Case brief
RBI extended the Section 35A directions on Shree Ganesh Sahakari Bank Ltd., Nashik, for six months. It also relaxed the depositor withdrawal cap from ₹70,000 to ₹80,000.
Impact
The bank must continue operating under RBI-imposed restrictions until September 29, 2018, and depositors remain subject to the withdrawal cap (now ₹80,000 per account/depositor, with possible set-off against dues owed to the bank). The action does not remove the restriction; it continues the bank's constrained operating regime subject to review.
Why RBI acted
Regulatory basis
- Section 35A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949
- sub-sections (1) and (2) of Section 35A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949
- sub-section (1) of Section 35A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949