SMT. PRATIBHA SINGH vs RESIGTRAR OF COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES RCS & ORS.

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$~17 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 24th March, 2025 + W.P.(C) 2407/2025 SMT. PRATIBHA SINGH .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Arun Srivastava, Mr. Ashwini Kr. Singh and Ms. Shuruti Singh, Advocates. versus REGISTRAR OF COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES RCS & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Ms. Urvi Mohan, Advocate for R-1. Ms. Harsheen M. Palli, Advocate for R-2/DDA Ms. Jaya Pahwa and Ms. Ria Jain, Advocates for R-3. CORAM: JUSTICE PRATHIBA M. SINGH JUSTICE RAJNEESH KUMAR GUPTA Prathiba M. Singh, J. (Oral) 1. This hearing has been done through hybrid mode. 2. The present petition has been filed by the Petitioner – Smt. Pratibha Singh under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking directions to Respondent No.1-Registrar Cooperative Society (‘RCS’) to grant membership clearance certificate in her favour as also directing the Respondent No.2/Delhi Development Authority (‘DDA’) to accord free hold of the flat No. Q-33 and to grant mutation of the said flat belonging to the Petitioner. Signature Not Verified Signed By:MANJEET W.P.(C) 2407/2025 Page 1 of 5 KAUR Signing Date:25.03.2025 19:07:23 3. The Petitioner, who is a senior citizen aged 83 years, is still knocking the doors of this Court, after a lapse of so many years, in order to enable herself to get the apartment which was owned by her late husband converted from lease hold to free hold. 4. The flat is bearing No. Q-33 Tara CGHS Ltd., Tara Apartments Alaknanda, New Delhi-19. The said flat Q-33 was initially allotted to one Mr. R.K. Bahl. His membership was terminated and subsequently, he had surrendered the flat to Mr. Hari Kishore Singh – the (late) husband of the Petitioner. Thereafter, the said flat and the membership was transferred in the name of Mr. Hari Kishore Singh. All the relevant docume