India, Oct. 19 -- In an important step towards curbing the corruption behind the redevelopment of housing societies, the Bombay High Court on Friday held that district deputy registrars (DDRs) of co-operative societies can no longer insist that societies must get their approval to proceed with the redevelopment.

The case stems from a jointly filed petition in mid-August by eight members of the Bandra Nisha Cooperative Housing Society after the redevelopment of the society property was stalled due to a lack of permissions from the DDR. Responding to the petition, the court ordered that all DDRs in the state must only supervise the process of a society's redevelopment, and not insist that societies get their approval.

Justice Amit Borkar ...