<p>The CBI had in January frozen two bank accounts of the Society after registering a case against 14 accused including several members of the society.<br /><br />A division bench of justices Ranjana Desai and R V More was hearing a petition filed by the Society seeking de-freezing of its two bank accounts with the State Bank of India, Cuffe Parade and Wodehouse Road, to bear legal expenses and day-to-day expenditure of the Society. The accounts have deposits approximately worth Rs 2 crore.<br /><br />"We are rejecting the petition," Justice Desai said.Counsels for Adarsh - senior counsel V A Thorat and advocate Satish Maneshinde - had argued that they have to pay approximately Rs 1.5 crore towards property tax to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation.<br /><br />"We also have to pay the lawyers for the pending litigation," Thorat had argued.<br />The Central Bureau of Investigation had opposed the petition, saying the amount deposited could be part of the ill-gotten wealth, which is still under investigation.</p>
<p>The CBI had in January frozen two bank accounts of the Society after registering a case against 14 accused including several members of the society.<br /><br />A division bench of justices Ranjana Desai and R V More was hearing a petition filed by the Society seeking de-freezing of its two bank accounts with the State Bank of India, Cuffe Parade and Wodehouse Road, to bear legal expenses and day-to-day expenditure of the Society. The accounts have deposits approximately worth Rs 2 crore.<br /><br />"We are rejecting the petition," Justice Desai said.Counsels for Adarsh - senior counsel V A Thorat and advocate Satish Maneshinde - had argued that they have to pay approximately Rs 1.5 crore towards property tax to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation.<br /><br />"We also have to pay the lawyers for the pending litigation," Thorat had argued.<br />The Central Bureau of Investigation had opposed the petition, saying the amount deposited could be part of the ill-gotten wealth, which is still under investigation.</p>