Mumbai: The Bombay High Court has held that a housing society’s managing committee ceases to exist in law once it loses quorum, and the Registrar is justified in dissolving such a body to ensure smooth administration.

Fresh Elections Ordered

Justice Amit Bokar dismissed a petition filed by members of the Purshottam Bhagwan Co-operative Housing Society Ltd., Jeevan Jyot, in Khar West and directed that fresh elections be conducted within two weeks to restore “democratic functioning”.

Orders Under Co-operative Act Upheld

The court upheld the orders passed by the district deputy registrar, divisional joint registrar, and the minister for co-operation under Section 77A of the Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act, 1960 (MCS Act). The authorities had successively confirmed the dissolution

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