85.25wp (1) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD 38 WRIT PETITION NO. 85 OF 2025 1. Sachin Madhukar Kulkarni 2. Sandeep Madhukar Kulkarni VERSUS The State of Maharashtra, thr. its District Deputy Registrar, Co-operative Societies, Osmanabad …. Mr P. B. Rakhunde, Advocate for petitioners Mr M. M. Nerlikar, Addl.G.P. for respondent /State CORAM : MANGESH S. PATIL AND PRAFULLA S. KHUBALKAR, JJ. DATE : 6th January, 2025 PER COURT: 1. The Application of petitioner No.1 under Section 18 of the Maharashtra Money Lending (Regulation) Act, 2014 has been pending with the respondent since2017. The petitioners are seeking direction for early decision. 2. The writ petition is disposed of directing respondent to decide the proceeding of petitioner No.1 as expeditiously as possible and in any case within a period of 12 weeks. (PRAFULLA S. KHUBALKAR, J.) (MANGESH S. PATIL, J.) sjk 2025:BHC-AUG:316-DB