O. N. BHATNAGAR vs SMT. RUKIBAI NARSINDAS & ORS.

The Supreme Court held that the claim for ejectment under Section 91(1) of the Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act, 1960 constitutes a 'dispute' as defined by the Act, distinguishing it from the provisions of the Bombay Rents, Hotel and Lodging House Rates Control Act, 1947. The Court ruled that the appellant, as a nominal member, had only a licensee's rights, which were inchoate, and thus the proceedings were not barred by the Rent Act. The appellant failed to establish a landlord-tenant relationship, affirming the jurisdiction of the cooperative society to resolve the dispute.