India, Nov. 26 -- The Bombay High Court on Monday cancelled the registration of a cooperative housing society, holding that the registrar had issued the registration certificate without examining whether the applicants met the basic legal requirements.

Justice Amit Borkar was hearing petitions filed by Shree Jagruti Cooperative Housing Society, which had challenged a January 22, 2025 registration granted to a rival group using a similar name "Shree Jagruti CHS, Proposed." The project developer, Triumph Urban Developers, had also filed a separate petition challenging the order.

The court said that before registering a housing society, the registrar must verify several key criteria-such as whether the minimum number of members is met, whe...