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In a key ruling, ITAT Mumbai allowed Valencia Co-Operative Housing Society in Powai to claim tax deduction on interest earned from co-operative bank deposits, clarifying when housing societies can legally avoid tax on such income.

Full Payment to Builder Is NOT a Pre-Condition for Society Membership

In a landmark ruling, the Bombay High Court held that full payment to a builder is not a prerequisite for membership in a cooperative housing society. The court restored deemed membership for a MOFA flat buyer, emphasizing that statutory rights under the Maharashtra Ownership Flats Act cannot be denied due to payment disputes.
Bombay HC dismisses plea: Basement & parking not a 'flat' under MCS Act → no membership in coop society. Justice Borkar upholds strict sanctioned-plan rule.

Developer Asked to Get OC or Pay Rs 129 Crore in Damages to Housing Society

Bombay High Court has upheld the arbitral award directing developer Lotus Logistics to obtain Occupation Certificate for Evertop Apartments rehab wing within extended 9 months — or pay ₹128.98 crore damages for shifting rehab FSI through fictitious “open-to-sky ducts” in revised plans, calling it an act of “deceit and misrepresentation”.
The Bombay High Court has ruled that occupants of government land whose leases expired decades ago cannot demand alternate commercial premises of equivalent size after demolition for public projects, limiting rehabilitation strictly to Slum Rehabilitation Authority norms.

Expired Leases, Encroachments and Redevelopment: Bombay High Court Limits Rehabilitation Rights in Bandra Government Colony Case

The Bombay High Court has ruled that occupants of government land whose leases expired decades ago cannot demand alternate commercial premises of equivalent size after demolition for public projects, limiting rehabilitation strictly to Slum Rehabilitation Authority norms.
Mumbai’s housing market has started 2026 with a sharp drop in registrations and a worrying fall in affordable home purchases, signalling rising affordability pressure and weakening buyer activity.

Telecom Tower Income Does NOT Make Society an ‘Industry’: Bombay HC Delivers Historic Relief to Housing Societies

Bombay High Court, cooperative housing society, industry under ID Act, Payment of Gratuity Act, telecom tower income, labour laws, Justice Sandeep Marne, Vijay Shankar Singh, Apsara Co-operative Housing Society, gratuity claim
The Bombay High Court has ruled that Vallabhnagar Co-operative Housing Society, Vile Parle, cannot deny membership to Andheri purchasers by demanding lease premium beyond the statutory ceiling fixed under Section 79A.

You Can’t Take the Benefit and Challenge the Deal Later, Rules High Court Tells Housing Society

The Bombay High Court has ruled that a housing society cannot enjoy extra construction rights and later challenge the land surrender that enabled those benefits, dismissing a decades-old claim against the Pune Municipal Corporation.