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The Deputy Registrar of Cooperative Societies, Dombivli has disqualified the Chairman and Secretary of New Asha Park Housing Society for denying important documents to members despite repeated requests and fee payment. The order highlights that managing committees cannot arbitrarily withhold records and members have strong legal rights under the Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act.

Dombivli Housing Society Chairman and Secretary Disqualified for Refusing Documents to Member

The Deputy Registrar of Cooperative Societies, Dombivli has disqualified the Chairman and Secretary of New Asha Park Housing Society for denying important documents to members despite repeated requests and fee payment. The order highlights that managing committees cannot arbitrarily withhold records and members have strong legal rights under the Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act.
In a scathing order, Bombay HC has exposed CIDCO’s 37-year-old “forgotten land” scandal in Navi Mumbai and ordered fresh acquisition under the 2013 Act with full compensation — a landmark blow for property rights.

One Common Member, One Request — and an Entire Society Committee Is Removed for 5 Years

In a landmark ruling, the Bombay High Court has shown that even a single society member can bring down an entire managing committee. A simple request for meeting minutes led to a five-year ban on committee members, reinforcing that transparency in housing societies is not optional.