Gujarat Money-Lenders Act, 2011
(1) Any person may file an application to the Registrar General for the cancellation of registration issued to a Money-Lender on the ground that such Money-Lender has been guilty of any act or conduct for which the Registrar may under section 10 refuse the grant of registration. At the time of filing such application, the person shall deposit such amount not exceeding rupees five hundred as the Registrar General may direct. (2) On receipt of such application along with deposit, the Registrar General shall hold such inquiry as he deems fit and if he is satisfied that the Money-Lender has been guilty of such act or conduct, he may direct the Registrar to cancel the registration of such Money-Lender and thereupon the Registrar shall, by an order in writing, cancel such registration: Provided that no such direction shall be issued without giving to such Money-Lender a reasonable opportunity of being heard. (3) If in the opinion of the Registrar General, an application made under sub-section (1) is frivolous or vexatious, he may, out of the deposit made under sub-section (1), direct to be paid to the Money-Lender such amount as he deems fit as compensation and balance amount of deposit to be forfeited to the State Government and where no amount is directed to be paid to the Money-Lender direct the whole amount to be forfeited to