Mumbai: The Bombay High Court has quashed the disqualification of the managing committee of Jal Ratan Deep CHS Ltd., Bangur Nagar, Goregaon (West), holding that liability under the Maharashtra Cooperative Societies (MCS) Act, 1960 cannot be mechanically imposed on the entire committee without identifying individual responsibility.

The petitioners, members of the society’s managing committee, had challenged their disqualification for five years under Section 75(5) of the MCS Act.

Registrar’s orders under challenge

On April 29, deputy registrar passed an order disqualifying them holding that the committee failed to comply with several clauses under the Act relating to disclosures at Annual General Meetings (AGMs). Their revision was dismissed on July 14, 2025.

The disqualification follo

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