$~49 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 8714/2026 ROHIT MALHOTRA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Rajiv Vig, Adv. versus REGISTRAR COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES & ANR.....Respondents Through: Ms. Urvi Mohan, Adv. for R-1. CORAM: JUSTICE PRATHIBA M. SINGH JUSTICE VIKAS MAHAJAN O R D E R % 06.07.2026 1. This hearing has been done through hybrid mode. CM APPL. 40907/2026 (exemption) 2. Allowed, subject to just exceptions. The application is disposed of. W.P.(C) 8714/2026 3. The present petition has been filed by the Petitioner under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India, inter alia, seeking directions to the Respondent No.1- Registrar Co-operative Societies (hereinafter, ‘RCS’) to decide the statutory appeal of the Petitioner within a time-bound period. 4. A brief background of the present case is that the Petitioner is the grandson of Late Smt. Kamlesh Lamba, who was the member of the Respondent No.2, i.e., Sleuth Cooperative G/H Society Ltd., Plot No.6, Pocket-A, Sector-19B, Dwarka, New Delhi-110075 (hereinafter ‘the Society’). The grandmother of the Petitioner was allotted Number 97. 5. Sometime in 2003, Late Smt. Kamlesh Lamba opted for a five bedroom penthouse flat in the Society. The entire cost of the aforesaid flat, i.e., This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 09/07/2026 at 11:01:06 Rs.51,61,000/- was also paid by her. 6. Further, sometime in 2021, she had also executed a nomination in favour of her grandson, Mr. Rohit Malhotra, who is the Petitioner herein. 7. However, during her lifetime, she was not given possession of the flat. 8. Late Smt. Kamlesh Lamba is stated to have passed away on 15th September, 2025. 9. Initially, an objection had been raised by the Society that the earlier nomination was in favour of the husband, Late Sh. Inder Lamba, who had predeceased her on 13th March, 2008. 10. Accordingly, she executed a fresh nomination on 27th September, 2025 in favour of the Petitioner. However, the transfer of the nomination has not yet been affected in favour of her grandson. 11. Issue notice to the Respondents. Ms. Urvi Mohan, ld. Counsel accepts notice on behalf of the RCS. Let notice be issued to the Society, through all permissible modes, upon appropriate steps being taken by the Petitioner. 12. Let an affidavit be placed on record by the Society as to whether the Society has any objection in the nomination of the said flat being transferred as also the status of the flat in question. 13. List on 06th August, 2026 at Top of Board. PRATHIBA M. SINGH, J. VIKAS MAHAJAN, J. JULY 6, 2026 aj/sm This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 09/07/2026 at 11:01:06