Case brief
RBI imposed a ₹1.50 lakh penalty on The Vaidyanath Urban Co-operative Bank Ltd., Beed for violating specific directions issued under the Supervisory Action Framework. The breach involved making a donation contrary to RBI operational instructions.
Impact
The bank must absorb the penalty and the finding of non-compliance, but the release does not impose any new business restriction or operating ban. The forward-looking impact is primarily compliance and supervisory, with no stated direct restriction on customers or operations.
Why RBI acted
Regulatory basis
- section 36 (1) read with section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949
- Section 47 A (1) (c) read with Section 46 (4) (i) and Section 56 of the Act