Case brief
RBI imposed a penalty of ₹1 lakh on The Jammu Central Co-operative Bank Ltd., Jammu and Kashmir. The action followed the bank’s acceptance of fresh savings bank deposits in violation of specific RBI directions.
Impact
The bank must absorb the monetary penalty and remain exposed to any further supervisory or enforcement action RBI may decide to initiate. The release does not impose a new operational ban, but it underscores that the bank must continue complying with RBI’s directions on deposit acceptance, especially in savings bank accounts.
Why RBI acted
Regulatory basis
- Section 35A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949
- Section 47A(1)(c) read with Sections 46(4)(i) and 56 of the BR Act