Nitin Nandkumar Patil and Another v. the State of Maharashtra through Its Secretary and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Maintainability of writ petition - alternate efficacious remedy - revision under Section 9, Maharashtra Money-Lending (Regulation) Act, 2014 before Registrar of Money Lending, Maharashtra State, Pune; challenge to order dated 15.05.2023 of Divisional Joint Registrar, Cooperative Societies in Appeal No. 37/2022 under Maharashtra Money Lenders (Regulation) Act confirming order dated 24.11.2022 of District Deputy Registrar (Money Lenders), Jalgaon; petitions disposed of as not maintainable; liberty to file revision in six weeks; delay to be considered in condonation; interim relief to continue till revisional decision; status-quo till revision decided; points kept open; time-bound decision within six months; Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench, 2025.
What did the court decide?
All writ petitions and pending civil applications disposed of as not maintainable, with liberty to file revision under Section 9 of the Maharashtra Money-Lending (Regulation) Act, 2014 before the Registrar of Money Lending, Maharashtra State, Pune within six weeks; delay in prosecuting the petitions to be considered for condonation of delay; interim relief already granted to continue in operation until the revisional authority decides on merits; parties to maintain status-quo till the revision is decided; all points kept open; Registrar of Money Lending to decide the proceedings within six months.