DRT Court Fee Calculator
Enter the amount of debt claimed to see the indicative Debts Recovery Tribunal application fee, the SARFAESI section 17 application fee and the fee for an appeal to the DRAT.
Template & estimate only — not legal advice. Fees are fixed by the Debts Recovery Tribunal (Procedure) Rules, 1993, the DRAT (Procedure) Rules, 1994 and later amendments, and are assessed by the tribunal registry. This is an indicative estimate from published sources; confirm the payable amount with the registry or a qualified advocate before filing. CaseDocker accepts no liability for any decision taken on the basis of this estimate, and all liability rests with the user.
Enter a claim amount above to see the indicative fees.
How it works
- OA fee: ₹12,000 up to ₹10 lakh of debt, plus ₹1,000 for every lakh or part of a lakh above ₹10 lakh, capped at ₹1,50,000 (Rule 7, DRT Procedure Rules, 1993). The cap is reached at about ₹1.48 crore.
- SARFAESI section 17: the Securitisation (Removal of Difficulties) Order, 2004 applies the Rule 7 fee to applications before the DRT; this calculator uses the debt claimed as the base.
- Appeal to DRAT: ₹12,000 below ₹10 lakh, ₹20,000 from ₹10 lakh to below ₹30 lakh, ₹30,000 for ₹30 lakh or more (Rule 8, DRAT Procedure Rules, 1994).
Figures could not all be matched against the official rule text and are indicative. Miscellaneous application fees are not included.
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Frequently asked questions
For an original application the fee under Rule 7 of the DRT (Procedure) Rules, 1993 is Rs 12,000 for a debt up to Rs 10 lakh, plus Rs 1,000 for every lakh or part of a lakh above Rs 10 lakh, capped at Rs 1,50,000. Treat this as indicative and confirm with the tribunal registry.
Rs 12,000 for the first Rs 10 lakh plus Rs 1,000 for each of the remaining 40 lakhs, giving Rs 52,000 under the Rule 7 slab used by this calculator.
At a debt of about Rs 1.48 crore the fee reaches the Rs 1,50,000 ceiling. Larger claims pay the same fee.
The Securitisation (Removal of Difficulties) Order, 2004 applies the Rule 7 fee, mutatis mutandis, to section 17 applications. The basis on which the amount is measured should be confirmed with the registry before filing.
Rule 8 of the DRAT (Procedure) Rules, 1994 reports Rs 12,000 for debt below Rs 10 lakh, Rs 20,000 from Rs 10 lakh to below Rs 30 lakh and Rs 30,000 for Rs 30 lakh or more. A statutory pre-deposit is separate from this fee.
Yes, separately from the filing fee. Section 18 of the SARFAESI Act generally requires 50 per cent of the debt claimed (reducible to not less than 25 per cent) and section 21 of the RDB Act requires 75 per cent of the debt determined by the DRT (reducible to not less than 50 per cent). Confirm the current text before filing.
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