sg 919.wp(c)3533-26.docx IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 3533 OF 2026 WITH INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 3121 OF 2026 IN WRIT PETITION NO. 3533 OF 2026 Sandeep Bhaskar Naik … Petitioner versus The Deputy Registrar of the Co Op. Soc. And Ors. … Respondents ---- Ms. Dhanalaxmi Krishna Iyer, i/b. Ms. Deepa Panicker, for the Petitioner. Mr. Asif I. Patel, AGP, a/w. Mr. M.M. Pable, AGP, for the State. Mr. S.S. Nikam, for Respondent No.3/Society. ---- CORAM:BHARATI DANGRE & ASHISH S. CHAVAN, JJ. DATE: 15th OCTOBER, 2026 P.C.: 1. Having heard the learned Counsel for the Petitioner and the learned Counsel for the Society, we notice that as early as on 9th March, 2015, the Deputy Registrar of Cooperative Societies, Dombivali, has conferred deemed membership upon the Petitioner, in the wake of the appeal filed under Section 22(3) of the Maharashtra p. 1 __________________________________________________ SMITA JOHNSON GONSALVES Digitally signed by SMITA JOHNSON GONSALVES Date: 2026.10.19 12:30:09 +0530 sg 919.wp(c)3533-26.docx Co-operative Societies Act, 1960 (“the Act”), admittedly, attempts of the Society to raise a challenge to the said order belatedly, after ten years did not yield any success, as when a revision was filed before the Revisional Authority, accompanied by an application for condonation of delay, the application was rejected, thus, closing the door on the Society. Thereafter, the Society has made many attempts to dislodge the membership of the Petitioner but since no way out could be found, the learned Counsel for the Society fairly and, on instructions, makes a statement that they shall abide by the order dated 9th March, 2015. We record the said statement as, in our view, the dispute must come to an end. Needless to state that we caution the Society that it shall not raise the issue of membership of the Petitioner once having accepted the order passed by the Deputy Registrar on 9th March, 2015, unless by some legal remedy and legal mechanism this order is set aside. Petition disposed of. Pending Interim Application is also disposed of. (ASHISH S. CHAVAN, J.) (BHARATI DANGRE, J.) p. 2 __________________________________________________