Synopsis

This judgment by a Division Bench of the Delhi High Court disposes of a writ petition filed by a cooperative society seeking enforcement of an arbitration award. The award, passed in 2017, directed a borrower (a school teacher) and his sureties to repay a loan. The society complained that the Registrar of Cooperative Societies and the Drawing and Disbursing Officer (DDO) had failed to take effective steps to recover the dues as arrears of land revenue. Noting that a similarly placed borrower was already making monthly deductions of Rs. 5,000/- from his salary, the court directed that the same mechanism be adopted for the present borrower. The petition was disposed of with a direction for monthly salary deductions starting from 1st April 2026.

1. Heading for the judgment

Citation: Bharti Cooperative Thrift And Credit Society Ltd. v. Registrar Cooperative Societies Delhi & Ors., W.P.(C) 11/2026, decided on 18.03.2026 (Delhi High Court - DB)
Coram: Hon'ble Ms. Justice Prathiba M. Singh and Hon'ble Ms. Justice Madhu Jain (Division Bench)
Core Law: Delhi Cooperative Societies Act, 2023; Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (by reference).

Delhi High Court directs monthly salary deduction to enforce arbitration award against teacher-borrower, following pattern set in connected matter.

2. Legal framework

This judgment deals with the enforcement of arbitration awards in the context of cooperative societies a

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