SURYA CORPORATION AND ANR vs THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY, THE DISTRICT DY REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, THANE AND ORS

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25 wp 13437-24-c.doc IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.13437 OF 2024 Surya Corporation and anr. … Petitioners V/s. The Competent Authority The District Deputy Registrar of Co-operative Societies and ors. ... Respondents ______________ Mr. Girish Rao i/by Lex Consultus, Advocate for the Petitioners. Mr. Mandar Limaye, Advocate for the Respondent No.3. _______________ CORAM : SANDEEP V. MARNE, J. Dated : 20 February, 2025. ORAL JUDGMENT: 1. Rule. Rule is made returnable forthwith. With the consent of the learned counsel appearing for parties, the petition is taken up for hearing and disposal. 2. The issue that arises for consideration in the present petition is whether the Competent Authority has jurisdiction to issue a Corrigendum for correction of area indicated in the certificate of unilateral deemed conveyance. The issue appears to be squarely answered by the judgment of Coordinate Bench of this Court in Kashish Park Reality Private Limited and anr. Vs. The State of Maharashtra and ors. 1 The petition could have Digitally signed by PRIYA PRIYA RAJESH RAJESH SOPARKAR SOPARKAR Date: 2025.03.01 12:28:56 +0530 1 Order dated 11 December 2020 in Writ Petition (St.) No.93044 of 2020 and other connected petitions. Priya Soparkar Page No. 1 of 15 25 wp 13437-24-c.doc accordingly been disposed of by following the ratio of that judgment. However, reliance is sought to be placed on Order passed by me in Jaywant Ramchandra Keni Vs. The Competent Authority2 in support of contention that this Court has recognized jurisdiction of the Competent Authority to correct the area in the certificate of unilateral deemed conveyance by issuing a Corrigendum. In that view of the matter, it is considered expedient to set right the position so