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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 891 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 786 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 27096 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 3006 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 1032 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 234 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 651 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Securitization Application Dismissed as Writ Petition Was Withdrawn Without Liberty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 414 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 1926 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 408 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 2058 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 4905 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 1407 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 729 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 5127 Views 0 comment Print


Non-payment of balance sale consideration results into forfeiture of earnest money deposit

October 13, 2025 369 Views 0 comment Print

DRAT Chennai held that rule 9(5) of Security Interest (Enforcement) Rules, 2002 empowers forfeiture of earnest money deposit when balance sale consideration is not paid within stipulated time. Accordingly, order confirmed and appeal is dismissed.

Sale not held in manner required under SARFAESI Act is liable to be set aside

September 16, 2025 567 Views 0 comment Print

DRAT Chennai held that since sale not held in the manner required under the provisions of the Securitization and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 [SARFAESI Act] hence the same is liable to be set aside.

Bank failed to prove measure taken for sale of property is in conformity with SARFAESI provisions

September 10, 2025 591 Views 0 comment Print

DRAT Chennai held that measures taken under SARFAESI Act for sale of property is not in accordance with also since affixture of the impugned sale notice was not proved by the appellant bank and valuation of the property was not properly done.

DRAT Penalizes Guarantors with Interest for Negligent Appeal Pursuit

September 10, 2025 387 Views 0 comment Print

In M. Balasubramaniam v Federal Bank, DRAT Chennai ordered guarantors to pay pro-rata dues of ₹9.03 lakhs each but imposed 6% simple interest from 2002 due to their negligence in the appeal.

ITAT Chennai Upholds DRT Order: Bonafide Purchasers Not Protected Against Existing Mortgage

September 9, 2025 207 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chennai dismisses an appeal, ruling that a property sale is subject to a pre-existing equitable mortgage, validating a bank’s action under SARFAESI Act.

SARFAESI Act Remedy Under DRT Bars HC Writ Petition Challenging E-Auction Notice

July 26, 2025 1230 Views 0 comment Print

Kerala High Court dismisses writ petition challenging SARFAESI e-auction, citing Supreme Court precedents on alternative remedies and judicial restraint.

Tenants With Separate Lease Agreements Can File Joint Application: Kerala HC

July 18, 2025 261 Views 0 comment Print

Kerala High Court ruled tenants with separate leases can file joint SARFAESI applications, emphasizing broad interpretation of “any person” and preventing hyper-technical objections.

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

June 20, 2025 786 Views 0 comment Print

This summary examines whether DRT/DRAT orders for pre-deposit for a stay, without clear legal backing, conflict with borrowers’ fundamental rights under Article 14 of Indian Constitution.

Civil suit barred under Section 34 of SARFAESI Act; jurisdiction lies with Debt Recovery Tribunal

May 10, 2025 1023 Views 0 comment Print

By an order dated 06.08.2024, the Commercial Court rejected the application filed by the appellant seeking exemption from complying with the mandatory provisions of Section 12-A of the Act, 2015.

There Is No a Scintilla of Evidence That the Payment Was Made Under Reserve; Hence Appeal Is Dismissed

December 17, 2024 516 Views 0 comment Print

DRAT Mumbai dismissed Bank of Maharashtra’s appeal, ruling the payment wasn’t made under reserve, with no fault attributed to the exporter.

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