JAMIA COOPERATIVE BANK LIMITED vs GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS.

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$~56 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 29th April, 2026 Uploaded on: 30th April, 2026 + W.P.(C) 5868/2026 JAMIA COOPERATIVE BANK LIMITED .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Sudhir Nandrajog, Senior Advocate with Mr. Divyam Nandrajog, Ms. Ankita Singh, & Mr. Jai Singh Rawat, Advocates. (M: 9582252105) versus GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr Sameer Vashisht, Standing Counsel (Civil) GNCTD with Ms Harshita Nathrani, Adv. (M: 9799150333) CORAM: JUSTICE PRATHIBA M. SINGH JUSTICE MADHU JAIN Prathiba M. Singh, J. (Oral) 1. This hearing has been done through hybrid mode. CM APPL.28740/2026 (for exemption) 2. Allowed, subject to all just exceptions. Application is disposed of. W.P.(C) 5868/2026 & CM APPL.28739/2026 (for interim relief) 3. The Petitioner – Jamia Cooperative Bank Limited has filed the present petition seeking directions to the Respondent Nos.1 o 4 i.e., Registrar of Cooperative Societies (hereinafter, ‘RCS’) and other authorities for appointing a Returning Officer and for ensuring that elections for the Managing Committee/Board of Directors of the Petitioner Bank are W.P.(C) 5868/2026 Page 1 of 4 Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:DEVANSHU JOSHI Signing Date:30.04.2026 16:11:01 conducted in a time bound manner. 4. The case of the Petitioner Bank is that the tenure of the present Board is expiring on 10th June, 2026. The resolution was passed on 18th February, 2026 requesting the Respondent No.2- RCS to appoint a Returning Officer. The same was followed up with three further letters dated 27th February, 2026, 10th April, 2026 and 20th April, 2026 respectively. However, since no response was received from the RCS office, the present writ petition has been filed by the Petitioner Bank. The prayers sought in the prese