In a recent judgment, the Delhi High Court has dismissed the petition in the case involving Ratna Mohla. The court’s decision, based on concurrent findings in favor of Respondent No 3, brings closure to the issue of alleged disqualification after forty years. The court has declined to interfere in the matter, signaling the end of a long-standing legal battle.
Analysis
- The issue of the ineligibility of Ratna Mohla as a member of the Petitioner Society was first raised in 2003.
- It was found that Ratna Mohla was gainfully employed as a teacher and had rendered her services for about 31 years.
- No documentary evidence was presented to prove that Ratna Mohla did not make payments to the society out of her own funds.
- Ratna Mohla became a member of the society in her own right and made payments out of her own funds.
- The RCS examined the issue of false affidavits submitted by Ratna Mohla and concluded that they should be read in conformity with Rule 25 of the DCS Rules, 1973.
- The RCS based its findings on the disqualification of Ratna Mohla under Rule 25(2) of the DCS Rules on the report of Justice P. K. Bahri (Retired) and the scrutiny of documents reflecting payments made by Ratna Mohla to the society.
- Various payments made by Ratna Mohla to the society along with proof of payments and their sources towards the plot of the society were examined by the RCS.
- Documents reflecting the payments made by Ratna Mohla to the society were presented before the RCS during the examination of the case.
Decision
- The present petition and pending applications are dismissed.
- Concurrent findings of fact favor Respondent No 3.
- The issue of alleged disqualification after forty years needs to be closed.
- The court is not inclined to interfere in this matter.
Case Title: JAGRITI NAGAR COOPERATIVE HOUSE BUILDING SOCIETY LTD Vs. REGISTRAR COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES & ORS. (2024:DHC:3776-DB)
Case Number: W.P.(C)-6377/2024
