SANJEEV KUMAR KANSAL vs THE REGISTRAR, CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR.

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$~36 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 21st May, 2026 Uploaded on: 22nd May, 2026 + W.P.(C) 6627/2025 & CM APPL. 30106/2025 SANJEEV KUMAR KANSAL .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Vasdev Lalwani, Mr. Mukul Gautam and Mr. Mohit Gautam, Advs. versus THE REGISTRAR, CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Ms. Urvi Mohan, Panel Counsel for GNCTD CORAM: JUSTICE PRATHIBA M. SINGH JUSTICE MADHU JAIN Prathiba M. Singh, J. (Oral) 1. This hearing has been done through hybrid mode. 2. The present writ petition has been filed by the Petitioner, inter alia, challenging order dated 25th September, 2023 passed by Respondent No.1 - Registrar of Cooperative Society (hereinafter ‘RCS’). The Petitioner also seeks directions to the Respondents to comply with the award dated 27th October, 2014 passed by the ld. Arbitrator in proceedings initiated under the Delhi Co-operative Societies Act, 1972. 3. The background of this case is that the Petitioner had become the bona fide member of the Bhagwati Cooperative Group Society Ltd. (hereinafter ‘Society’) upon payment of membership fee along with the sum of Rs. 3,25,000/- on 21st April, 2001 and was granted Membership No. 504 (Category-A1). He had deposited a sum of Rs.5,30,000/- on 19th June, 2001. Signature Not Verified Signed By:RENUKA NEGI W.P.(C) 6627/2025 Page 1 of 6 Signing Date:22.05.2026 19:49:47 However, when an election was declared in the Society on 7th August, 2004, the name of the Petitioner was not reflected in the eligible members which led to the invocation of arbitration proceedings under the Delhi Co-operative Societies Act, 1972 being Arbitration Case No. 2663/DR/ARB/2004-05. 4. An award was passed by the ld. Sole Arbitrator in favour of the Petitioner on 31st July