Debts Recovery Tribunal, Jaipur
The Debts Recovery Tribunal that covers Jodhpur sits at Jaipur, not at Jodhpur — bank recovery applications and borrowers' challenges under Section 17 of the SARFAESI Act from this district are filed and heard there.
This page exists because the answer surprises people. If a bank has issued a notice over property in Jodhpur, the tribunal that hears your challenge is not in Jodhpur. It is at Jaipur.
That matters practically rather than legally. It means dates involve travel, and it means the parts of a recovery matter that can be dealt with here are worth separating out from the parts that cannot.
What stays at Jodhpur: the bank's application for possession under Section 14, which goes to the District Magistrate; a writ petition, since the principal seat of the Rajasthan High Court is here; cheque bounce complaints; civil suits for money, including summary suits; consumer complaints against a bank for service failures; and Lok Adalat settlement.
What goes to Jaipur: the securitisation application under Section 17, an original application by a bank above the statutory threshold, and execution before the Recovery Officer. An appeal from the tribunal goes to the Debts Recovery Appellate Tribunal at Delhi, and it carries a deposit requirement — something worth knowing before an order is passed, not after.
What it hears
- Recovery applications by banks and financial institutions above twenty lakh rupees
- Borrowers' securitisation applications under Section 17 of the SARFAESI Act
- Applications for stay of possession and of auction
- Execution of recovery certificates through the Recovery Officer
- Appeals from this tribunal are heard by the Appellate Tribunal at Delhi
What to bring
- The notice, with its date
- Loan agreement, mortgage deed and the full account statement
- Every letter exchanged with the bank since the default
Where it sits
Jaipur. TODO: confirm the tribunal's current address, and its district schedule, against drt.gov.in before publishing.
Other courts and tribunals
High Court
The Rajasthan High Court has its principal seat at Jodhpur; the bench at Jaipur is the secondary seat, not the other way round.
District Court
The District & Sessions Court at Jodhpur is the principal trial court of the district — it hears sessions-triable criminal cases, bail in serious matters, and civil suits above the magistrate's pecuniary limit.
Family Court
The Family Court at Jodhpur hears matrimonial and family matters — divorce, judicial separation, maintenance, custody and restitution of conjugal rights — under the Family Courts Act, 1984.
MACT
The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal at Jodhpur decides claims for compensation arising out of road accidents, under the Motor Vehicles Act.
Consumer Commission
The Consumer Commission at Jodhpur hears complaints against sellers and service providers under the Consumer Protection Act, 2019 — from defective goods to builders who do not deliver possession.
CAT
The Central Administrative Tribunal bench at Jodhpur hears service disputes of central government employees — recruitment, promotion, seniority, transfer, disciplinary action and pension.
Magistrate courts
The magistrate courts at Jodhpur, headed by the Chief Judicial Magistrate, are where a criminal case first reaches a judge — cognizance, remand, and the trial of offences not triable by the Sessions Court.
Revenue (RAA)
The Revenue Appellate Authority at Jodhpur hears appeals against the orders of revenue officers — Tehsildars, SDOs and Collectors — in land record, mutation and revenue partition matters.
Lok Adalat
A Lok Adalat is a settlement forum under the Legal Services Authorities Act whose award is final and binding, with no appeal against it — which is both its advantage and the reason to think before consenting.
Tell me what has happened
A few lines is enough. If it is urgent — an arrest, a frozen account, a notice with a date on it — call rather than write.