Unified Chambers
Loading
Consultation
Book a consultation with the firm’s advocates — your papers read in advance, the position explained against the provisions that govern it, and a written plan of action. ₹15,000.
Unified Chambers and Associates — a partner-led team of advocates and associates — provides specialist Debt Recovery Tribunal representation in Nagpur, Maharashtra. The firm is led by Senior Partner Adv. Subodh Bajpai (LLM, MBA XLRI). The firm practises before Debt Recovery Tribunals across India, including DRT Nagpur. Our team handles Original Applications under Section 19 of the Recovery of Debts and Bankruptcy Act 1993, interim attachment applications under Section 19(13), execution of Recovery Certificates, and DRAT appeals for clients in Nagpur and across Maharashtra. The firm is panel-ready for empanelment by scheduled commercial banks, public-sector banks, NBFCs, ARCs, and Development Financial Institutions.
Banks, NBFCs, ARCs, and financial institutions in Nagpur seeking specialist DRT counsel engage Unified Chambers for a practice concentrated on debt recovery. The firm's advocates appear before Debt Recovery Tribunals across India, including DRT Nagpur, under Senior Partner oversight on every matter.
DRT Nagpur is the Debt Recovery Tribunal with territorial jurisdiction over Nagpur Division, Amravati Division, parts of Vidarbha and 1 additional districts. The tribunal operates under the Recovery of Debts and Bankruptcy Act, 1993 and hears Original Applications, Section 19(13) interim attachment applications, and Section 17 SARFAESI challenges filed within its jurisdiction. The Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court sits in the same city as DRT Nagpur, so the writ forum and the tribunal are co-located; appeals lie to DRAT Mumbai.
DRT Nagpur exercises jurisdiction over Nagpur Division, Amravati Division, parts of Vidarbha, and Chhattisgarh (shared). Identifying the correct DRT bench before filing is critical — a mismatch in territorial jurisdiction will result in return of the OA and wasted court fees. Unified Chambers verifies jurisdictional competency before filing any application.
With the High Court bench and the tribunal in one city, a writ against a SARFAESI measure and the Section 17 application can run in parallel; the firm tracks both cause lists for Nagpur matters.
Bench
DRT Nagpur
2nd Floor, B Block, CGO Complex, Seminary Hills, Nagpur - 440006
Appeals lie to
DRAT Mumbai
1st Floor, Telephone Bhavan, Strand Road, Colaba Market, Colaba, Mumbai - 400005
Territorial jurisdiction
Nagpur Division · Amravati Division · parts of Vidarbha · Chhattisgarh (shared)
Every bench in India is listed in our DRT bench directory. Bench names and addresses as published by the Debts Recovery Tribunals, Department of Financial Services, checked 24 August 2026. Registries move — confirm with the registry before a filing.
Nagpur's NPA accounts at DRT Nagpur are primarily concentrated in cotton and textile mills, steel and alloy manufacturers, mining and coal logistics, orange and agro-processing. Understanding the local security profile — whether the primary security is immovable property, plant and machinery, or commodity stock — determines the optimal enforcement route between SARFAESI and RDDB Act proceedings.
Timelines at DRT Nagpur are planned from the statute, not from averages. The Act directs the Tribunal to make every effort 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. An appeal to the DRAT lies within 30 days of receipt of the order (s.20(3)), on a pre-deposit of 50% of the debt as determined by the Tribunal, which the DRAT may reduce to not less than 25% for reasons recorded in writing (s.21). Interim attachment orders under Section 19(13) can be sought at the time of filing the Original Application. Unified Chambers manages the full proceedings lifecycle — from OA drafting and interim applications through to Recovery Certificate execution and auction.
Primary NPA Sectors in Nagpur
Statutory timetable: Statutory target: 180 days from receipt of the application (RDB Act s.19(24) — "every effort shall be made"); contested matters commonly run longer, and the firm gives a matter-specific estimate after reading the papers
An Original Application under Section 19 of the RDDB Act 1993 is filed before the tribunal within whose territorial limits the defendant resides or carries on business, or where the cause of action wholly or partly arose. Filing before the wrong bench invites a return of the O.A. for presentation to the correct tribunal, with the limitation clock still running. Areas within the territorial jurisdiction of DRT Nagpur:
Sitting at 2nd Floor, B Block, CGO Complex, Seminary Hills, Nagpur - 440006. Appeals from DRT Nagpur lie to the Debt Recovery Appellate Tribunal under Section 20(3) of the RDDB Act 1993, within 30 days of receipt of the order. Territorial rosters are periodically re-notified by the Central Government — verify the current allocation before filing.
Filing OAs under Section 19 RDDB Act before DRT Nagpur for recovery of debts of ₹20 lakhs or more. Drafting, filing, and arguing OAs for banks, NBFCs, and financial institutions in Nagpur.
Urgent attachment of borrower assets under Section 19(13) RDDB Act to prevent alienation. Pressed on an urgent basis at DRT Nagpur where a real risk of asset dissipation is shown.
Executing Recovery Certificates through the Recovery Officer. Attachment and sale of movable and immovable property of judgment debtors in Nagpur.
Filing and arguing appeals before the Debt Recovery Appellate Tribunal against adverse DRT orders. Cross-objections and stay applications for Nagpur matters.
Representing borrowers challenging SARFAESI possession under Section 17 before DRT Nagpur. Stay of e-auction, challenge to valuation, procedural defects.
Filing counter-claims by borrowers against bank OAs. Asserting set-off rights, challenging calculation of dues, and raising limitation defences at DRT Nagpur.
Unified Chambers and Associates is a partner-led practice whose core is debt recovery. Our Senior Partner, Advocate Subodh Bajpai (LLM, MBA from XLRI Jamshedpur), is enrolled with the Bar Council of Delhi (D/3264/25) and is a member of the Delhi High Court Bar Association (No. 50612). The firm practises before Debt Recovery Tribunals across India, including DRT Nagpur.
The Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court sits in the same city as DRT Nagpur, so the writ forum and the tribunal are co-located; appeals lie to DRAT Mumbai. With the High Court bench and the tribunal in one city, a writ against a SARFAESI measure and the Section 17 application can run in parallel; the firm tracks both cause lists for Nagpur matters. Matters at DRT Nagpur move fastest when the filing is complete at the first attempt: the registry's defect checklist, the court-fee computation and the affidavit attestation are worth settling before the matter is lodged.
Textile and traditional-industry NPAs in Nagpur carry a distinct realisation problem: the secured plant and machinery is often heritage equipment with no liquid market. Forced sale under SARFAESI Rule 8(6) often realises only a fraction of book value. The leverage in these matters lies elsewhere — receivables (where the unit still has buyer relationships), raw-material stock (cotton, yarn, dyes), and personal guarantor net worth. Section 19(13) attachment at DRT Nagpur of the partner-promoter's individual properties, current accounts, and equity holdings produces the actual settlement pressure. The realised security from auction is often the smallest component of total recovery in cotton and textile mills and steel and alloy manufacturers matters.
Section 18 of the Limitation Act requires an acknowledgement of liability in writing, signed by the party, made before the period expires — and on Nagpur files that test is applied before the account is written off as time-barred. The acknowledgement does not need to be a fresh balance confirmation — an OTS proposal, a settlement letter, a restructuring request or a signed statement of account can each qualify on its terms. For accounts originating from the cotton and textile mills sector in Nagpur, the documentation pattern often includes guarantor renewals, security re-confirmations, and statement-of-account signatures that constitute fresh acknowledgements.
Forum coordination becomes the deciding factor on every substantial Nagpur matter. Where the corporate debtor's default reaches the ₹1 crore IBC threshold, Section 7 CIRP at NCLT runs on its own statutory timetable alongside the DRT route at DRT Nagpur — the Section 12 outer limit of 330 days, the moratorium under Section 14 IBC, and the *Essar Steel* (2019) commercial-primacy framework give financial creditors leverage that pure DRT proceedings do not match. We run the IBC track for the corporate debtor, a Part III application against the personal guarantors before the NCLT (which, where the CIRP is pending, must be the same bench — Section 60(2)), and the DRT recovery track at DRT Nagpur in parallel, with cross-pleaded references so neither proceeding prejudices the other.
To file a DRT case for a Nagpur matter, an Original Application (OA) under Section 19 of the Recovery of Debts and Bankruptcy Act, 1993 must be filed before DRT Nagpur. The OA must contain a verified plaint with particulars of the debt, the default, security details, and relief sought. The bench is located at 2nd Floor, B Block, CGO Complex, Seminary Hills, Nagpur - 440006. Unified Chambers prepares, files, and argues DRT matters for banks and financial institutions in Nagpur. Call +91 84008 60008.
DRT Nagpur has direct jurisdiction over Nagpur and covers Nagpur Division, Amravati Division, parts of Vidarbha, Chhattisgarh (shared). The DRT address is 2nd Floor, B Block, CGO Complex, Seminary Hills, Nagpur - 440006. For SARFAESI Section 17 challenges, the application must also be filed before the same bench.
The Act directs the Tribunal to make every effort 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 17 SARFAESI application is itself to be disposed of within sixty days, extendable for reasons recorded to a total of four months (SARFAESI s.17(5)). Interim attachment orders under Section 19(13) can be sought at the time of filing. How long a given matter at DRT Nagpur takes turns on whether it is contested, whether the borrower files a Section 17 application, and the Tribunal's listing — the firm assesses that after reading the papers.
Yes. Under Section 19(13) of the RDDB Act, DRT Nagpur can order interim attachment of the defendant's assets — including bank accounts, movable property, and immovable property — before final judgment to prevent alienation or dissipation. Attachment before judgment is one of the most effective tools available at the DRT. The practice regularly seeks such orders at DRT benches across India, including DRT Nagpur.
The statutory minimum for filing an OA at DRT Nagpur is ₹20 lakhs under the RDDB Act, 1993. For claims below ₹20 lakhs, you must approach the Civil Court. Unified Chambers accepts DRT matters with a minimum claim value of ₹2 crore.
More Debt Recovery Services in Nagpur
Contact Advocate Subodh Bajpai for DRT proceedings in Nagpur and across Maharashtra. Call +91 84008 60008 or reach us on WhatsApp.
Written by Advocate Subodh Bajpai, LLM, MBA (XLRI Jamshedpur)