Shivrao S/O. Dadarao Deshmukh v. the Registrar General of Money Lending Pune and Others
Alternate remedy – Maharashtra Money-Lending Act, Section 9
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court, Nagpur Bench; Writ Petition No. 4347/2024; Shivrao s/o Dadarao Deshmukh v. Registrar General of Money Lending, Pune; Siddheshwar S. Thombre, J.; decision dated 08/10/2025; alternate and equally efficacious remedy; Section 9 Maharashtra Money-Lending Act; Revision before Registrar General of Money Lenders, Pune; Revision No.33/2022; Appeal No.27/2019; Case no.186/2016; complaint dated 14.1.2016 by respondent no.4; condonation of delay; six weeks to file Revision; interim order dated 25.07.2024 continued for six weeks.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of on the ground of an alternate and equally efficacious remedy; petitioner granted liberty/direction to file Revision under Section 9 of the Maharashtra Money-Lending Act before the Registrar General of Money Lenders, Pune within six weeks, with the delay in prosecuting the petition to be considered by the Revisional Authority along with the condonation application; interim order dated 25.07.2024 to continue for six weeks if still in operation.