Vinit Anil Bonde and Others vs the State of Maharashtra through Its Secretary and Others

Mr. A. B. Pawar, Advocate for the Petitioners in WP No. 15565/2023, 15712/2023, 15173/2023, 17752/2023 Mr. K. B. Jadhav, Advocate for the Petitioner in WP No. 5077/2025 Mr. N. D. Sonawane, Advocate for the Respondent Mr. S. V. Dixit, Advocate for the Petitioner in WP No. 9733/2023 Mr. A. G. Talhar, Advocate for the Applicant in CA Nos. 11440/2023, 11441/2023, WP No. 5620/2023

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Mr. D. R. Korade, AGP for the Respondent/State

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CORAM : SIDDHESHWAR S. THOMBRE, J. DATE : 11^th DECEMBER, 2025

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P. C. :-

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Heard learned counsel for the Petitioner.

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Mr. Talhar, learned counsel points out that the order dated 15.05.2023 passed by the Divisional Joint Registrar, Cooperative Societies, under the Maharashtra Money Lenders (Regulation) Act in Appeal No.37/2022, whereby application filed by petitioners came to be rejected and thereby confirming the order dated 24.11.2022 passed by District Deputy Registrar (Money Lenders), Jalgaon.

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Mr. Korade, learned AGP raises preliminary objection to the maintainability of the petition by pointing out that, against the

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912 CA 2838.2025.odt

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order passed by Divisional Joint Registrar, the Petitioner has an alternate and efficacious remedy by filing a revision under Section 9 of the Maharashtra Money-Lending (Regulation) Act, 2014 before the Registrar of Money Lending, Maharashtra State, Pune.

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In view of that, petitions are disposed of as not maintainable.

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The Petitioner is at liberty to file the revision before the Registrar of Money Lending, Maharashtra State, Pune within a period of six weeks from today.

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The delay incurred on account of prosecuting the present petition shall be duly considered by the authority while considering an application for condonation of delay.

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