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Section 14 Limitation Cannot Exclude Pending DRT Proceedings: NCLAT

Corporate Law : NCLAT holds that time spent in pending Debt Recovery Tribunal proceedings cannot be excluded under Section 14 of the Limitation Ac...

October 13, 2025 855 Views 0 comment Print

Stay by DRT/DRAT & Fundamental Rights Under Article 14 of Constitution

Corporate Law : This summary examines whether DRT/DRAT orders for pre-deposit for a stay, without clear legal backing, conflict with borrowers' fu...

June 20, 2025 756 Views 0 comment Print

Code of Conduct Guidelines For Debt Recovery Agents

Fema / RBI : Learn the core underpinnings of the Code of Conduct for Debt Recovery Agents, prescribed by the Reserve Bank of India and Bank/Fin...

February 14, 2023 26982 Views 0 comment Print

Legal Mends & Loan Repayments: Repercussions of Debt Recovery Tribunals In India

Corporate Law : This paper mainly discusses the scenario in the current legal system with respect to loan repayments and the laws related to them....

July 11, 2022 2967 Views 0 comment Print


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No provision to re-seal property already auctioned by nationalized banks

Finance : There is no mention of the term re-sealing of property in SARFAESI Act, 2022 and the Recovery of Debts and Bankruptcy (RDB) Act, 1...

August 8, 2022 1011 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Bombay HC Grants Temporary Protection as DRAT Chairperson Was Unavailable to Hear Restoration Plea

Corporate Law : The Bombay High Court deferred the bank’s proposed action to take physical possession of secured assets after noting that the DR...

May 20, 2026 132 Views 0 comment Print

DRT Disallows Prepayment Charges After Loan Recall as Borrower Did Not Seek Early Repayment

Corporate Law : The DRT Delhi held that prepayment charges cannot be levied when a bank recalls a loan and the borrower has not voluntarily offere...

March 8, 2026 579 Views 0 comment Print

Securitization Application Dismissed as Writ Petition Was Withdrawn Without Liberty

Corporate Law : The tribunal relied on Supreme Court precedent to hold that a second proceeding cannot be filed when an earlier challenge has been...

March 8, 2026 396 Views 0 comment Print

Subsequent Property Buyer Cannot Defeat Prior Mortgage Rights of Bank: DRT Delhi

Corporate Law : The Tribunal ruled that a sale made after creation of an equitable mortgage cannot defeat the bank’s security interest, leading ...

March 7, 2026 1890 Views 0 comment Print

DRT Allows Bank’s Recovery Claim as Borrower Remained Ex Parte & Default Was Proven

Corporate Law : The DRT Karnataka allowed recovery of ₹99.81 lakh after the borrower failed to appear and the bank’s documents proved the loan...

March 6, 2026 390 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


DRTs & DRATs – e-filing of pleadings by applicants is mandatory

Corporate Law : Debts Recovery Tribunals and Debts Recovery Appellate Tribunals Electronic Filing (Amendment) Rules, 2023 – The e-filing of ...

January 31, 2023 2040 Views 0 comment Print

Govt changes Jurisdiction of certain Debts Recovery Tribunals

Corporate Law : MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Department of Financial Services) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 10th September, 2021 S.O. 4145(E).—In exercis...

September 10, 2021 4851 Views 0 comment Print

Debts Recovery Tribunals and Debts Recovery Appellate Tribunals Electronic Filing (Amendment) Rules, 2021

Finance : (1) These rules may be called the Debts Recovery Tribunals and Debts Recovery Appellate Tribunals Electronic Filing (Amendment) Ru...

July 22, 2021 1374 Views 0 comment Print

Change in Location of Debts Recovery Appellate Tribunal, Chennai

Finance : Central Government hereby notifies the following change in the location of Debts Recovery Appellate Tribunal, Chennai with effect ...

July 14, 2021 714 Views 0 comment Print

Govt establishes Debts Recovery Tribunal at Siliguri WEF 16.03.2017

Company Law : Central Government hereby notifies the establishment of the Debts Recovery Tribunal at Siliguri with effect from the 16th day of M...

March 15, 2017 5109 Views 0 comment Print


Ex-Directors Cannot Reopen Withdrawn Loan Cases to Alter Records: DRAT

November 21, 2025 330 Views 0 comment Print

The DRAT set aside the DRT order directing the bank to update credit information, ruling that former directors and guarantors cannot reopen withdrawn loan proceedings to alter CIBIL records.

DRAT Orders Status Quo on Property, Conditional on Appellant’s Partial Deposit

November 21, 2025 255 Views 0 comment Print

The appellate tribunal restrained the bank from taking physical possession of the property until disposal of the pending application or the three-month period, ensuring fair treatment of the appellant.

Mortgage created based on copy of sale deed is invalid: DRAT Chennai

November 20, 2025 864 Views 0 comment Print

DRAT Chennai held that mortgage created on the basis of copy of the sale deed is not legal. Accordingly, mortgage created in favour of the Punjab and Sind Bank based on copy of the sale deed is held invalid.

Person aggrieved by recovery officer’s order should prefer appeal before Debts Recovery Tribunal

November 20, 2025 810 Views 0 comment Print

DRAT Chennai held that person aggrieved by an order of the recovery officer can prefer an appeal before Debts Recovery Tribunal. Accordingly, DRAT disposes of this Appeal by sending the appeal to DRT.

DRT Must Decide Recall Plea Before Enforcing Recovery: Karnataka HC

October 27, 2025 633 Views 0 comment Print

Karnataka High Court directed that no coercive measures be taken against borrowers until their recall plea is decided by DRT. Court emphasized that issues of improper service of notice must be adjudicated before recovery is enforced. The ruling safeguards borrowers’ right to be heard in debt recovery proceedings.

IBC Appeal Fails as NCLAT Denies Section 14 Limitation Relief for DRT Proceedings

October 27, 2025 387 Views 0 comment Print

NCLAT dismissed PNB’s insolvency plea against Concast Morena as time-barred, ruling that a pending recovery case in DRT doesn’t qualify for Section 14 exclusion. the rejection of a bank’s Section 7 petition, stating the application was time-barred and the RDDB Act recovery suit didn’t reset the deadline.

Loan Restructuring Delay Not a Ground to Stall Proceedings: DRAT Kolkata

October 19, 2025 375 Views 0 comment Print

DRAT Kolkata dismissed appeal against DRT, highlighting that multiple prior adjournments had already been granted. Courts cannot allow prolonged stalling of recovery proceedings under RDB Act.

DRAT Transfers Case Due to DRT Officer’s Prior Client Link

October 18, 2025 471 Views 0 comment Print

DRAT Chennai transferred the Mahan Textiles case from DRT Coimbatore to DRT-III Chennai, citing the Presiding Officer’s previous professional association with the petitioners.

DRAT Orders Expedited Hearing in Bank Dispute, Disposes of Interim Appeal

October 18, 2025 573 Views 0 comment Print

The DRAT Chennai has disposed of an appeal from Venus P P V Spinning Mills against a conditional deposit order, instead directing the DRT Coimbatore to fast-track its final decision on the main case against South Indian Bank.

Section 14 Limitation Cannot Exclude Pending DRT Proceedings: NCLAT

October 13, 2025 855 Views 0 comment Print

NCLAT holds that time spent in pending Debt Recovery Tribunal proceedings cannot be excluded under Section 14 of the Limitation Act; exclusion applies only if prior proceedings fail due to jurisdictional defect.

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