2026 Supreme(Online)(Del) 445
IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
SURENDER KUMAR ARORA VS. MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF DELHI AND ORS
W.P.(C) 495/2026
$~50 & 51
* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
(50)+ W.P.(C) 495/2026
ANUP MULLICK .....Petitioner
Through: Mr. Debesh Panda, Mr. Pratyush
Miglani, Ms. Komal Kaushal and Mr.
Karan Mankotia, Advs.
versus
REGISTRAR DELHI COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES GNCTD &
ORS.
.....Respondents
Through: Ms. Vaishali Gupta, Adv. for R1.
Ms. Urvi Mohan, Adv.
(51)+ W.P.(C) 504/2026
RAJAT GROVER .....Petitioner
Through: Mr. Debesh Panda, Mr. Pratyush
Miglani, Ms. Komal Kaushal and Mr.
Karan Mankotia, Advs.
versus
REGISTRAR DELHI COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES GNCTD &
ORS.
.....Respondents
Through: Ms. Urvi Mohan, Adv.
CORAM:
JUSTICE PRATHIBA M. SINGH
JUSTICE MADHU JAIN
O R D E R
% 14.01.2026
CM APPL. 2396/2026 ( for exemption) in W.P.(C) 495/2026
1. Allowed, subject to all just exceptions. Accordingly, the application is
disposed of.
CM APPL. 2413/2026 ( for Exemption) in W.P.(C) 504/2026
2. Allowed, subject to all just exceptions. Accordingly, the application is
disposed of.
3. At the outset, this Court notices that in W.P.(C) 504/2026 vide the impugned order dated 2nd December, 2025 passed by the Registrar Co- operative Societies, Delhi (hereinafter, ‘RCS’) the RCS has decided the representation of the Petitioner- Mr. Rajat Grover. Vide the impugned order, the representation of the Petitioner- Mr. Rajat Grover has been rejected and the RCS had held that the Petitioner is not eligible for membership of the Respondent No.3- Dera Ismail Khan Cooperative House Building Society Ltd.
4. The matter has a chequered history. There are various writ petitions which have earlier been filed by the Petitioners and similarly situated parties. There is also a W.P.(C) 2373/2022 titled Col. Mohinder Pratap Wadwa & Anr. v. The Registrar Co-operative Societies & Anr. which was decided on
8th February, 2022 by a Division Bench of this Court.
5. In order to comprehensively adjudicate this matter, the following directions are issued:
(i) An advance copy of the present petitions be served upon the Society/Respondent No.3;
(ii) An advance copyof the present petitions be also served upon the Administrator-cum-Returning Officer i.e., Respondent No.2, who shall appear in the matter on the next date of hearing;
(iii) Complainants who had filed complaints which had resulted in irregularities against the Society/Respondent No.3 are also not impleaded in the present matter. Let the Respondent No.2 serve a copy of the present petitions upon all the complainants including:
Mr.Col.MohinderPratapWadhwa(Address:H.No.2/32.
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Sarva Priya Vihar, New Delhi-110016);
Mr.HiraLal(Address:H.No.C-214,NehruVihar,Delhi-
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110054).
6. The aforesaid complainants shall be impleaded as Respondent Nos. 4 and 5 in the present petitions.
7. Let the amended memo of parties be filed within a period of one week from this order.
8. List on 9th February, 2026 in the Supplementary List PRATHIBA M. SINGH, J MADHU JAIN, J JANUARY 14, 2026 b/sm