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Courts & Tribunals
Delhi has three DRT benches, all sitting at Jeevan Tara Building, Parliament Street. Together with DRAT Delhi, the NCLT Principal Bench and the Delhi High Court, six forums in the capital hear debt recovery proceedings.
4th Floor, Jeevan Tara Building, Parliament Street, New Delhi 110001
One of three Delhi DRT benches, all sitting at Jeevan Tara Building, Parliament Street. Hears Original Applications under the RDB Act and Securitisation Applications under Section 17 of SARFAESI; Section 19(13) interim attachment can be sought at filing in appropriate cases.
4th Floor, Jeevan Tara Building, Parliament Street, New Delhi 110001
Sits with DRT-I and DRT-III at Jeevan Tara Building, Parliament Street. Hears Original Applications and SARFAESI Securitisation Applications.
4th Floor, Jeevan Tara Building, Parliament Street, New Delhi 110001
Sits with DRT-I and DRT-II at Jeevan Tara Building, Parliament Street. Hears Original Applications and SARFAESI Securitisation Applications.
Hotel Samrat, Kautilya Marg, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi 110021
Appellate Tribunal for seven DRT benches — DRT-I, DRT-II and DRT-III Delhi, the three Chandigarh benches, and DRT Jaipur. DRT Lucknow and DRT Allahabad appeal to DRAT Allahabad. Appeal within 30 days of receipt of the order (Section 20(3)), on a pre-deposit of 50%, reducible to 25% (Section 21).
New Delhi
The Principal Bench of the Tribunal sits at New Delhi (Companies Act 2013, s.419(2)). Hears CIRP petitions under IBC Sections 7, 9 and 10 for corporate debtors registered in its territory.
Sher Shah Road, New Delhi 110003
DRAT Delhi orders are challenged before the Delhi High Court by writ petition under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution — no statutory appeal lies beyond the DRAT. The Court also hears writ petitions against auction actions.
Delhi Distinction
Delhi has three DRT benches — DRT-I, DRT-II and DRT-III — all sitting at Jeevan Tara Building, Parliament Street (drt.gov.in registry). Appeals from all three lie to DRAT Delhi, which sits at Hotel Samrat, Chanakyapuri.
Parliament Street
OAs · SARFAESI SAs
One of three Delhi benches at Jeevan Tara Building, Parliament Street, New Delhi 110001. Section 19(13) interim attachment can be sought on an urgent basis in appropriate cases.
Parliament Street
OAs · SARFAESI SAs
Sits with DRT-I and DRT-III at Jeevan Tara Building, Parliament Street, New Delhi 110001.
Parliament Street
OAs · SARFAESI SAs
Sits with DRT-I and DRT-II at Jeevan Tara Building, Parliament Street, New Delhi 110001.
Three benches, one address: all three Delhi DRTs hear Original Applications under Section 19 of the RDB Act and Securitisation Applications under Section 17 of SARFAESI; the registry allocates the matter, and the applicant does not choose a bench. Unified Chambers files and appears before whichever bench the matter is listed at.
Banks and Financial Institutions with Offices in Delhi NCR
Banks and financial institutions with offices in Delhi NCR appear before the Delhi DRTs as applicants; the firm acts for institutional creditors and for borrowers
Process Guide
The Section 19(13) pre-judgment attachment is one of the most powerful interim remedies available at Delhi DRTs — allowing creditors to freeze debtor assets before a final decree. Here is the step-by-step enforcement playbook.
Map specific assets (immovable, movable, bank accounts) before filing. Do not wait until the hearing stage. Conduct asset searches through sub-registrar records, MCA filings, and bank inquiries. Early identification prevents dissipation and strengthens the attachment application before the Delhi DRT.
File both the Original Application and the Section 19(13) attachment application on the same day. The ex-parte attachment application must identify specific assets with an affidavit establishing the risk of dissipation. A reasoned, evidence-backed apprehension is required — not mere surmise.
The Tribunal may pass an ex-parte attachment order under Section 19(13) where a strong affidavit shows a real risk of dissipation. The order freezes the identified assets — any transfer by the debtor in breach is void. Urgency must be clearly demonstrated to the Presiding Officer.
Serve the attachment order on the borrower, all guarantors, the relevant sub-registrar (for immovable property), and the bank where accounts are held. File a certificate of service with the DRT to establish formal compliance and protect the attachment from being vacated for want of notice.
If the debtor violates the attachment order, approach the Recovery Officer of the DRT immediately. The Recovery Certificate, once issued, can be executed against any attached asset across India. The Recovery Officer has powers equivalent to a civil court decree-holder in execution proceedings.
Appellate Jurisdiction
DRAT Delhi hears appeals from seven DRT benches — the three Delhi benches, the three at Chandigarh, and DRT Jaipur. An appeal at DRAT Delhi requires a pre-deposit of 50% of the amount determined by the DRT, which DRAT may reduce to not less than 25% (Section 21); the pre-2016 power to waive the deposit no longer exists.
Under Section 21 of the RDB Act an appeal by a person from whom the debt is due is not entertained unless 50% of the amount determined by the Tribunal is deposited; DRAT Delhi may, for reasons recorded in writing, reduce that to not less than 25%. Under Section 18(1) of SARFAESI the same 50% / 25% rule applies to appeals from Section 17 orders. The firm prepares the reduction application on the record of the matter and files it with the appeal.
The seven DRT benches in the circuit follow the orders of their appellate tribunal, so a DRAT Delhi decision on a procedural question (notice defects, auction validity, SARFAESI compliance) reaches the Delhi, Chandigarh and Jaipur benches alike. Creditors and borrowers must account for that reach when pursuing a DRAT Delhi appeal.
Common Questions
Answers to the most common questions about DRT-I, DRT-II, DRT-III Delhi, DRAT Delhi, SARFAESI, IBC, and debt recovery across the North India capital jurisdiction.
Delhi has three — DRT-I, DRT-II and DRT-III — all sitting at 4th Floor, Jeevan Tara Building, Parliament Street, New Delhi 110001 (drt.gov.in registry). All three hear Original Applications under the RDB Act and Section 17 applications under SARFAESI, and appeals from all three lie to DRAT Delhi.
There is no value-based designation among the three Delhi benches: DRT-I, DRT-II and DRT-III all hear Original Applications of ₹20 lakh and above, and the registry allocates the matter. What the applicant chooses is the Tribunal, under Section 19(1) of the RDB Act — where the branch maintaining the account is, where the defendant resides or carries on business, or where the cause of action arises — not the bench.
DRAT Delhi is the appellate tribunal for seven DRT benches — DRT-I, DRT-II and DRT-III Delhi, the three Chandigarh benches, and DRT Jaipur. DRT Lucknow and DRT Allahabad appeal to DRAT Allahabad, not Delhi. To appeal a DRT order to DRAT Delhi, the appellant must deposit 50% of the amount of debt due (which DRAT may reduce, for reasons recorded in writing, to not less than 25%) under Section 21 of the RDDBFI Act.
Yes, but only after exhausting the statutory DRT remedy (Section 17 Security Application at DRT). Writ petitions under Article 226 against SARFAESI actions will not ordinarily be entertained where the DRT remedy is available — a rule of discretion rather than a bar on jurisdiction. Ordinarily the borrower approaches the Delhi HC under Article 226/227 only after the DRT and DRAT remedies are exhausted.
Under Section 21 of the RDDBFI Act (as amended in 2016), a borrower appealing a DRT order before DRAT must deposit 50% of the amount of debt due as determined by the DRT. This is a condition for entertaining the appeal. DRAT Delhi may, for reasons to be recorded in writing, reduce the deposit to not less than 25% (proviso to Section 21); the pre-2016 power to waive it no longer exists.
The Act directs the Tribunal to make every effort to complete the proceedings in two hearings and to dispose of an application within 180 days of receipt (RDB Act s.19(24)); contested matters commonly run longer, and the firm gives a matter-specific estimate after reading the papers. A Section 19(13) interim attachment application can be filed with the OA and is heard when the record supports it. An appeal to DRAT Delhi lies within 30 days of receipt of the order (s.20(3)).
When NCLT Delhi admits a CIRP petition (IBC Section 7 or 9), it declares the moratorium under IBC Section 14, which stops all DRT proceedings against the corporate debtor. Banks must then participate in the CIRP process through the Committee of Creditors (CoC). However, SARFAESI and DRT proceedings against personal guarantors continue even during CIRP — the Section 14 moratorium does not apply to a surety in a contract of guarantee to a corporate debtor (Section 14(3)(b)). An insolvency application against a personal guarantor goes to the NCLT (Section 60) and, since 26 May 2026, its filing does not trigger an interim moratorium (Section 96(4)).
Yes. A Recovery Certificate from any Delhi DRT is enforceable nationwide. For execution outside Delhi, the RC holder applies to the Recovery Officer of the DRT having jurisdiction over the location where the debtor's assets are located (e.g., if the debtor has property in Mumbai, apply to Recovery Officer at DRT Mumbai). The transferee DRT's Recovery Officer then proceeds with attachment and sale.
₹20 lakh (₹20,00,000) as per the RDDBFI Act, 1993. Claims below ₹20 lakh must be filed before civil courts. Most Delhi corporate NPAs are well above this threshold. A SARFAESI Section 17 Security Application has no separate monetary threshold — though SARFAESI itself does not apply to security interests securing debts not exceeding ₹1 lakh (Section 31).
NCLT Delhi — Principal Bench — sits at New Delhi and hears IBC matters of Delhi-registered corporate debtors. For Delhi-based corporate debtors with a default of ₹1 crore or more, IBC is an alternative to a DRT OA, particularly for large NPAs where the corporate insolvency resolution process leads either to a resolution plan approved by the Committee of Creditors or to liquidation. DRT OA and IBC can run in parallel until NCLT admits the CIRP petition and the Section 14 moratorium is declared.
The Delhi High Court exercises writ jurisdiction (Articles 226/227) over DRAT Delhi orders — no statutory appeal lies beyond the DRAT, so DRAT orders are challenged before the High Court by writ petition. It also decides: (a) writ petitions challenging constitutionality of DRT/SARFAESI provisions; (b) contempt of DRT orders referred upward.
Yes. Section 138 NI Act proceedings are criminal in nature (before the Metropolitan Magistrate, Delhi) and are entirely separate from DRT civil proceedings. Both can run simultaneously — banks often combine DRT OA (for recovery with interest), SARFAESI (for secured assets), and Section 138 (for cheque dishonour — criminal pressure on promoters/guarantors). The Section 138 proceedings are not stayed by DRT proceedings or IBC moratorium (as to guarantors who are individuals).
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