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Section 32: Prohibition of charge for expenses on loans by money-lenders.

The Maharashtra Money-Lending (Regulation) Act, 2014.State Act of Maharashtra · Act 8 of 2014

(1) No money-lender shall receive from a debtor or intending debtor any sum other than reasonable costs of investigating title to the property, costs of stamp, registration of documents, and other usual out of pocket expenses in cases where an agreement between the parties includes a stipulation that property is to be given as security or by way of mortgage and where both parties have agreed in writing to such costs and reimbursement thereof or where such cost, charges or expenses are leviable under the provisions of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882 (4 of 1882), or any other law for the time being in force.

(2) Any sum received by a money-lender in contravention of sub-section (1) from a debtor or intending debtor on account of costs, charges or expenses referred to in that sub-section shall be recoverable from the money-lender as debt due from him to the debtor or, as the case may be, intending debtor, or shall be liable to be set off against the loan actually lent to the debtor or intending debtor.

Where this provision sits

ActThe Maharashtra Money-Lending (Regulation) Act, 2014.
Section32
Marginal noteProhibition of charge for expenses on loans by money-lenders.
JurisdictionState of Maharashtra
StatusIn force as published by the source

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