Section 98. Recovery of sums due to Government

98. Recovery of sums due to Government.— (1) All sums due from a multi-State co-operative society, or from an officer or member or past member of a multi-State co-operative society, to the Central Government or a State Government, including any cost awarded to the Central Government or the State 1. Ins. by Act 11 of 2023, s. 33 (w.e.f. 3-8-2023). Government, as the case may be, under any provision of this Act, may, on a certificate issued by the Central Registrar in this behalf, be recovered in the same manner as arrears of land revenue as first charge on the assets of such society or officer or member, as the case may be. (2) Sums due from a multi-State co-operative society to the Central Government or a State Government and recoverable under sub-section (1) may be recovered firstly from the property of the society and secondly from the members, past members or the estates of deceased members, subject to the limit of their liability: Provided that the liability of past members and the estate of deceased members shall in all cases be subject to the provisions of section 37. 1[(3) The Central Registrar shall also have the power to recover the following dues by attaching bank accounts of defaulting multi-State co-operative societies— (a) the co-operative education fund referred to in clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 63; (b) the Co-operative Rehabilitation, Reconstruction and Development Fund established under section 63A; and (c) the expenses incurred by the Co-operative Election Authority for conduct of elections.] 2[98A. Review of decision.— The Central Registrar may, on an application received from any party, review his decision under clause (a) or clause (b) or clause (c) of sub-section (1) of section 94: Provided that no application for review shall be entertained against the recovery certificate issued by the Central Registrar or by any person authorised by him in writing in this behalf, unless the applicant deposits with the concerned society, fifty per cent. of the amount of the recoverable dues: Provided further that no application for review shall be entertained, if made after sixty days of the date of receipt of the decision or order: Provided also that the Central Registrar may entertain any such application made after such period, if the applicant satisfies that he had sufficient cause for not making the application within such period.]