SUCHETA DESMOND RODRIGUES, MUMBAI vs THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY GOLF CLUB LIMITED MUMBAI AND ORS.

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1 Judgement-FA 1568-24.doc IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION FIRST APPEAL NO.1568 OF 2024 IN SUIT NO.3054 OF 2018 WITH INTERIM APPLICATION NO.12343 OF 2024 IN FIRST APPEAL NO.1568 OF 2024 Sucheta Desmond Rodrigues Bungalow Amaay, Union Park, Chembur (East), Mumbai – 400055. … Appellant (Orig. Plaintiff) V/s. 1. The Bombay Presidency Golf Club Limited Having address at Dr. Choitharam Gidwani Road, Digitally Chembur, Mumbai 400074. signed by MUGDHA MUGDHA MANOJ MANOJ PARANJAPE PARANJAPE Date: 2025.06.13 20:13:52 2. V. S. Rajan, +0530 President, The Bombay Presidency Golf Club Limited, Having address at Dr. Choitharam Gidwani Road, Chembur, Mumbai 400074. 3. Col. R.S. Sekhon (Retd.) Secretary, The Bombay Presidency Golf Club Limited, Having address at Dr. Choitharam Gidwani Road, Chembur, Mumbai 400074. … Respondents (Orig. Defendants) Mugdha 1 of 39 2 Judgement-FA 1568-24.doc ----- Mr. Rohaan Cama a/w Mr. Kyrus Modi i/by Ms. Sapana Rachure for the Appellant. Mr. Gaurav Sharma a/w Mr. Pranav Chavan i/by Mahesh Menon & Company for the Respondents. ----- CORAM : ARIF S. DOCTOR, J. RESERVED ON : 08TH MAY 2025 PRONOUNCED ON : 11TH JUNE 2025 JUDGEMENT : 1. The Appellant in this First Appeal is the Plaintiff in the captioned Suit. Respondent No. 1 is the Bombay Presidency Golf Club Limited, which is incorporated and registered under the Indian Companies Act, 1956 (“the Club”), and Respondent Nos. 2 and 3 are the President and Secretary & Chief Executive Officer of the Club, respectively. 2. The Appellant had filed the captioned Suit inter alia seeking a declaration that the two children, namely, Amoorth Dayanand Shetty (“Amoorth”) and Aadhyaa Dayanand Shetty (“Aadhyaa”), are entitled to enjoy all rights and privileges of the membership of the