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Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act | Joint Membership in Tenant Ownership Society Does Not Confer Land Title: Bombay HC
Case Law Analysis
|Bombay High Court

Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act | Joint Membership in Tenant Ownership Society Does Not Confer Land Title: Bombay HC

Bombay High Court clarifies that joint membership under Section 154B of the Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act merely records internal society rights and does not transfer or create proprietary rights in land. The ruling protects original owners' titles from being diluted by cooperative society records, impacting family settlements and inheritance disputes in tenant ownership housing societies.

DCS Act 2003, Section 15(2) | Only Primary Members May Vote or Contest in Cooperative Elections; Joint Members Ineligible Unless Primary Member Is Incapacitated : Delhi HC
Case Law Analysis
|Delhi High Court

DCS Act 2003, Section 15(2) | Only Primary Members May Vote or Contest in Cooperative Elections; Joint Members Ineligible Unless Primary Member Is Incapacitated : Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court has ruled that under the DCS Act 2003, only primary members of a cooperative society have the statutory right to vote or stand for election, excluding joint members unless the primary member is legally incapacitated. This clarifies a critical eligibility threshold affecting thousands of housing and urban cooperative societies across India and mandates independent oversight of future elections to ensure compliance.

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