Case brief
RBI cancelled the licence of Kokan Prant Sahakari Bank Ltd., Mumbai. The bank can no longer carry on banking business, including accepting or repaying deposits.
Impact
The bank must stop all banking operations immediately. Customers/depositors are affected because the bank can no longer accept fresh deposits or repay deposits as a banking institution, and the licence cancellation is effective forthwith.
Why RBI acted
Regulatory basis
- Section 22 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949
- Section 56 of Banking Regulation Act, 1949
- Section 5(b) of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949