Case brief
RBI cancelled the licence of The Mapusa Urban Co-operative Bank of Goa Ltd., Goa, with effect from the close of business on April 16, 2020. The bank was also barred from conducting banking business immediately.
Impact
The bank cannot continue banking operations and must cease accepting or repaying deposits as a banking business. Liquidation proceedings will follow, and depositors will be paid through the DICGC mechanism subject to the statutory ceiling of up to ₹5,00,000 per depositor.
Why RBI acted
Regulatory basis
- section 11 (1)
- section 22 (3) (d) read with section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949
- section 22(3) (a)
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