E-Filing Now Mandatory for Debt Recovery and Appellate Tribunals: Finance Ministry

In a significant move towards digitization, the Finance Ministry has made e-filing mandatory for the Debts Recovery Tribunals (DRTs) and the Debts Recovery Appellate Tribunals (DRATs). This means that all new applications, appeals, and other documents will have to be filed electronically through a new dedicated portal. This reform is aimed at bringing greater efficiency, transparency, and accessibility to the functioning of these important tribunals, which deal with the recovery of bad loans for banks. The mandatory e-filing will reduce the reliance on physical paperwork, speed up the case management process, and make it easier for litigants and lawyers to track their cases. This is a crucial step in modernizing the judicial infrastructure and is expected to contribute to a faster resolution of debt recovery disputes.