Overview
The 5 October 2026 edition of IBC Laws Today—Banking & Debt Recovery presents recent judicial developments concerning debt recovery, SARFAESI proceedings and the Negotiable Instruments Act. The newsletter highlights decisions from the Kerala High Court, Delhi DRAT and Madras High Court.
The edition also announces the launch of ResearchAI Pro, provides access to weekly case-law digests covering RERA, arbitration and insolvency, and shares details of an upcoming webinar on recent insolvency decisions.
Details
Newsletter: IBC Laws Today—Banking & Debt Recovery
Edition date: 5 October 2026
Primary coverage: Debt recovery, SARFAESI proceedings, DRT and DRAT matters, negotiable instruments, insolvency, RERA and dispute resolution.
Debt Recovery—SARFAESI, DRT and DRAT
Ramachandran P v. Authorized Officer, Catholic Syrian Bank Ltd.: The Kerala High Court considered whether the Registrar of a Debts Recovery Tribunal can independently refer an unnumbered application filed under Section 17 of the SARFAESI Act to the Tribunal on questions of maintainability or limitation.
Court: Kerala High Court
Citation: (2026) ibclaw.in 5371 HC
International Asset Reconstruction Company Pvt. Ltd. v. Bharatpur Nutritional Products Ltd. and Others: The Delhi DRAT examined whether a Debt Recovery Tribunal could prescribe different modes of interest for two respondents in the same original application while fixing an identical rate of interest.
Tribunal: Debt Recovery Appellate Tribunal, Delhi
Citation: (2026) ibclaw.in 373 DRAT
Negotiable Instruments Act
N. Chandrasekaran v. R. Velusamy: The Madras High Court considered whether a promissory note became unenforceable because its amount was allegedly altered from ₹1,500 to ₹7,500 without explanation.
Statutory presumption: The matter also examined whether the presumption under Section 118 of the Negotiable Instruments Act could be invoked despite the alleged material alteration.
Court: Madras High Court
Citation: (2026) ibclaw.in 5365 HC
Case Highlights
ResearchAI Pro: IBC Laws has launched an AI-powered legal research and drafting platform designed to support the complete legal-research workflow.
Research functions: The tool enables professionals to conduct broad legal research, analyse individual judgments and create an AI Portfolio using selected legal authorities.
Integrated features: ResearchAI Pro incorporates SearchAI+, EXTRA Filters, DeepSummary, case histories and verified citations.
RERA weekly digest: The newsletter provides access to a compilation of significant RERA decisions published between 28 September and 3 October 2026.
Arbitration and dispute-resolution digest: A weekly compilation covers important arbitration and dispute-resolution decisions from 28 September to 3 October 2026.
Insolvency weekly digest: The edition includes a digest of notable insolvency case-law developments reported between 28 September and 3 October 2026.
Webinar
Event: Insolvency Case Laws—The Fortnightly Review
Date: Saturday, 10 October 2026
Time: 11:30 AM
Purpose: The webinar will review and discuss recent developments and decisions relating to insolvency law.
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Further information: Complete judgments, legal updates, case digests and event details are available through the links included in the original newsletter.
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