In Brief
A cooperative housing society unilaterally cancelled the allotment of a plot to a deceased member's son and registered an Extinguishment Deed. The son later compromised with the new allottees and accepted compensation, but then filed a writ petition and a statutory dispute challenging the deed's registration. The Supreme Court, reconciling conflicting views of a Division Bench, dismissed the appeal. It held that the High Court correctly declined writ jurisdiction because an alternative statutory remedy under the Cooperative Societies Act was available and already invoked. The Registrar's role ends upon registration; once a document is registered, it cannot be cancelled by the Registrar. The son's prior compromise deed and multiple proceedings barred equitable relief. All substantive issues must be decided by the competent cooperative forum.
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