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Prakash Shamrao Kharat v. Registrar of Money Lending, Maharashtra State, Pune and Ors.

Bombay HC15 Oct 2025WP/3419/2024

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What is this about?

Alternate remedy; Maharashtra Money-Lending (Regulation) Act, 2014 - order under Section 18(4) challenged; revision under Section 9 before Registrar General of Money Lending, Maharashtra State, Pune; writ petition disposed of with liberty to file revision within six weeks; condonation of delay by Revisional Authority; interim protection continued for six weeks then automatic vacation; Bombay High Court, Nagpur Bench; single judge Siddheshwar S. Thombre; decision dated 15/10/2025.

What did the court decide?

Liberty to file revision before Registrar General of Money Lending, Maharashtra State, Pune within six weeks; delay in prosecuting the petition to be considered by the Revisional Authority for condonation; interim protection to continue for six weeks and then stand vacated automatically ¶16

Prakash Shamrao Kharat vs Registrar of Money Lending, Maharashtra State, Pune and Ors. — Bombay HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

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Issue for consideration

Whether the writ petition should be entertained or disposed of in view of the alternate and equally efficacious remedy of revision under Section 9 of the Maharashtra Money-Lending (Regulation) Act, 2014 before the Registrar General of Money Lending, Maharashtra State, Pune

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Court's answer

Accepting the availability of an alternate and equally efficacious remedy, the Court disposed of the writ petition with liberty to the petitioner to file a revision before the Registrar General of Money Lending, Maharashtra State, Pune within six weeks

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Ratio / Principle

The delay caused while prosecuting the present petition shall be considered by the Revisional Authority while deciding the petitioner's application for condonation of delay, reckoned from the date of filing of the petition

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Key takeaways

Interim protection granted earlier shall continue for six weeks, upon expiry of which it stands vacated automatically without further reference to the Courtratio¶20

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Writ Petition (Bombay High Court, Nagpur Bench) challenging an order passed under Section 18(4) of the Maharashtra Money-Lending (Regulation) Act, 2014 by the Divisional Joint Registrar, Cooperative Societies, Amravati in Appeal No.8/2021. Noting the petitioner's alternate and equally efficacious remedy of revision under Section 9 of the Act before the Registrar General of Money Lending, Maharashtra State, Pune, the Court disposed of the petition with liberty to file such revision within six weeks, directed that the delay in prosecuting the petition be considered by the Revisional Authority while deciding any condonation application, and continued the earlier interim protection for six weeks, to stand vacated automatically thereafter.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR .

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Writ Petition No. 3419 of 2024

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Prakash Shamrao Harat Vs. Registrar of Money Lending, Maharashtra State, Pune

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and others

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Office Notes, Office Memoramda of Coram,__________________________________________________________________________ appearances, Court's orders of directions Court's or Judge's orders.

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and Registrar's Orders.

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Mr. R.L.Khapre, Senior Advocate assisted by K.P.Mahalle, Advocate for petitioner.

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Mr. A.G.Mate, AGP for respondent nos.2 to 4.

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Mr. A.M.Ghare, Advocate for respondent no.7.

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CORAM : SIDDHESHWAR S. THOMBRE, J.

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DATE : 15/10/2025.

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Heard Mr.R.L.Khapre, learned Senior counsel for the petitioner and Mr. A.G.Mate, learned AGP for respondent nos.2 to 4 and Mr. A.M.Ghare, learned counsel for respondent nos.7.

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The petitioner has challenged the order passed under Section 18 (4) of Maharashtra Money-Lending(Regulation) Act, 2014 by the Divisional Joint Registrar, Cooperative Societies, Amravati in Appeal No.8/2021.

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The learned counsel for the respondents, pointed out that the petitioner has an alternate and equally efficacious remedy of filing a revision under Section 9 of the Maharashtra MoneyLending (Regulation)Act, 2014 before the Registrar General of Money Lending, Maharashtra State, Pune.

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In view thereof, the petition is disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to file revision before Registrar General of Money Lending, Maharashtra State, Pune within a period of six weeks from today.

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The delay caused while prosecuting the present petition shall be considered by the Revisional Authority while deciding the petitioner’s application for condonation of delay, from the date of

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filing of the petition.

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The interim protection granted earlier shall continue to operate for a period of six weeks from today. Upon expiry of the said period, the interim protection shall stand vacated automatically without further reference to the Court.

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(Siddheshwar S. Thombre, J)

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mukund ambulkar

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Signed by: Ambulkar (MLA) Designation: PS To Honourable Judge Date: 15/10/2025 19:42:02

Prakash Shamrao Kharat v. Registrar of Money Lending, Maharashtra State, Pune and Ors.

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