JAGDISH SINGH CHAUHAN vs LT. GOVERNOR OF DELHI & ORS.

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Reserved on : 18th November 2025 Pronounced on : 04th December 2025 Uploaded on : 04th December 2025 + W.P.(C) 17466/2025 JAGDISH SINGH CHAUHAN A-402, Sector-10, Plot 33, Dwarka, New Delhi-110075. .....Petitioner Through: Petitioner in-person. versus 1. LT. GOVERNOR OF DELHI Lt. Governor's Secretariat Civil Lines, New Delhi-110054. 2. THE DELHI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY THROUGH ITS VICE CHAIRMAN, 1st Floor, B Block Vikas Sadan, INA New Delhi 110023. 3. ECIL CGHS LTD., Through its Secretary, Sector 4, Plot 17, Dwarka, Delhi 110078. .....Respondents Through: Ms. Urvi Mohan, Adv. for R-1. Ms. Rima Rao, Adv. for Ms. Mrinalini Sen, Standing Counsel for DDA. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NITIN WASUDEO SAMBRE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANISH DAYAL Signature Not Verified W.P.(C) 17466/2025 Page 1/17 Digitally Signed By:MANISH KUMAR Signing Date:04.12.2025 16:51:27 JUDGMENT ANISH DAYAL, J. 1. This petition essentially assails the impugned order dated 1st September 2025 passed by Delhi Cooperative Tribunal (‘DCT’) dismissing the appeal directed against award dated 1st September 2022/28th August 2022 passed by the Arbitrator, nominated by Registrar of Cooperative Societies (‘RCS’), under Section 70 of Delhi Cooperative Societies Act, 2003 (‘DCS Act’) claiming an amount of Rs.98,37,854/- from the respondent no.3/Society. 2. For the purposes of reference, prayers sought in the petition are extracted as under: “a. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus/certiorari and/or any other writ or direction to reject and set aside the impugned order/judgment dated 01.09.2025 passed by the Chairman of the Delhi Cooperative Tribunal, Govt. of NCT of Delhi, Ground Floor, B-Wing, Vikas Bhawan-II, Upper Bela Road, Delhi – 110054 in Appeal No.173/202