Case brief
RBI cancelled the licence of Sri Sharada Mahila Co-operative Bank Ltd., Tumkur, Karnataka. The bank must stop banking business immediately and is to be wound up.
Impact
The bank is prohibited from conducting any banking business, including accepting and repaying deposits, with immediate effect. Depositors may claim insurance up to ₹5 lakh per depositor from DICGC, subject to the DICGC Act, 1961; RBI noted that most depositors were entitled to full repayment from insurance based on the bank’s submitted data. The bank’s operations are effectively terminated pending liquidation.
Why RBI acted
Regulatory basis
- section 11(1)
- section 22(3)(d) read with section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949
- sections 22(3)(a), 22(3)(b), 22(3)(c), 22(3)(d) and 22(3)(e) read with section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949
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