India, Sept. 27 -- The Bombay High Court has rapped authorities in the state cooperative department for not recovering maintenance dues from the developer of Rizvi Chambers, a well-known housing complex in the western suburbs, despite a recovery order being in force.

The dispute arose after the Rizvi Chambers cooperative housing society obtained a recovery certificate from the cooperative department, against the building's developer for failing to pay maintenance dues. When officials began proceedings to recover the dues by attaching the developer's property, they contested the move.

The developer claimed that as per project approval conditions, certain parts of the premises had already been handed over to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Cor...