Ministry of Finance Department of Financial Services

In exercise of the powers conferred by clause ccd of sub section 2 of section 36 of the Recovery of Debts and Bankruptcy Act

Issue Date: 23 June 2025 Published: 23 June 2025

Gazette ID: CG-DL-E-23062025-264070 Download PDF

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Core Purpose

The Central Government amends the Debts Recovery Tribunals and Debts Recovery Appellate Tribunals Electronic Filing Rules, 2020, through the Debts Recovery Tribunals and Debts Recovery Appellate Tribunals Electronic Filing (Amendment) Rules, 2025.

Detailed Summary

The Ministry of Finance, Department of Financial Services, issued Notification G.S.R. 403(E) on June 23, 2025, in New Delhi. This notification, exercising powers conferred by clause (ccd) of sub-section (2) of section 36 of the Recovery of Debts and Bankruptcy Act, 1993 (51 of 1993), introduces the Debts Recovery Tribunals and Debts Recovery Appellate Tribunals Electronic Filing (Amendment) Rules, 2025. These amendment rules come into force on their publication date in the Official Gazette. Specifically, they substitute rule 4 of the principal Debts Recovery Tribunals and Debts Recovery Appellate Tribunals Electronic Filing Rules, 2020. The new rule 4 mandates that pleadings for specific purposes under the Recovery of Debts and Bankruptcy Act, 1993, and the Securitization and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 (54 of 2002), must be filed electronically by applicants via the e-DRT system, with a Standard Operating Procedure (User Manual) available on the e-DRT portal. The principal rules were originally published as G.S.R. 43(E) dated January 22, 2020, and subsequently amended by G.S.R. 501(E) dated July 22, 2021, and G.S.R. 79(E) dated January 31, 2023. The notification is signed by Sudhir Shyam, Economic Advisor.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-23062025-264070 EXTRAORDINARY PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 360] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, JUNE 23, 2025/ASHADHA 2, 1947 MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Department of Financial Services) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 23rd June, 2025 G.S.R. 403(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (ccd) of sub-section (2) of section 36 of the Recovery of Debts and Bankruptcy Act, 1993 (51 of 1993), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Debts Recovery Tribunals and Debts Recovery Appellate Tribunals Electronic Filing Rules, 2020, namely: 1. Short title and commencement. — (1) These rules may be called the Debts Recovery Tribunals and Debts Recovery Appellate Tribunals Electronic Filing (Amendment) Rules, 2025. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2. In the Debts Recovery Tribunals and Debts Recovery Appellate Tribunal Electronic Filing Rules, 2020, for rule 4, the following shall be substituted, namely: - "4. Pleadings as prescribed for specific purposes under the Recovery of Debts and Bankruptcy Act, 1993 (51 of 1993) and the Securitization and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 (54 of 2002), shall be filed by an applicant in electronic form, through the e-DRT system. The Standard Operating Procedure (User Manual) is available on e DRT portal." [F. No. 3/5/2021-DRT] SUDHIR SHYAM, Economic Advisor Note: The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, section 3, sub-section (i) dated the 23rd January, 2020 vide number G.S.R. 43(E), dated the 22nd January, 2020 and were subsequently amended vide number G.S.R. 501(E), dated the 22nd July, 2021 and vide number G.S.R.79(E), dated the 31st January, 2023. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054. SARVESH KUMAR Diglyned by S SRIVASTAVA Date: 2005.06.23 22:11

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