Pramod Bajirao Patil And Others v. The State Of Maharashtra Through Its Secretary And Others

2025:BHC-AUG:35032

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

BENCH AT AURANGABAD 912 CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 2838 OF 2025 IN WP/12503/2023 CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 11441 OF 2025 IN WP/5620/2023 CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 2266 OF 2024 IN WP/7752/2023 CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 2272 OF 2024 IN WP/5565/2023 CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 2278 OF 2024 IN WP/5716/2023 CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 2270 OF 2024 IN WP/5711/2023 CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 2268 OF 2024 IN WP/5717/2023 CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 2279 OF 2024 IN WP/5713/2023 CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 2275 OF 2024 IN WP/5715/2023 CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 11440 OF 2025 IN WP/5620/2023 CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 2274 OF 2024 IN WP/7884/2023 CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 2277 OF 2024 IN WP/7958/2023 WRIT PETITION NO. 7884 OF 2023

WRIT PETITION NO. 9733 OF 2023 CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 2273 OF 2024 IN WP/12503/2023 CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 2269 OF 2024 IN WP/5710/2023 WRIT PETITION NO. 5620 OF 2023 WRIT PETITION NO. 5077 OF 2025 WRIT PETITION NO. 12503 OF 2023 WRIT PETITION NO. 5715 OF 2023 CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 6259 OF 2023 IN WP/5565/2023 CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 6796 OF 2024 IN WP/7885/2023 WRIT PETITION NO. 5713 OF 2023 WRIT PETITION NO. 5716 OF 2023 WRIT PETITION NO. 5712 OF 2023 WRIT PETITION NO. 5717 OF 2023 CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 6795 OF 2024 IN WP/5710/2023 CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 6940 OF 2023 IN WP/5711/2023 CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 6939 OF 2023 IN WP/5717/2023

WRIT PETITION NO. 7958 OF 2023 WRIT PETITION NO. 7885 OF 2023 CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 2267 OF 2024 IN WP/5712/2023 CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 2276 OF 2024 IN WP/7885/2023 WRIT PETITION NO. 5711 OF 2023 CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 6797 OF 2024 IN WP/5715/2023 CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 6798 OF 2024 IN WP/7958/2023 CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 6799 OF 2024 IN WP/5716/2023 CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 2271 OF 2024 IN WP/7752/2023 CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 5782 OF 2025 IN WP/5077/2025 WRIT PETITION NO. 5565 OF 2023 WRIT PETITION NO. 5710 OF 2023 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,

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 : 11th DECEMBER, 2025 P. C. :- 1.

Heard learned counsel for the Petitioner.

2.

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.

3.

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

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. 4.

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

5.

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.

6.

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. 7.

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

8.

All the points are kept open.

9.

Parties to maintain the status-quo till the revision is decided.

10.

Let the Registrar of Money Lending, Maharashtra State, Pune to decide the proceedings within a period of six months from today.

11.

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

(SIDDHESHWAR S. THOMBRE, J.) ssp