Case brief
RBI imposed a ₹5 lakh penalty on Shriram City Union Finance Limited, Chennai. The action was for non-compliance with RBI directions on gold jewellery ownership verification and fraud reporting.
Impact
The company must absorb the financial penalty and remain compliant with RBI’s NBFC directions going forward, especially on gold jewellery ownership verification and fraud reporting. No restriction on operations, lending, or customer activity was announced in this release.
Why RBI acted
Regulatory basis
- clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 58 G read with clause (aa) of sub-section (5) of section 58B of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934