India, Oct. 10 -- The Bombay High Court on Thursday set aside the registration of a cooperative housing society in Dombivli after finding that it was formed "fraudulently, without jurisdiction and in complete violation of law" during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Justice Milind N Jadhav quashed the registration of Paramount Park D Wing Tenant Co-operative Housing Society, which was formed by some flat owners from D Wing of the Paramount Park project which has five other wings. The order came on a writ petition filed by Deshmukh Enterprises, the developer of the project, through its promoter Dilip Deshmukh.

The dispute dates back to 2011, when Deshmukh Enterprises sold flats in the D wing of Paramount Park. As per the agreement with buyers, the...