Sunil S/O Manikrao Tifne v. Rameshwar S/O Kundalik Ghanwat
Civil Procedure – Stay of suit – Parallel proceedings under the Maharashtra Money Lending Act, 2014
Case brief
What is this about?
Writ Petition No. 7062 of 2024, Bombay High Court Nagpur Bench, Smt. M.S. Jawalkar J., decided 18 March 2025; stay of civil suit lifted despite parallel inquiry under Maharashtra Money Lending Act 2014 before District Registrar (Money Lending), Buldhana; transaction dated 24.06.2013; Special Civil Suit No.13/2017 renumbered No.32/2019; Civil Judge Senior Division Mehkar order dated 24.10.2024 set aside; six-month time limit for money-lending authority; concurrent proceedings allowed.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of: impugned stay order set aside; Civil Judge, Senior Division, Mehkar directed to proceed with the suit; District Registrar (Money Lending), Buldhana expected to conclude its proceeding within six months. ¶15