India, June 10 -- The Bombay high court on Monday struck down the disqualification of the management committee of a co-operative housing society in Bandra West for six years and the appointment of an advocate as an administrator, noting that it was done illegally and amounted to misuse of power.

A single-judge bench of justice Amit Borkar also directed the principal secretary of the cooperation department to appoint a senior officer to conduct a comprehensive and impartial inquiry into the role and conduct of the deputy registrar and submit a report to the court in eight weeks.

The court passed the order after hearing a petition filed by six members of the managing committee of the Bandra Trishul Premises Cooperative Housing Society-Har...