The asymmetric unit of the title compound, C(14)H(12)ClNO(3)S, contains two independent mol-ecules. The conformations of the N-C bonds in the C-SO(2)-NH-C(O) segments have gauche torsions with respect to the S=O bonds. The mol-ecules are twisted at the S atoms with torsion angles of -54.2 (2) and 63.8 (2)° in the two mol-ecules. The dihedral angles between the sulfonyl benzene rings and the -SO(2)-NH-C-O segments are 85.0 (1) and 87.0 (1)°. Furthermore, the dihedral angles between the sulfonyl and benzoyl benzene rings are 89.4 (1) and 82.4 (1)° in the two mol-ecules. In the crystal, mol-ecules are linked by N-H⋯O(S) hydrogen bonds.