Gujarat Money-Lenders Act, 2011
(1) In every suit to which this Act applies filed by a Money-Lender after the appointed day or in every such suit pending before any court on the appointed day, the court shall consider and decide the point whether such Money-Lender held a valid registration or not at the time when the loan to which the suit relates was advanced and if the Court finds that such Money-Lender did not hold valid registration at that time, it shall dismiss the suit forthwith. (2) Nothing contained in sub-section (1) shall affect the powers of a Court of Wards, or an official assignee, a receiver, or an administrator or a m of 1909. Court under the provisions of the Presidency Towns Insolvency Act, 1909, or V of 1920. the Provincial Insolvency Act, 1920 or any other law in force corresponding to that Act, or of a liquidator under the Companies Act, 1956, to realise the 1 of 1956. property of a Money-Lender.