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Recovery Of Debts And Bankruptcy Act, 1993 · Chapter V: Recovery of Debt Determined by Tribunal

Section 25: Modes of recovery of debts

The Recovery Officer shall, on receipt of the copy of the certificate under sub-section (7) of section 19, proceed to recover the amount of debt specified in the certificate by one or more of the following modes, namely:—

(a) attachment and sale of the movable or immovable property of the defendant;

[(aa) taking possession of property over which security interest is created or any other property of the defendant and appointing receiver for such property and to sell the same;]

(b) arrest of the defendant and his detention in prison;

(c) appointing a receiver for the management of the movable or immovable properties of the defendant;

[(d) any other mode of recovery as may be prescribed by the Central Government.]

Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in), the consolidated text published by the Legislative Department, Government of India. Text as updated on India Code on 14 October 2026. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here. Official text on India Code.

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