Bharat Kisan Dhande v. the State of Maharashtra through Its Secretary and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
maintainability of writ petition; alternate and efficacious remedy; revision under Section 9 Maharashtra Money-Lending (Regulation) Act 2014; Registrar of Money Lending Maharashtra State Pune; Divisional Joint Registrar Cooperative Societies Appeal No.37/2022; District Deputy Registrar (Money Lenders) Jalgaon; Maharashtra Money Lenders (Regulation) Act; interim relief continued pending revision; status quo; condonation of delay; six-week liberty; six-month timeline for revisional authority; writ petitions disposed as not maintainable; Bombay High Court Aurangabad Bench; Siddheshwar S. Thombre J.
What did the court decide?
Petitions disposed of as not maintainable; petitioner given 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; interim relief granted by the Court to continue until the revisional authority decides on merits; parties to maintain status quo till revision is decided; Registrar to decide within six months; all points kept open; pending civil applications disposed of.