$~51 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 893/2026 JAGDISH CHANDER BHATLA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. G. S. Chaturvedi and Mr. Virat Vibhav Singh, Advs. Petitioner in person. versus THE REGISTRAR CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. S.S. Ahluwalia and Ms. Rimpy Rohilla, Advs. for R-2.

Ms. Chand Chopra, Mr. Punishk Handa, Advs. for DDA.

Mr. ____,RCS (appearance not given)

CORAM:

JUSTICE PRATHIBA M. SINGH JUSTICE MADHU JAIN

O R D E R

% 22.01.2026

1. This hearing has been done through hybrid mode.

CM APPL. 4379/2026 (for exemption)

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

W.P.(C) 893/2026 & CM APPL. 4380/2026 (for interim relief)

3. The grievance of the Petitioner in the present petition is that he is a member of theJanVikasCo-OperativeGroupHousing SocietyLtd.,Paschim Vihar, New Delhi-110087 (hereinafter, ‘the society’), however, his category as a member of the said society is being repeatedly changed from Category “C” to Category “B”.

4. It is his submission that the decision on his membership has already been pronounced by an award dated 21^st January, 2019 passed by the ld. Sole Arbitrator in a claim filed by the Petitioner u/s 70 of the Delhi Co-operative Societies Act, 2003.

5. Thus, it is the case of the Petitioner that the action of the society, especially, the President and the Secretary is mala fide.

6. According to ld. Counsel for the Petitioner, the said award dated 21^st January, 2019 has also been executed and the category of the Petitioner has been restored.

7. The Court has perused the matter.

8. Issue Notice.Ld.Counsel forthesociety,DDA and RCSaccept notice. 9. Firstly, it is noticed that the Society itself has not been impleaded as a party in the petition.

10. Therefore, Respondent No. 2 in the petition, who is the president of the Society, shall now read as ‘Jan Vikas Co-Operative Group Housing Society Ltd. Regd. Office: GH-14/722, Paschim Vihar, New Delhi, through Ms.

Shalini Malhotra, President’.

11. Let the amended memo of parties be filed before the next date of hearing.

12. Ld. Counsel for the society, on instructions from the President– Ms. Shalini Malhotra who is also present in Court, submits that the society does not oppose the prayer of the Petitioner. In fact, as per the Society, the RespondentNo.3,whoistheSecretaryofthesociety,appearstobeindulging in irregular activities in the society.

13. Thus, ld. Counsel for the Society submits that he would like to place an affidavit on record in this respect.

14. Accordingly, let the Society place its affidavit on record, signed by the President, within two weeks. Rejoinder thereto, be filed within two weeks thereafter.

15. Ld. Counsel for the DDA submits that whatever list with respect to the Category of the Petitioner as a member in the society is finally approved by the Society and sent to them, the DDA shall take note of it and process the same in accordance with law.

16. Let steps be taken to serve Respondent No. 3 in this matter through all prescribed modes, including dasti mode.

17. List on 9^th April, 2026.

PRATHIBA M. SINGH, J MADHU JAIN, J JANUARY 22, 2026 dj/ss