Case brief
RBI cancelled the licence of The Mirzapur Urban Co-operative Bank Ltd., Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh on September 1, 2014. The bank can no longer conduct banking business or accept/repay deposits.
Impact
The bank must stop banking operations forthwith. Depositors and other customers are affected because the institution can no longer accept new deposits or repay deposits through normal banking operations; the order has immediate operational effect from September 1, 2014.
Why RBI acted
Regulatory basis
- Section 22 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (As applicable to Co-operative Societies) read with Section 56 of Banking Regulation Act, 1949
- Section 5(b) of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (As applicable to Co-operative Societies)