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The Recovery Of Debts And Bankruptcy Act, 1993

38 sections · As amended up to 2026-08

Sections

  1. I — PRELIMINARY
  2. 1Short title, extent, commencement and application
  3. 2Definitions
  4. II — ESTABLISHMENT OF TRIBUNAL AND APPELLATE TRIBUNAL
  5. 3Establishment of Tribunal
  6. 4Composition of Tribunal
  7. 5Qualifications for appointment as Presiding Officer
  8. 6AQualifications, terms and conditions of service of Presiding Officer
  9. 7Staff of Tribunal
  10. 8Establishment of Appellate Tribunal
  11. 9Composition of Appellate Tribunal
  12. 10Qualifications for appointment as[9] [the Chairperson of the Appellate Tribunal]
  13. 11Term of office of Chairperson of Appellate Tribunal
  14. 12Staff of the Appellate Tribunal
  15. 13Salary and allowances and other terms and conditions of service of Presiding Officers
  16. 14Filling up of vacancies
  17. 15Resignation and removal
  18. 15AQualifications, terms and conditions of service of Chairperson
  19. 16Orders constituting Tribunal or an Appellate Tribunal to be final and not to invalidate its proceedings
  20. III — JURISDICTION, POWERS AND AUTHORITY OF TRIBUNALS
  21. 17Jurisdiction, powers and authority of Tribunals
  22. 18Bar of jurisdiction
  23. IV — PROCEDURE OF TRIBUNALS
  24. 19AFiling of recovery applications, documents and written statements in electronic form
  25. 20Appeal to the Appellate Tribunal
  26. 21Deposit of amount of debt due, on filing appeal
  27. 22Procedure and powers of the Tribunal and the Appellate Tribunal
  28. 22AUniform procedure for conduct of proceedings
  29. 23Right to legal representation and Presenting Officers
  30. 24Limitation
  31. V — RECOVERY OF DEBT DETERMINED BY TRIBUNAL
  32. 25Modes of recovery of debts
  33. 26Validity of certificate and amendment thereof
  34. 27Stay of proceedings under certificate and amendment or thereof
  35. 28Other modes of recovery
  36. 29Application of certain provisions of Income-tax Act
  37. 30ADeposit of amount of debt due for filing appeal against orders of the Recovery Officer
  38. VI — MISCELLANEOUS
  39. 31Transfer of pending cases
  40. 33Protection of action taken in good faith
  41. 34Act to have overriding effect
  42. 35Power to remove difficulties
  43. 36Power to make rules
  44. 37Repeal and saving