Bombay High Court upholds co-operative court's power to implead developer in society dispute

The Bombay High Court has ruled that a Co-operative Court can implead a person not covered under Section 91(1)(a) to (e) of the Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act, 1960, if their presence is required for complete adjudication of the dispute. The Court, however, stated that this power cannot be exercised to expand the scope of the dispute or bring matters outside the Co-operative Court's jurisdiction. Justice Sandeep V. Marne dismissed a writ petition challenging the orders of the Co-operative Court and the Co-operative Appellate Court that directed the impleadment of a developer as a party to a dispute filed by members of a co-operative housing society.