Recovery of Debts and Bankruptcy Act, 1993

Section - 1 - Short title, extent, commencement and application

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Section - 2 - Definitions

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Section - 3 - Establishment of Tribunal

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Section - 4 - Composition of Tribunal

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Section - 5 - Qualifications for appointment as Presiding Officer

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Section - 6 - Term of office

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Section - 6A - Qualifications, terms and conditions of service of Presiding Officer

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Section - 7 - Staff of Tribunal

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Section - 8 - Establishment of Appellate Tribunal

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Section - 9 - Composition of Appellate Tribunal

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Section - 10 - Qualifications for appointment as 3[Chairperson] of the Appellate Tribunal

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Section - 11 - Term of office

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Section - 12 - Staff of the Appellate Tribunal

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Section - 13 - Salary and allowances and other terms and conditions of service of Presiding Officers

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Section - 14 - Filling up of vacancies

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Section - 15 - Resignation and removal

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Section - 15A - Qualifications, terms and conditions of service of Chairperson

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Section - 16 - Orders constituting Tribunal or an Appellate Tribunal to be final and not to invalidate its proceedings

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Section - 17 - Jurisdiction, powers and authority of Tribunals

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Section - 17A - Power of Chairperson of Appellate Tribunal

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Section - 18 - Bar of jurisdiction

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Section - 19 - Application to the Tribunal

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Section - 19A - Appellate Tribunal under Insolvency Code

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Section - 20 - Appeal to the Appellate Tribunal

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Section - 21 - Deposit of amount of debt due, on filing appeal

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Section - 22 - Procedure and powers of the Tribunal and the Appellate Tribunal

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Section - 22A - Uniform procedure for conduct of proceedings

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Section - 23 - Right to legal representation and Presenting Officers

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Section - 24 - Limitation

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Section - 25 - Modes of recovery of debts

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Section - 26 - Validity of certificate and amendment thereof

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Section - 27 - Stay of proceedings under certificate and amendment of withdrawal thereof

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Section - 28 - Other modes of recovery

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Section - 29 - Application of certain provisions of Income-tax Act

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Section - 30 - Appeal against the order of Recovery Officer

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Section - 30A - Deposit of amount of debt due for filing appeal against orders of the Recovery Officer

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Section - 31 - Transfer of pending cases

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Section - 31A - Power of Tribunal to issue certificate of recovery in case of decree or order

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Section - 31B - Priority to secured creditors

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Section - 32 - Chairperson, Presiding Officer and staff of Appellate Tribunal and Tribunal to be public servants

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Section - 33 - Protection of action taken in good faith

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Section - 34 - Act to have overriding effect

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Section - 35 - Power to remove difficulties

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Section - 36 - Power to make rules

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Section - 37 - Repeal and saving

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