1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE Writ Petition No.7308 of 2007 Sukhbir Singh Anand Petitioner Vs. State of Maharashtra & ors. Respondents Mr.Subhash Jha i/b. M/s.Law Global for petitioner. Mr.S.D.Rayrikar, AGP for resp.nos.1 to 3. Mr.Yuwraj Patil i/b. Mr.S.M.Sabrad for resp.no.4. Mr.N.N.Bhadrashete for resp.nos.5 and 6. CORAM: B.H.MARLAPALLE, J. April 29, 2008 P.C. . Heard Mr.Jha, the learned counsel for the petitioner who is a member of the respondent no.4 - Society. The Deputy Registrar, Co-operative Societies, ‘K/E’ Ward, Mumbai had issued two separate recovery certificates against the petitioner at the instance of the respondent no.4 - Society and the amount involved was Rs.1,12,859/- and Rs.44,653/- plus interest. The recovery certificates were not challenged by filing a revision application under Section 154 of the Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act, 1960 before the Divisional Joint Registrar and such a challenge has been raised in this petition. . Mr.Jha, the learned counsel for the petitioner 2 submitted that the petitioner has no intentions of avoiding the liability of payment of legal dues and the petitioner is ready and willing to deposit the principal amount provided that the dispute regarding the recovery is adjudicated upon by the Divisional Joint Registrar. In keeping with this statement Mr.Jha today has placed on record to separate Banker’s cheques in the sum of Rs.1,12,859/- and Rs.44,563/- and these cheques are drawn in favour of the Registrar of this Court and, therefore, the Registrar is directed to accept the same and encash. The respondent no.4 - Society is at liberty to apply for withdrawal of the entire amount. . On this condition, the petitioner is granted liberty to file a revision application under Section 154 of the Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act before the Divisional Joint Registrar so as to challenge the recovery certificates and if such revision applications are filed within a period of four weeks from today, they shall be heard and decided on their own merits and without being influenced by the deposit so made as well as the impugned order. Revision application to be decided preferably before 31st October 2008. All rights and 3 contentions are left open. . Petition is disposed off in terms of the above order. (B.H.MARL