Nandkumar Mukunda Patil and and Another vs the Divisional Joint Registrar Cooperative Societies and Others — Bombay HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

Nandkumar Mukunda Patil and and Another vs the Divisional Joint Registrar Cooperative Societies and Others — Bombay HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

All writ petitions disposed of as not maintainable; 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 while deciding condonation of delay; interim relief to remain in operation and status quo to be maintained until the revisional authority decides on merits; Registrar of Money Lending directed to decide within six months; all points kept open; pending civil applications, if any, disposed of.

Issue for consideration

Whether the writ petitions are maintainable in view of the alternate and efficacious remedy of revision under Section 9 of the Maharashtra Money-Lending (Regulation) Act, 2014 before the Registrar of Money Lending, Maharashtra State, Pune.

Court's answer

The writ petitions are disposed of as not maintainable, the Court accepting the preliminary objection that, against the order of the Divisional Joint Registrar, the petitioners have 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.

Ratio / Principle

The Petitioner is at liberty to file the revision before the Registrar of Money Lending, Maharashtra State, Pune within a period of six weeks, and the delay incurred in prosecuting the present petition shall be duly considered by the authority while considering an application for condonation of delay.

Key takeaways

The interim relief granted by the Court shall remain in operation until the revisional authority decides the matter on its own merits, and the parties are to maintain the status-quo till the revision is decided.ratio¶91

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Bombay High Court (Bench at Aurangabad), Siddheshwar S. Thombre, J. (11.12.2025) - Batch of writ petitions and civil applications challenging the order dated 15.05.2023 passed by the Divisional Joint Registrar, Cooperative Societies in Appeal No. 37/2022 under the Maharashtra Money Lenders (Regulation) Act, whereby the petitioners' application was rejected and the order dated 24.11.2022 of the District Deputy Registrar (Money Lenders), Jalgaon was confirmed - HELD: petitions disposed of as not maintainable, since an alternate and efficacious remedy of revision under Section 9 of the Maharashtra Money-Lending (Regulation) Act, 2014 is available before the Registrar of Money Lending, Maharashtra State, Pune - Petitioners granted liberty to file revision within six weeks; delay incurred in prosecuting the petitions to be considered by the authority while dealing with condonation of delay - Interim relief granted by the Court to remain in operation and parties to maintain status quo until the revisional authority decides on its own merits - Registrar of Money Lending directed to decide within six months - All points kept open; no adjudication on merits.

2025:BHC-AUG:35040

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD

912 CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 2838 OF 2025 IN WP/12503/2023 WITH

CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 11441 OF 2025 IN WP/5620/2023

WITH

CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 2266 OF 2024

IN WP/7752/2023

WITH

CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 2272 OF 2024

IN WP/5565/2023

WITH

CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 2278 OF 2024 IN WP/5716/2023

WITH

CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 2270 OF 2024 IN WP/5711/2023

WITH

CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 2268 OF 2024 IN WP/5717/2023

WITH

CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 2279 OF 2024 IN WP/5713/2023

WITH

CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 2275 OF 2024 IN WP/5715/2023

WITH

CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 11440 OF 2025 IN WP/5620/2023 WITH

CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 2274 OF 2024 IN WP/7884/2023 WITH

CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 2277 OF 2024 IN WP/7958/2023 WITH

WRIT PETITION NO. 7884 OF 2023

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WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 9733 OF 2023 WITH

CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 2273 OF 2024 IN WP/12503/2023

WITH

CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 2269 OF 2024 IN WP/5710/2023

WITH

WRIT PETITION NO. 5620 OF 2023

WITH

WRIT PETITION NO. 5077 OF 2025 WITH

WRIT PETITION NO. 12503 OF 2023 WITH

WRIT PETITION NO. 5715 OF 2023 WITH

CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 6259 OF 2023

IN WP/5565/2023

WITH

CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 6796 OF 2024 IN WP/7885/2023

WITH

WRIT PETITION NO. 5713 OF 2023 WITH

WRIT PETITION NO. 5716 OF 2023 WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 5712 OF 2023 WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 5717 OF 2023 WITH

CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 6795 OF 2024 IN WP/5710/2023

WITH

CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 6940 OF 2023 IN WP/5711/2023 WITH

CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 6939 OF 2023 IN WP/5717/2023 WITH

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WRIT PETITION NO. 7958 OF 2023 WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 7885 OF 2023 WITH

CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 2267 OF 2024 IN WP/5712/2023

WITH

CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 2276 OF 2024 IN WP/7885/2023

WITH

WRIT PETITION NO. 5711 OF 2023

WITH

CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 6797 OF 2024 IN WP/5715/2023

WITH

CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 6798 OF 2024 IN WP/7958/2023

WITH

CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 6799 OF 2024 IN WP/5716/2023

WITH

CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 2271 OF 2024 IN WP/7752/2023

WITH

CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 5782 OF 2025 IN WP/5077/2025

WITH

WRIT PETITION NO. 5565 OF 2023

WITH

WRIT PETITION NO. 5710 OF 2023 WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 7752 OF 2023

LOTU GANPATI PATIL AND ANOTHER

VERSUS MAHENDRA RAMDAS GIRNARE AND OTHERS

Mr. C. T. Jadhav, Advocate for the Applicant

Mr. Rajendrraa Deshmukkh, Senior Advocate i/b Mr. Kunal Kale, Advocate for the Petitioner in WP No. 7885/2023, 7958/2023,

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5717/2023, 7884/2023, 5715/2023, 5711/2023, 5710/2023, 12503/2023, 5716/2023

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

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

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

P. C. :-

Heard learned counsel for the Petitioner.

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.

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

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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.

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

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.

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.

The interim relief granted by this Court shall remain in operation until the revisional authority decides the matter on its own merits.

All the points are kept open.

Parties to maintain the status-quo till the revision is

decided.

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Let the Registrar of Money Lending, Maharashtra State,

Pune to decide the proceedings within a period of six months from today.

All Writ Petitions stand disposed of. Pending civil applications, if any, stand disposed of.

(SIDDHESHWAR S. THOMBRE, J.)

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