Recovery of sums due to Government

(1) All sums due from a society or from an officer, member or past member or a deceased member of a society as such to State Government including any costs awarded to Government under any provisions of this Act, may, on a certificate issued by the Registrar in this behalf, be recovered in the same manner as arrears of land revenue. (2) Sums due from a society to the State Government and recoverable under sub-section (1) may be recovered- (a) firstly, from the property of the society; (b) secondly, in the case of a society the liability of the members of which is limited, from the members, past members, or estates of the decreased members subject to the limit of their liability: Provided that the liability of a legal representative of the deceased shall be to the extent of the property of the deceased which has come to the hands of such legal representative; and (c) thirdly, in the case of other societies, from the members or past members, or estates of the deceased members: Provided that the liability of past members or estate of deceased members in all cases shall be subject to the provisions of Sec.29.