Sharda Bhimrao Gajare through Gpa Bhimrao Nathu Gajare v. the State of Maharashtra through Its Secretary and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Neutral citation 2025:BHC-AUG:35054. Keywords: maintainability of writ petition; alternate and efficacious remedy; statutory revision; Section 9 Maharashtra Money-Lending (Regulation) Act 2014; Registrar of Money Lending Maharashtra State Pune; Divisional Joint Registrar Cooperative Societies; District Deputy Registrar (Money Lenders) Jalgaon; Appeal No. 37/2022; Maharashtra Money Lenders (Regulation) Act; condonation of delay; continuance of interim relief; status-quo pending revision; six-month time-bound disposal direction; all points kept open; money lenders; Aurangabad Bench, Bombay High Court; single Judge (Siddheshwar S. Thombre, J.); decided 11 December 2025; batch disposal of writ petitions of 2023 (Nos. 5565, 5620, 5710-5717, 7752, 7884, 7885, 7958, 9733, 12503 of 2023 and 5077 of 2025) with numerous civil applications.
What did the court decide?
All writ petitions and pending civil applications disposed of as not maintainable; petitioners granted liberty to seek revision under Section 9 of the Maharashtra Money-Lending (Regulation) Act, 2014 before the Registrar of Money Lending, Maharashtra State, Pune within six weeks, with prosecution-delay to be considered for condonation; interim relief to continue until the revisional authority decides on merits; parties to maintain status quo till the revision is decided; revisional authority directed to decide within six months; all points kept open.