No More Paperwork! Govt mandates e-filing for all Debt Recovery cases before DRTs and DRATs
Finance Ministry notified ‘DRTs and DRATs Electronic Filing (Amendment) Rules, 2025’ to introduce digitalisation way of filing before Debt Recovery Tribunal.
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Calcutta High Court finds no illegality or material irregularity in DRAT’s order; reiterates High Court’s jurisdictional limits under Article 227
Calcutta High Court reasoned that the High Court’s jurisdiction under Article 227 is not appellate in nature and cannot be exercised to correct mere errors of fact.
Only a secured property used as agricultural land can be exempted under SARFAESI Act; Supreme Court sets aside Telangana High Court’s order
Supreme Court opined that instead of shifting the burden of proof on the secured creditor to prove that the secured property was not agricultural property, the Telangana High Court should have laid down the burden of proof on the borrowers.
Divesting DRTs of their pecuniary jurisdiction without any amendment to RDB Act 1993 is unsustainable; Bombay HC stays notification changing DRT jurisdiction in matters above ₹100 crores
Bombay High Court: While hearing a challenge to the Government Notification dated 04/10/2022 changing the jurisdiction of Dept Recovery Tribunals
Borrower’s offer to pay Rs.71 lakhs as a purchaser of mortgaged property will not discharge him from entire outstanding liability of approx 1.8 crores: SC
Supreme Court: The Division Bench of M. R. Shah* and Sanjiv Khanna, JJ., held that the entire liability outstanding against the borrower
Inform debtor before commencing with auction sale of his security, Allahabad HC quashes DRAT order
Allahabad High Court: The petitioner before the Court appealed against the order of Debt Recovery Appellate Tribunal. The petitioner was serving in Punjab
Pre-deposit under S. 18 of SARFAESI Act to file an appeal before DRAT not a secured asset
Supreme Court: Deciding the question as to the fate of the deposit on the disposal of the appeal in case of an