/2026

LOKESH KUMAR & ORS. .....Petitioners

Through: Mr. Abhimanyu Lall & Mr. Kumar

Abhishek Bhushan, Advs.

versus

REGISTRAR OF COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES .....Respondent

Through: Ms. Harshita Nathrani, Adv. for Mr.

Sameer Vashisht, SC, GNCTD.

CORAM:

JUSTICE PRATHIBA M. SINGH

JUSTICE MADHU JAIN

Prathiba M. Singh, J. (Oral)

1. This hearing has been done through hybrid mode.

CM APPL. 1689/2026 (for exemption)

2. Allowed, subject to all just exceptions. The application is disposed of.

W.P.(C) 347/2026

3. ThepresentpetitionhasbeenfiledbythePetitionersunderArticles226

and 227 of the Constitution of India, seeking the following prayers:

“a) Issue a writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction directing the Respondent to forthwithconsider,adjudicateandpassreasonedorders on the applications/complaints dated 02.04.2025, 13.06.2025, 07.10.2025 and 21.11.2025 within a time-

bound period as may be fixed by this Hon'ble Court;

b) Issue a writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order directing the Respondent to exercise powers underSection37ofthe DelhiCooperativeSocietiesAct,

2003 and take appropriate action within a time bound manner, including dissolution of the present Managing Committee and appointment of an Administrator, pending final adjudication of complaints;

c) Pass such further or other orders as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the present case, in the interest of justice. ”

4. Petitioners are residents of the Evergreen Cooperative Group Housing Society Ltd., Dwarka, New Delhi (hereinafter, ‘the Society’). They have approached this Court seeking reliefs against the Registrar of Cooperative Societies (hereinafter, ‘RCS’) for consideration of the representations and complaintsmadebytheminrespectoftheManagingCommittee (hereinafter, ‘MC’). The prayer is also for the appointment of an Administrator.

5. A brief background of the present case is that, the MC was elected on 25^thAugust, 2024 and according to the Petitioners, the MC is working against the interests of the Society. There were various allegations of financial mismanagement, procedural violations, etc., made against the MC and an application was filed for dissolution of the MC and for appointment of an Administrator, on 13^thJune, 2025. However, no action has been taken by the RCS on the various complaint made against the MC.

6. Additionally,accordingtothePetitioners,theMChadfailedtoconduct Annual General Body Meeting (hereinafter, ‘AGM’) for the financial year 2024-2025, and is in non-compliance of Section 31 of the Delhi Co-operative Societies Act, 2003 (hereinafter, ‘the Act’).

7. The RCS had appointed an observer to oversee the proceedings of AGM, which is stated to have been conducted on 26th October, 2025.

However, the Petitioners contend that there have been certain irregularities even in the manner in which the AGM was conducted. The AGM is stated to have been abruptly dissolved by the President of the Society.

8. Despite this position, the Minutes of the AGM were published on 5th November, 2025, incorrectly reflecting that many agendas have been passed in the AGM.

9. Thereafter, the Petitioners have filed representations dated 21^st November, 2025. The grievance of the Petitioners is that despite the abrupt and illegal behaviour of the President of the Society, the RCS is not taking any action and prays for appropriate action by the RCS.

10. On behalf of the RCS, ld. Counsel submits that a Show Cause Notice dated 8th January, 2026 (hereinafter, ‘SCN’) under Section 118(5) of the Act has already been issued by the RCS, against the MC and a prima facie observation has also been made to the following effect: “And whereas, prima facie it appears to be a case of falsification of the records of the Society, hence, this show cause notice is served upon you u/s 121 (2) of the DCS Act, 2003, for granting sanction t