{"id":1365,"date":"2024-10-23T16:55:28","date_gmt":"2024-10-23T16:55:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fawyerz.in\/judgments\/?p=1365"},"modified":"2025-03-12T16:27:45","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T10:57:45","slug":"zoroastrian-co-operative-housing-society-vs-district-registrar-co-operative-societies-case-summary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fawyerz.in\/judgments\/property-law\/zoroastrian-co-operative-housing-society-vs-district-registrar-co-operative-societies-case-summary\/","title":{"rendered":"Zoroastrian Co-Operative Housing Society vs. District Registrar Co-Operative Societies (2005) (Case Summary)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1365\" class=\"elementor elementor-1365\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-38713b78 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"38713b78\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7f412595\" data-id=\"7f412595\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2a59c959 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"2a59c959\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-433b4111\" data-id=\"433b4111\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6316f05b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6316f05b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Zoroastrian Co-Operative Housing Society vs. District Registrar Co-Operative Societies (Case Summary)<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e6fa8ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7e6fa8ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1312\" height=\"736\" src=\"https:\/\/fawyerz.in\/judgments\/wp-content\/uploads\/a-vintage-photo-of-a-courtroom-with-wooden-benches-r1xqnEmzRQyAcBBFCbhPwQ-123EGef4TQCHToqz_Ru-Ng.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536 wp-image-1366\" alt=\"Zoroastrian Co-Operative Housing Society vs. District Registrar Co-Operative Societies\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fawyerz.in\/judgments\/wp-content\/uploads\/a-vintage-photo-of-a-courtroom-with-wooden-benches-r1xqnEmzRQyAcBBFCbhPwQ-123EGef4TQCHToqz_Ru-Ng.jpeg 1312w, https:\/\/fawyerz.in\/judgments\/wp-content\/uploads\/a-vintage-photo-of-a-courtroom-with-wooden-benches-r1xqnEmzRQyAcBBFCbhPwQ-123EGef4TQCHToqz_Ru-Ng-300x168.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/fawyerz.in\/judgments\/wp-content\/uploads\/a-vintage-photo-of-a-courtroom-with-wooden-benches-r1xqnEmzRQyAcBBFCbhPwQ-123EGef4TQCHToqz_Ru-Ng-1024x574.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/fawyerz.in\/judgments\/wp-content\/uploads\/a-vintage-photo-of-a-courtroom-with-wooden-benches-r1xqnEmzRQyAcBBFCbhPwQ-123EGef4TQCHToqz_Ru-Ng-150x84.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/fawyerz.in\/judgments\/wp-content\/uploads\/a-vintage-photo-of-a-courtroom-with-wooden-benches-r1xqnEmzRQyAcBBFCbhPwQ-123EGef4TQCHToqz_Ru-Ng-768x431.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1312px) 100vw, 1312px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c11c10 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1c11c10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this landmark case, the Supreme Court of India addressed the contentious issue of membership restrictions within co-operative societies, particularly focusing on the Zoroastrian Co-operative Housing Society&#8217;s right to limit its membership to the Parsi community. This case underscores the delicate balance between individual rights to form associations and the legal frameworks governing property transfer and co-operative societies. The court analysed whether a restraint on transfer of property to anyone outside a particular community comes under the ambit of absolute restraint under section 10 of the Transfer of Property Act.<\/span><\/p><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #000000;color:#000000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #000000;color:#000000\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/fawyerz.in\/judgments\/property-law\/zoroastrian-co-operative-housing-society-vs-district-registrar-co-operative-societies-case-summary\/#Facts_of_Zoroastrian_Co-Operative_Housing_Society_vs_District_Registrar_Co-Operative_Societies\" >Facts of Zoroastrian Co-Operative Housing Society vs. District Registrar Co-Operative Societies<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/fawyerz.in\/judgments\/property-law\/zoroastrian-co-operative-housing-society-vs-district-registrar-co-operative-societies-case-summary\/#Issues_framed\" >Issues framed<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/fawyerz.in\/judgments\/property-law\/zoroastrian-co-operative-housing-society-vs-district-registrar-co-operative-societies-case-summary\/#Judgment_of_Zoroastrian_Co-Operative_Housing_Society_vs_District_Registrar_Co-Operative_Societies\" >Judgment of Zoroastrian Co-Operative Housing Society vs. District Registrar Co-Operative Societies<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/fawyerz.in\/judgments\/property-law\/zoroastrian-co-operative-housing-society-vs-district-registrar-co-operative-societies-case-summary\/#Click_here_to_read_the_Judgment\" >Click here to read the Judgment<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Facts_of_Zoroastrian_Co-Operative_Housing_Society_vs_District_Registrar_Co-Operative_Societies\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><b>Facts of <\/b><b>Zoroastrian Co-Operative Housing Society vs. District Registrar Co-Operative Societies<\/b><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><ol><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">The Zoroastrian Co-operative Housing Society was formed to provide housing exclusively for members of the Parsi community.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400;\">The Society challenged this decision and went to the Hon\u2019ble Gujarat High Court, arguing that the restriction that restrained any transfer of property\/membership of the housing society was valid under the Cooperative Societies Act and its bye-law<\/span><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">The society went to the Board of Nominees against the builder but the board refused to grant relief stating that the Society could not restrict membership solely to Parsis.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Respondent 2 who was a member of the housing society sought to transfer property to a non-Parsi builder, which the Society opposed, citing its bye-laws that property can only be sold to a Parsi.<\/span><\/li><\/ol><h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Issues_framed\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><b>Issues framed<\/b><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whether the bye-law restricting membership to the Parsi community is valid under the Cooperative Societies Act.<\/span><\/p><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400;\">Whether such a restriction violates the principles of public policy and the section 10 of the Transfer of Property Act.<\/span><\/p><\/li><\/ol><h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Judgment_of_Zoroastrian_Co-Operative_Housing_Society_vs_District_Registrar_Co-Operative_Societies\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><b>Judgment of <\/b><b>Zoroastrian Co-Operative Housing Society vs. District Registrar Co-Operative Societies<br \/><\/b><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><p><b>Subordinate Court Judgment\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-style: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5);\">The Gujarat High Court upheld the Board of Nominees&#8217; decision, stating that the restriction on membership was an unfair limitation and contrary to the right to property under Section 10 of the Transfer of Property Act. The court categorized this kind of restraint as an absolute restraint under the ambit of Section 10 of Transfer of Property Act that allowed transfer to Non-Parsi persons.<\/span><\/p><p><strong>Judgment of the Present Case <\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The judgment primarily involved the interpretation of the Gujarat Cooperative Societies Act, 1961, and the Transfer of Property Act, 1882.<\/span><span style=\"font-style: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5);\">The Court examined the balance between the right to form associations and the legal implications of property transfer restrictions under Section 10 of the Transfer of Property Act.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-style: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5);\">The Supreme Court overturned the judgment of the High Court and ruled that the bye-law restricting membership to the Parsi community was not inherently opposed to public policy. 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