M.B. Shah, President—The only question which requires consideration in these Revision Petitions is whether the Registrar of the Co-operative Societies and the Special Officer, appointed under Section 88 of the Co-operative Societies Act, after super-session of Management Board of the Society, Tiruchirapalli Consumer Co-operative Wholesale Ltd., Trichy, would be jointly and severally liable for non-refund of deposits by the Society?

2. In our view, the Registrar of the Co-operative Societies and the Special Officer are discharging their duties under statutory provisions unconnected with any contract of accepting deposit from the Complainants by the Co-operative Society. They cannot be held personally liable for non-refund of deposits by the Co-operative Society on the ground that the Society was suffering from financial crunch or for various other reasons including mal-administration of the Society. The Registrar of the Co-operative Societies under the Tamil Nadu Co-operative Societies Act is not providing any service or facility as contemplated under the Consumer Protection Act, but is exercising statutory, administrative, supervisory control and is discharging quasi -judicial