JEEVAN BIMA VIKAS ADHIKARI CGHS LTD & ORS. vs REGISTRAR OF COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES

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$~48 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 21st January, 2026 Uploaded on: 23rd January, 2026 + W.P.(C) 14439/2025 & CM APPL. 80127/2025 JEEVAN BIMA VIKAS ADHIKARI CGHS LTD & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. V.K. Gulati, Mr. Hemant Gulati and Ms. Rashmi Gulati, Advs. Ms. Nujhat Naseem, Adv. versus REGISTRAR OF COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES .....Respondent Through: Mrs Avnish Ahlawat SC GNCTD Services, Mr Uday Singh Ahlawat, Mrs Tania Ahlawat, Mr Nitesh Kumar Singh, Ms Aliza Alam, Mr Mohnish Sehrawat Mr. Sameer Vashisht, SC for GNCTD. Ms. Urvi Mohan, Adv. for RCS. CORAM: JUSTICE PRATHIBA M. SINGH JUSTICE MADHU JAIN Prathiba M. Singh, J. (Oral) 1 his hearing has been done through hybrid mode. 2. In the present petition, vide order dated 24th December, 2025, this Court had expressed its anguish regarding the large number of vacancies in the office of the Registrar Cooperative Societies (hereinafter, 'RCS’) and had given stringent directions to ensure that all the vacant posts are immediately Signature Not Verified Signed By:RENUKA W.P.(C) 14439/2025 Page 1 of 6 NEGI Signing Date:23.01.2026 17:02:53 filled up by the GNCTD. 3. The Court had also directed that any non-compliance of the orders passed by the Court would be viewed as contempt by the RCS, as also by the Secretary (Services), as there has been substantial delay in the processing of NOCs, dealing with complaints of members of societies, making references of claims to arbitration,etc. 4. Thereafter, on the last date of hearing i.e. on 13th January, 2026, the Court noted that the matter required immediate attention of the Court and issued the following directions: “17. It is made clear that this matter requires immediate attention. As noted in the previous order, most of the writ petitions relating to