THE HON'BLE Ms. JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION No. 19717 OF 2003 Dated: 21.10.2010 Between: Miss. Anshu Agarwal ..... PETITIONER AND The Deputy Registrar/Liquidator, Krushi Co-operative Urban Bank Limited, Secunderabad and others .....RESPONDENTS The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE Ms. JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION No. 19717 OF 2003 ORDER : The petitioner herein claims to have made several deposits with Krushi Co-operative Urban Bank Limited. It is not in dispute that the Bank is under liquidation and the 1st respondent herein has been appointed as the liquidator. This writ petition is filed seeking a declaration that the alleged action of the respondents in clubbing all the fixed deposits made by the petitioner under Krushi Quanta Re- Investment Plan and offering to pay only a sum of Rs.1,00,000/- under the Deposit Insurance Credit Guarantee, is arbitrary and illegal. In the counter affidavit filed by the 1st respondent-liquidator, it is stated that the Deposit Insurance Credit Guarantee Corporation (DICGC Mumbai) having considered the claim of the petitioner in terms of the guidelines issued under Section 16 (1) of the Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation Act, 1961, held that the petitioner was entitled to the maximum limit of Rs.1,00,000/- as all the Fixed Deposit Receipts were treated as a single unit. Thus, it is contended that the claim of the petitioner that she was entitled for the refund of all the Fixed Deposit Receipts was not correct and that clubbing of all the Fixed Deposit Receipts cannot be held to be arbitrary or illegal. When the matter is taken up for consideration, it is represented by the learned counsel appearing for the 1st respondent that the settlement of claims of the depositors is under progress and therefore, the petitioner may approach the liquidator for redressal of her grievance. It is also submitted that in case, the petitioner is not satisfied with the settlement, it is always open to the petitioner to appeal before the Registrar as per the provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Co-operative Societies Act, 1964. The fact that the settlement of claims of the depositors is under progress has not been disputed by the learned counsel for the petitioner. Accordingly, without going into the merits of the case, the Writ Petition is disposed of granting liberty to the petitioner to make her claim before the 1st respondent-liquidator. If any such claim is made, the 1st respondent shall consider the same and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law. Writ Petition is accordingly disposed of. No costs. ___________ Date: 21.10.2010 G. ROHINI, J Ivd