Case brief
RBI imposed a monetary penalty of Rs 2.25 lakh on The Bodeli Urban Co-operative Bank Ltd., Bodeli, for regulatory contraventions. The violations related to loans involving directors' relatives as sureties/guarantors and non-maintenance of the required CRR.
Impact
The bank must absorb the monetary penalty and address the compliance weaknesses that led to it, especially controls around lending to director-linked parties and maintenance of statutory reserves. The order does not invalidate customer transactions, but it signals continuing supervisory scrutiny over the bank's regulatory compliance.
Why RBI acted
Regulatory basis
- Section 47 A (1) (c) read with Sections 46 (4) (i) and 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949