Report .....Tags : Banking, indicators, 2015, december
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Reserve Bank of India to Lift All Charges on Fund Transfers via RTGS and NEFT from July 1(12.06.2019)
Reserve Bank of India has said that it will lift all charges on fund transfer through popular RTGS and NEFT systems from July 1, 2019 and asked banks .....
Tags : Reserve Bank of India, NEFT, RTGS
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RBI Maintains Status Quo, Keeps REPO Rate Unchanged at 6.25%(07.06.2017)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has held on to policy rate at 6.25 percent in its monetary policy review on June 7, 2017, the second bi-monthly review for.....
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RBI Imposes Restrictions on Mastercard from On-Boarding New Customers in India from July 22(15.07.2021)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) while taking supervisory action on Mastercard Asia / Pacific Pte. Ltd. has imposed the restrictions on Mastercard from On-.....
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RBI Announces Timetable Reduction in SLR(11.12.2015)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced a reduction in share of government securities known as Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR) that banks have to ma.....
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Cabinet approves acquisition of subsidiary banks of State Bank of India(15.02.2017)
The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the acquisition by the State Bank of India of its subsidiary banks na.....
Tags : Acquisition, Subsidiary banks, Approval
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Rajya Sabha Approves Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill, 2020(13.03.2020)
Rajya Sabha has passed amendments to the insolvency law in the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill, 2020 that will help ring-fence success.....
Tags : Parliament, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill, 2020
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RBI Issues Guidelines for the Gold Monetisation Scheme(23.10.2015)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued guidelines for the Gold Monetisation Scheme. RBI has issued directions for banks on implementation of the gold .....
Tags : Reserve Bank of India , Gold Monetisation Scheme
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NCLAT: Resolution Professional Can Submit An Additional Report Under Section 99 I&B Code(29.04.2022)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has observed that the Resolution Professional can submit an additional report under Section 99 of the Insolven.....
Tags : National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, Section 99, Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code, 2016
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Insolvency And Bankruptcy Board Notifies Fast Track Insolvency Resolution Process(19.06.2017)
IBBI has notified IBBI (Fast Track Insolvency Resolution Process for Corporate Persons) Regulations, 2017 which provide process from initiation of ins.....
Tags : Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India, Fast Track, Insolvency Resolution Process
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RBI Penalizes Fourteen Banks for Non-Compliance with Provisions on Lending to Non-bank Lenders(08.07.2021)
Reserve Bank of India has penalised fourteen banks including State Bank of India, Bank of Baroda, IndusInd Bank and Bandhan Bank for non-compliance wi.....
Tags : Reserve Bank of India, Non-Compliance with Provisions on Lending to Non-bank Lenders
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Delhi HC Allows Interim Reoccupation to Debtor of Property Securitized by Bank(13.04.2020)
Delhi High Court has allowed a family to reoccupy a floor of the property, which was securitized by IIFL Home Finance Limited under Section 14 of Secu.....
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Unless there is fraud of beneficiary or irretrievable harm or injury, Courts are not to interfere with encashment of Bank Guarantees(02.09.2016)
Appellant No. 1 a Joint Venture Company formed for specific purpose of constituting, commissioning and operating Kochi-Coimbatore-Erode-Salem LPG Pipe.....
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Supreme Court: Any Direction Issued by RBI Derived from Statutory Power is Binding(05.01.2022)
Supreme Court has stated that Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has wide supervisory powers over financial institutions like SIDBI, in furtherance of which,.....
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Reserve Bank of India imposes monetary penalty on IDBI Bank Limited(11.04.2018)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed, through an order dated April 09, 2018, a monetary penalty of Rs. 30 million on IDBI Bank Limited (the ban.....
Tags : Penalty, Imposition, IDBI Bank
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Bom. HC: Public Sector Banks Not Empowered to Issue Look Out Circulars Against Loan Defaulters(27.04.2024)
Bombay High Court has observed that Public Sector Banks are not authorized to issue look out circulars against loan defaulters. The power exercised by.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Public Sector Banks, Look Out Circulars, Article 14 of COI, Article 21 of COI
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RBI: Banks Cannot Refuse to Accept Scribbled, Coloured, Faded Bank Notes(01.05.2017)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has clarified by its notification dated 25th April 2017 that bank branches cannot refuse to accept scribbled/coloured/fade.....
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Lending and Deposit Rates of Scheduled Commercial Banks - January 2023(31.01.2023)
Data on lending and deposit rates of scheduled commercial banks (SCBs) (excluding regional rural banks and small finance banks) for the month of Janua.....
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SC: Bank Officers Dealing in Public Money to be Vigilant(09.02.2021)
Supreme Court has said bank officers dealing in public money need to be vigilant and any deviation from the procedural guidelines for disbursing loans.....
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RBI Revises Rules for Resolution of Stressed MSME Loans(18.03.2016)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has revised rules pertaining to revival of advances to small businesses and asked lenders to form district-level committee.....
Tags : Reserve Bank of India , MSME
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Kerala High Court Dismisses Plea Challenging Bank Merger(27.03.2017)
Kerala High Court has dismissed a batch of Public Interest Petitions challenging decision of State Bank of India (SBI) to acquire State Bank of Travan.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, State Bank of India
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RBI: Retail Investors can Access G-Sec Market(29.07.2016)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has said that retail investors can access Government Securities (G-Sec) market, in a seamless manner from August 16.
Tags : Reserve Bank of India, G-Sec, retail investors
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RBI Withdraws CDR, SDR, S4A, JLF Schemes to Restructure Bad Loans(13.02.2018)
Reserve Bank of India has scrapped Corporate Debt Restructuring, Sustainable Structuring of Stressed Assets, Strategic Debt Restructuring, & Flexible .....
Tags : Reserve Bank of India, Insolvency
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Portal for trading Priority Sector Lending Certificates(07.04.2016)
The Reserve Bank of India issued instructions on trading of Priority Sector Lending Certificates – to facilitate a trading platform via its Core Banki.....
Tags : Pslc, trading, ekuber, core banking
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RBI Permits Banks to Convert Stressed Loans into Standard, Conditions Apply(25.09.2015)
RBI has said that it would permit banks to convert status of their "stressed" loans to a company into "standard" ones if entity is sold to a new major.....
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Barabanki District Court Acquits Former AMU Scholar Gulzar Wani in Sabarmati Express Blast Case(22.05.2017)
Barabanki District Court has acquitted two accused in Sabarmati Express Blast Case of 2000.
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SC: Adj. Authority Has Power to Recall Order Approving RP Which Isn’t Submitted As Per IBC(14.02.2024)
Supreme Court has held that National Company Law Tribunal has the power under Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC) to recall its order approving.....
Tags : Supreme Court, NCLT, Resolution Plan, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code
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BANKING - SC Stays Bombay HC Order Directing Federal Bank to Pay Rs. 4 cr to Harshad Mehta's Wife(12.03.2019)
Supreme Court has stayed order of Bombay High Court that directed Federal Bank to pay Rs. 4 crore with 18 per cent interest from 1992 to the wife of l.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Federal Bank, Harshad Mehta
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RBI Bans Investments in ‘Non-cooperative Countries’(27.01.2017)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has prohibited Indian entities from making direct investments in any entity located in 'non co-operative countries and ter.....
Tags : Reserve Bank of India, Non-cooperative Countries, investments
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RBI Issues Guidelines on PSLCs(08.04.2016)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI), has released guidelines for Priority Sector Lending Certificates (PSLCs), where banks can buy and sell instruments to man.....
Tags : Reserve Bank of India, Priority Sector Lending Certificates
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RBI extends validity of the Directions issued to the Indian Mercantile Co-operative Bank Ltd., Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh(07.09.2016)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has extended the Directions issued to the Indian Mercantile Co-operative Bank Ltd., Lucknow for a further period of si.....
Tags : Extension, Direction, Mercantile Co-operative Bank
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Enforcement action in respect of statutory auditors of commercial banks(03.06.2019)
RBI vide its Press Release dated June 29, 2018 had put in place an enforcement action framework in respect of statutory auditors for the lapses in the.....
Tags : Statutory auditors, Commercial banks, Enforcement action
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RBI Authorises Select Bank Branches to Collect Advance Tax(16.08.2016)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has authorised various bank branches, including those of SBI, ICICI, HDFC Bank, PNB and Bank of Baroda, to collect income .....
Tags : Reserve Bank of India, Advance Tax
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NCLAT: Article 1 of Limitation Act,1963 not Apply to Proceedings Under IB Code, 2016(26.05.2022)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) Principal Bench has held that the Article 1 of Limitation Act, 1963 is not applicable to the Petition .....
Tags : National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, Limitation
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RBI Permits Custodians or Banks to Short-Sell in Govt. Bond Market(30.10.2015)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has permitted custodians or banks to short-sell in Government Bond Market with primary members or individual bank customer.....
Tags : Reserve Bank of India, Government Bond Market, Custodians , Banks
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HP HC Upholds Guidelines by NABARD Regarding Appointment of Auditors for Cooperative Banks(26.06.2023)
Himachal Pradesh High Court has upheld guidelines issued by NABARD regarding the appointment of statutory auditors for Cooperative Banks and observed .....
Tags : Himachal Pradesh High Court, Guidelines, NABARD, Cooperative Banks
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PFRDA notifies amendments to Trustee Bank (TB) and Central Recordkeeping Agency (CRA) Regulations(22.02.2024)
The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) has notified the Trustee Bank (TB) (Amendment) Regulations, 2023 and the Central Recordk.....
Tags : Amendments, Trustee Bank, Regulations
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Bombay HC: Mere Repayment of Loan Amount ‘No Ground’ For Quashing Cheating Case(29.03.2017)
Bombay High Court has held that re-payment of loan amount will not have any adverse effect on a criminal prosecution and observed that offences involv.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, banking and loan transactions
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NCLAT: Insolvency Cannot be Initiated on Basis of Unpaid LTC And Leave Encashment Dues(16.05.2022)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, has ruled that the welfare claims such as Leave Encashment, superannuation dues are not operational debt for .....
Tags : National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, Leave Encashment, Corporate Debtor, Section 9, Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code, 2016, superannuation dues
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NCLAT: No Bar in Pendency of Execution Proceedings u/s 9 IBC(07.04.2022)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has observed that the pendency of an execution petition does not bar the operational creditor from filing a pe.....
Tags : National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, execution petition, Section 9 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016
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RBI Nods to Hike Service Charge on Deposits by Non-Chest Branches(22.01.2016)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has said currency chest holding branches can raise service charges to be levied on cash deposited by non-chest bank branch.....
Tags : Reserve Bank of India, Non-Chest Branches
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Finance Ministry Clarifies that Members of Queer Community Can Open Joint Bank Accounts(30.08.2024)
Ministry of Finance has issued a notification clarifying that members of the queer community can open a joint bank account and can also nominate their.....
Tags : Ministry of Finance, Queer Community, Joint Bank Accounts
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Top Pvt Banks Slap Charges on Cash Transactions, Caps Free Transactions(02.03.2017)
Banks including HDFC, ICICI, Axis began charging a minimum amount of Rs 150 per transaction for cash deposits and withdrawals beyond four free transac.....
Tags : Banks, Cash Transactions
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Supreme Court Rejects Plea of Axis Bank Against Release of Arbitral Award Money to Daiichi(14.12.2018)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain an Axis Bank plea opposing release of Rs 9.39 crore, which is part of Rs 3,500 crore awarded by a Singapore tri.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Axis Bank, Daiichi Sankyo
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Madras High Court: Can’t Freeze Bank Account Under UAPA in Absence of Central Government’s Order(01.04.2024)
Madras High Court has held that authorities cannot freeze the bank account of Tamil Nadu Development Foundation Trust under the Unlawful Activities Pr.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Section 7(1) of UAPA, Bank Account
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RBI Withdraws Banks' 25% Compensation(28.08.2015)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has withdrawn 25 per cent compensation to banks for detecting fake notes.
Tags : Reserve Bank of India,25 per cent compensation
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#Economic Survey 2021-2022: Impact of Pandemic on Banking System(31.01.2022)
The banking system is well capitalized and the overhang of Non-Performing Assets seem to have structurally declined.
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Delhi HC Seeks Response in Bail Plea Filed by Yes Bank Founder in Money Laundering Case(17.02.2022)
Delhi High Court has sought response of the Enforcement Directorate in the bail plea filed by Yes Bank founder Rana Kapoor in a money laundering case .....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Yes Bank Founder, Money Laundering Case
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Health Ministry permits transfer of blood between Blood Banks(19.10.2015)
To utilise its blood banks better and reduce scarcity, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has permitted transfer of blood from one bank to anot.....
Tags : Health, blood, bank, transfer, plasma
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Madras HC: Asian Paints to Furnish Bank Guarantee for GST Department to Release Detained Goods(02.05.2022)
Madras High Court has directed the Goods and Services Tax department to discharge the detained goods on furnishing of the bank guarantee by Asian Pain.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Goods and Services Tax, bank guarantee, Asian Paints
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Cabinet approves Interest Subvention to banks on Short-Term crop loan to farmers(14.06.2017)
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the Interest Subvention Scheme (ISS) for farmers for the year 2017-18......
Tags : Approval, Interest Subvention, Banks
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Delhi HC: Pendency of Insolvency Petition Is Not Bar to Appointment of Arbitrator(16.05.2022)
Delhi High Court has observed that the mere pendency of an insolvency petition under Section 9 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 is not a ba.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Section 9, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, Arbitrator
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Gujarat HC: Yes Bank is a Private Entity And Not Amenable to Writ Jurisdiction(28.07.2022)
Gujarat High Court has held that 30% shareholding of State Bank of India (SBI) cannot make Yes Bank a State under Article 12 of Constitution, and ther.....
Tags : Gujarat High Court, Yes Bank, Writ Jurisdiction, State
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Distribution of Banknotes during November 10 to December 19, 2016(21.12.2016)
Consequent to the announcement of withdrawal of Legal Tender status of banknotes of Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 denominations from the midnight of November 8.....
Tags : Bank Notes, Distribution
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Reserve Bank of India Lifts Restrictions on Catholic Syrian Bank on Opening Branches(15.01.2020)
Reserve Bank of India has lifted a restriction that was imposed on the Catholic Syrian Bank for opening new branches, given the delayed initial public.....
Tags : Reserve Bank of India, Catholic Syrian Bank
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Internet Banking Facility for Customers of Cooperative Banks(05.11.2015)
The Reserve Bank of India has allowed State Cooperative Banks and District Central Cooperative Banks to provide Internet Banking facilities to their c.....
Tags : Internet banking, cooperative, guidelines
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Del. HC: Bank Customers Have No Way of Contacting Officials Who Send Emails(22.02.2023)
Delhi High Court while expressing concern over computer generated e-mails sent to customers without mention of contact details of officials under whos.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Bank, Accountability
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RBI Eases Stressed Asset Resolution Norms(11.11.2016)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has eased rules for various stressed asset resolution schemes and expanded scope of a loan recast plan previously limited .....
Tags : Reserve Bank of India , infrastructure sector, Stressed Asset Resolution
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Madras HC: Banks Cannot Attach Savings Account Opened for Depositing Pension to Recover Loan(03.12.2015)
Madras High Court has held that Savings Bank Account maintained primarily for purpose of depositing monthly pension amount could not be attached by a .....
Tags : Madras High Court , Savings Bank Account
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Bombay HC: Account Holder Not Liable For Unauthorized Transactions Due To Third Party Breach(17.06.2024)
Bom. HC while directing Bank of Baroda to refund Rs. 76,90,017 to a company who lost the amount in a cyber fraud involving unauthorized electronic ban.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, OTP, Bank of Baroda
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ITAT, Mumbai: Interest Income Earned by HSBC Bank Not Eligible to Tax(14.07.2020)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Mumbai has ruled that interest income of Rs 1,498 crore earned by HSBC Bank during the assessment year 2015-16 f.....
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SC to Bank: ‘You Don't Go After Big Fish, But You Harass Poor Farmers’(17.05.2022)
Supreme Court has pulled up the Bank of Maharashtra for challenging an order of the Madhya Pradesh High Court directing it to accept the One Time Sett.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Bank of Maharashtra, One Time Settlement, Madhya Pradesh High Court
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Delhi HC Directs SIT to Complete Investigation in Plea Seeking Inquiry into Banking Fraud(18.03.2020)
Delhi High Court has directed the Special Investigation Team to conclude investigation into banking frauds as expeditiously as possible and in all cir.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Banking Fraud Cases
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Delhi HC: Employees and Officials Working in Banks Have Larger Responsibility of Ensuring Integrity(20.12.2021)
Delhi High Court has observed that the employees and officials working in banks have a larger responsibility of ensuring the integrity of the banking .....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Employees and Officials Working in Banks
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RBI Relaxes Reporting Requirement of NEFT Transactions(18.03.2016)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has said it is discontinuing provision where banks had to submit data pertaining to NEFT (National Electronic Fund Transfe.....
Tags : Reserve Bank of India, NEFT Transactions
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CIVIL - SC Refuses to Stay Merger of Vijaya, Dena Banks with Bank of Baroda(29.03.2019)
Supreme Court has refused to stay amalgamation of three public sector lenders Vijaya Bank, Dena Bank and Bank of Baroda and dismissed applications fil.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Vijaya Bank, Dena Bank
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Yes Bank Gets RBI Approval for MF and AMC(13.10.2015)
Yes Bank has received Reserve Bank of India (RBI) approval to set up a mutual fund asset management company and trustee company as wholly owned subsid.....
Tags : Yes Bank, Reserve Bank of India
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Madras HC: Notice to Accused Not Necessary for Freezing Bank Account Under Section 102 CrPC(21.03.2022)
Madras High Court has dismissed a plea made by the wife of controversial PUBG gamer Madan seeking the defreezing of her bank account at Axis Bank Limi.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Freezing Bank Account
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Manager of Nationalized Bank Though a Public Servant Can't Claim Protection U/S 197 CrPC: SC(01.05.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that a public servant working in a nationalized bank cannot claim benefit of Sanction under Section 197 of the Criminal Pro.....
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Supreme Court Upholds Sections 3, 4 & 10 of IBC Amendment Act 2020(20.01.2021)
Supreme Court has upheld the constitutional validity of Sections 3, 4 and 10 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Act 2020.
Tags : Supreme Court, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Act 2020
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Invocation of bank guarantee restricted only for fraud and irretrievable injustice(02.11.2015)
The Delhi High Court allowed an appeal against an order restraining the encashment of a bank guarantee by the Appellant. It noted that as per preceden.....
Tags : Bank guarantee, prejudice, future success
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CCI approves the acquisition of stake by Axis Bank Limited, Axis Capital Limited and Axis Securities Limited in Max Life Insurance Company Limited(21.01.2021)
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) approves the acquisition of stake by Axis Bank Limited, Axis Capital Limited and Axis Securities Limited in .....
Tags : Acquisition, Approval, Bank
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India signs 200 million US Dollar Loan Deal with World Bank for National Nutrition Mission (POSHAN Abhiyaan) for 315 districts across all states/UTs(07.05.2018)
The Government of India signed a loan deal worth $ 200 million with the World Bank today for the National Nutrition Mission (POSHAN Abhiyaan). The loa.....
Tags : Loan Deal, World Bank, POSHAN Abhiyaan
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RBI Issues Revised Guidelines for FIF(16.10.2015)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued revised guidelines for scope of activities and objectives of its Financial Inclusion Fund (FIF). The corpus of .....
Tags : Reserve Bank of India, FIF
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RBI Opens Rs 50kcr Flexible Liquidity Window to Aid MFs(28.04.2020)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has opened a Rs 50,000 Crores flexible liquidity window to help mutual funds cope with redemption pressure, tempering inve.....
Tags : Reserve Bank of India, Liquidity Window
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Supreme Court Seeks Centre and State Government’s Reply on Plea to Regulate Blood Banks(04.02.2020)
Supreme Court has sought response from Centre and all the State Governments on a plea seeking direction to strengthen and regulate blood banks and blo.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Blood Banks
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RBI Eases NBFC Loan Restructuring Norms(31.07.2015)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has permitted non-bank lenders to retain the 'standard asset' tag on a restructured loan for an extended period if an infr.....
Tags : Reserve Bank of India
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Kerala HC: Right of Creditor to Have Bank Guarantee Invoked Only During Currency of Bank Guarantee(29.04.2021)
Kerala High Court has held that the right of a creditor to have the Bank Guarantee invoked is only during the currency of the Bank Guarantee and not d.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Bank Guarantee
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India signs Financing Loan Agreement with the World Bank for US$ 74 Million for Uttarakhand Workforce Development Project (UKWDP)(18.09.2018)
A Loan Agreement for IBRD Credit of US$74 million equivalent for the Uttarakhand Workforce Development Project (UKWDP) was signed with the World Bank .....
Tags : Loan Agreement, World Bank, Project (UKWDP)
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RBI Sets Rupee Reference Rate against US Dollar and Euro(08.07.2016)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has fixed reference rate of the rupee at 67.4972 against the US dollar and 74.8274 for the euro.
Tags : Reserve Bank of India, RBI, reference rate
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RBI Launches Website “Sachet” to Tackle Fraud(05.08.2016)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has launched a website named “Sachet” from which anyone can obtain information regarding entities that are allowed to acce.....
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RBI Increases Withdrawal Limit from PMC Bank to Rs 50,000(06.11.2019)
Reserve Bank of India has enhanced the withdrawal limit of PMC Bank depositors to Rs 50,000 from the previous cap of Rs 40,000. RBI further said that .....
Tags : RBI, PMC Bank
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RBI permits internet banking in regional rural banks(19.11.2015)
The Reserve Bank of India permitted Regional Rural Banks to provide internet banking facilities to their customers, provided they have implemented the.....
Tags : Regional, rural bank, internet banking
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Yes Bank Case: Bombay HC Discharges DHFL(18.11.2021)
Bombay HC has discharged Dewan Housing Finance Corporation Ltd. (DHFL) and dropped the proceedings against it in a case of cheating and corruption reg.....
Tags : Bombay HC, Dewan Housing Finance Corporation Ltd., Yes Bank
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Kar. HC: Sufficient Bank Bal. Not Absolute Pre-requisite to Establish Readiness to Execute Agreement(24.01.2024)
Karnataka High Court has held that although it is relevant to consider the bank balance of a party while considering the matters of readiness and will.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Sale Agreement, Bank Balance
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No necessity for complaint to aver actual date of service of notice against dishonoured cheque(17.08.2015)
If the complaint contains the date of issuance of registered notice, merely not containing the date of receipt of information from the bank regarding .....
Tags : Banking, cheque, date of service, notice
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Bombay HC: Administrator Could Not Have Taken Policy Decision After Reconstruction of Yes Bank(23.01.2023)
Bombay High Court has set aside Yes Bank’s decision to write of Additional Tier 1 bonds Rs. 8415 Crore value observing that the Reserve Bank of India .....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Yes Bank, Reserve Bank of India
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CESTAT, New Delhi: Banking Services are Related to Collection of Export Proceeds(05.03.2020)
Customs Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, New Delhi has held that banking services are related to the collection of export proceeds and has a.....
Tags : Customs Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, Banking Services
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Revised Guidelines for the Financial Inclusion Fund(15.10.2015)
In light of the merging of the Financial Inclusion Fund and the Financial Inclusion Technology Fund to form the FIF as it exists today, the Reserve Ba.....
Tags : Bank, financial inclusion guidelines, fund
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SEBI Eases Norms on Consolidated Numbers for Banks, Insurance Companies(13.05.2020)
Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has exempted banks and insurance companies from publishing consolidated financial results for the June q.....
Tags : Securities and Exchange Board of India, Banks, Insurance Companies
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Pay IT dues in advance at RBI or authorised bank branches(15.02.2016)
The Reserve Bank of India has authorized twenty nine agency banks to accept payments of income tax. The move hopes to reduce the heavy rush for remitt.....
Tags : Income tax, payment, agency banks, march
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Limitation Act Applicable to Applications Filed Under Sec 7 and 9 of IBC from Inception of Code: SC(12.10.2018)
Supreme Court has held that the Limitation Act is applicable to applications filed under Sections 7 and 9 of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code From the i.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code
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RBI Issues Norms for Partial Credit Enhancement to Corporate Bonds(29.05.2017)
Reserve Bank of India has issued norms for Partial Credit Enhancement to Corporate Bonds making it mandatory for corporate bonds to have rating by a m.....
Tags : Reserve Bank of India, Partial Credit Enhancement
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Delhi High Court: Finance Ministry Dept's Fine on Banks Reversed(09.09.2019)
Delhi High Court has dismissed 15 appeals by the Financial Intelligence Unit of the Finance Ministry against an order of the Appellate Tribunal of th.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Banks
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Annual Conference of Banking Ombudsmen 2017 - July 25, 2017(31.07.2017)
The Annual Conference of Banking Ombudsmen was held at Mumbai on July 25, 2017. Shri S S Mundra, Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) inaugura.....
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MP HC Imposes Rs. 2 Lakh Exemplary Cost on SBI for 'Inhuman Approach'(29.07.2021)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has imposed exemplary cost of Rs. 2 lakhs on the State Bank of India (SBI) for adopting a very 'inhuman approach' while deal.....
Tags : Madhya Pradesh High Court, Cost on State Bank of India
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RBI Grants Approval for First Conversion from Urban Cooperative Bank to Small Finance Bank(07.01.2020)
Reserve Bank of India has granted ‘in-principle’ approval to Saharanpur-based, Shivalik Mercantile Cooperative Bank to convert from an Urban Cooperat.....
Tags : RBI, Small Finance Bank
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Delhi HC: Employer Can’t Retain Performance Bank Guarantee After Acknowledging Due Performance(14.12.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that the employer cannot withhold the performance bank guarantee after acknowledgement of the due performance of the contrac.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Performance Bank Guarantee, Counter Claims
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UBS AG no longer a banking company(19.05.2016)
The Reserve Bank of India notified USB AG, the Swiss multinational financial services firm, to have ceased being a ‘banking company’ under the Banking.....
Tags : Ubs, swiss, banking company, banking act
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RBI grants "in-principle" approval to 11 Applicants for Payments Banks(19.08.2015)
The Reserve Bank of India granted "in-principle" approval to 11 applicants to set up payments banks under the Guidelines for Licensing of Payments Ban.....
Tags : Rbi, payments banks, approved, guidelines
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Electoral Bonds Data Uploaded on Election Commission of India’s Website(15.03.2024)
The Election Commission of India has uploaded on its website data related to electoral bonds that was supplied by the State Bank of India.
Tags : Election Commission of India, Electoral Bonds, State Bank of India
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SC Notices RBI, FM Over Plea For Exchange of Old Notes Found in Dead Parents’ Bank Locker(24.07.2017)
Supreme Court has issued notice to RBI and Finance Ministry on a fresh plea seeking permission to deposit Rs 60 lakh in old notes which were lying in .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Demonetised Notes, Reserve Bank of India
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Bank Holiday on Second and Fourth Saturdays from September 1(28.08.2015)
All scheduled and non-scheduled banks - public, private, foreign, cooperative, regional rural and local area banks - will observe public holiday on se.....
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Press Release regarding draft regulations under FEMA and directions to Authorised Dealer banks(02.07.2024)
Over the years, the Reserve Bank has been progressively liberalising policies governing foreign exchange transactions, under FEMA, 1999. In continuati.....
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RBI Grants NBFCs More Power to Change Ownership in Stressed Firms(30.10.2015)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has allowed Non-Banking Finance Companies (NBFCs) to upgrade credit facilities extended to borrowing entities whose owners.....
Tags : Reserve Bank of India, Non-Banking Finance Companies
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Supreme Court Reiterates Section 18 Limitation Act Is Applicable To IBC Proceedings(19.05.2022)
Supreme Court reiterates that the provisions of Section 18 of the Limitation Act are applicable to proceedings under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy C C.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, Section 18 Limitation Act
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Ker. HC: Acts Done by Bank Officials While Taking Possession are Protected Under SARFAESI Act(25.05.2023)
Kerala High Court while observing that action taken by the officials of the bank under the SARFAESI Act is neither unquestionable nor treated as sacro.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Bank Officials, SARFAESI, Prosecution
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CIC: Records of Loans to Adani Groups Cannot be Disclosed under RTI(28.11.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has held that records related to loans given to industries promoted by Gautam Adani cannot be disclosed as these .....
Tags : Central Information Commission, Gautam Adani , State Bank of India , Loans
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RBI Amends Investment, Trading Rules for Banks(26.09.2017)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has barred banks from investing in category III Alternative Investment Funds, specified norms for their participation in c.....
Tags : Reserve Bank of India, Alternative Investment Funds
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Delhi HC Asks RBI to Submit its Latest Circular on FDI Policy(27.01.2016)
While hearing a public interest litigation seeking a thorough investigation against all firms that have received FDI, Delhi High Court has sought a re.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Reserve Bank of India, FDI policy
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CIVIL - Kerala HC Directs District Collectors to be Present in Proceedings Regarding Formation of Kerala Bank(06.03.2019)
Kerala High Court has directed seven District Collectors to be present in person during meeting to be held at district banks concerning finalising the.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Kerala Bank
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Status Quo on MDR: RBI(31.03.2017)
RBI has said that its mid-December 2016 ‘special measures’ on rationalisation of merchant discount rate (MDR) will continue whereby MDR for transactio.....
Tags : Reserve Bank of India, merchant discount rate
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Bom. HC: Banks to Show Evidence to Borrowers Before Invoking Circular on Wilful Default(27.03.2024)
Bombay High Court has held that commercial banks need to show the evidence to defaulting borrowers before invoking the master circular on wilful defau.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Wilful Default, Commercial Banks
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Guidelines for selection of MD and CEO in public sector banks approved(20.08.2015)
The guidelines on selection of Managing Directors and Chief Executive Officers in public sector banks, other than the five large public sector banks, .....
Tags : Bank, management, selection, board
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Punjab and Maharashtra Co-operative Bank Ltd. branches to operate as Unity Small Finance Bank Ltd.(25.01.2022)
The Government of India has today sanctioned and notified the Scheme for the amalgamation of the Punjab and Maharashtra Co-operative Bank Ltd. (PMC Ba.....
Tags : Branches, Operation, Unity Small Finance Bank Ltd.
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RBI Hikes Repo Rate by 25 bps to 6.5%(01.08.2018)
Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI’s) monetary policy committee (MPC) has raised repo rate by 25 basis points (bps) to 6.5%.
Tags : Reserve Bank of India, Repo Rate
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SEBI Fines ICICI Bank, Compliance Officer Rs 12 lakh for Disclosure Lapses(13.09.2019)
SEBI has levied a total fine of Rs 12 lakh on ICICI Bank Ltd and its compliance officer for disclosure lapses, including delayed disclosure of binding.....
Tags : SEBI, ICICI Bank
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Delhi High Court Issues Notice in Plea Challenging IBC Ordinance(30.07.2020)
Delhi High Court has issued notice to the Ministry of Law and Justice and Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India in a plea challenging the validity .....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code Ordinance, 2020
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SC: Filing of Cheque Dishonour Complaint to be at Place of Payee Bank(07.03.2025)
Supreme Court has observed that a complaint of cheque dishonor under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 should be filed in the Court .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Cheque Dishonour, Payee Bank
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RBI Increases Investment Limit of FPIs(30.03.2016)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has increased investment limit of Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) in central government bonds to Rs 2 lakh crore, from .....
Tags : Reserve Bank of India, Foreign Portfolio Investors
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Reserve Bank of India (Issue and Pricing of Shares by Private Sector Banks) Directions, 2016(21.04.2016)
The Reserve Bank of India issued Master Directions on the issue and pricing of shares by private sector banks. Under the provisions, pricing of shares.....
Tags : private bank, share issue, pricing
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Award for outstanding writings in the field of Banking Hindi(16.10.2017)
With a view to encourage original writings and research in Banking Hindi, Reserve Bank of India has launched an 'Award scheme for outstanding writings.....
Tags : Outstanding writings, Banking Hindi, Award
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NCLAT: Dissenting Financial Creditor Entitled to Liquidation Value of its Secured Interest only(28.10.2024)
The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has observed that as per Section 30(2)(b) of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC), a dissent.....
Tags : National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, Section 30(2)(b), Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016
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RBI Eases Authentication Rules for Online Card Transactions(07.12.2016)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has removed two-factor authentication for online card transactions involving sums up to Rs2,000 in a move aimed at simplif.....
Tags : Reserve Bank of India, Online Card Transactions
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Karnataka High Court Issues Notice to Centre, RBI over Plea to Cancel Axis Bank’s Licence(12.10.2017)
Karnataka High Court on Wednesday ordered issue of notices to the Ministry of Finance and the Reserve Bank of India on a petition seeking cancellation.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Axis Bank
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RBI Raises Withdrawal Limit to Rs. 40,000 for PMC Bank Account Holders(15.10.2019)
Reserve Bank of India has raised withdrawal limit for account holders of the stressed Punjab and Maharashtra Co-Operative Bank to Rs. 40,000 from ear.....
Tags : RBI, PMC Bank
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Delhi HC Notices TATA, Docomo over RBI Application(02.12.2016)
Delhi High Court has asked NTT Docomo Inc. and Tata Sons Ltd to respond to a Reserve Bank of India (RBI) application seeking to be heard in a dispute .....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Docomo, Tata, Reserve Bank of India
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IBBI Amends Guidelines on Technical Standards for Performance of Core Services(29.07.2021)
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) has notified the Guidelines for Technical Standards for the Performance of Core Services and Other Ser.....
Tags : Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India, Guidelines on Technical Standards for Performance of Core Services
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Timeframe for implementation of Ind AS for scheduled commercial banks(11.02.2016)
The Reserve Bank of India notified scheduled commercial banks are required to comply with Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) for accounting periods .....
Tags : Indian accounting standards, commercial banks, implementation
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Synchronising financial accounting year with calendar year(19.07.2016)
Union Minister of Finance, Aurn Jaitley, stated that a Committee to examine the desirability and feasibility of changing the financial year has been c.....
Tags : financial year, calendar year, nationalised banks, merger
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Cancellation of licence to carry on banking business in India and, conversion of Urban Co-operative Bank into a Co-operative Society(10.08.2016)
Reserve Bank of India has cancelled the licence of Shri Yugprabhav Sahakari Bank Ltd., Vadodara (Gujarat) vide order dated June 29, 2016. In view of t.....
Tags : Licence, Cancellation, Banking business
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SC: NCLT Has to Admit Section 7 Petition if Debt is Due(15.05.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that even non¬-payment of a part of debt when it becomes due and payable will amount to default on part of a Corporate D.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Corporate Debtor, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code
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RBI Allows NRIs to Investment in National Pension Schemes(30.10.2015)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has allowed Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) to subscribe to pension scheme, which is governed, administered by Pension Fund Re.....
Tags : Reserve Bank of India, Non-Resident Indians, National Pension Schemes
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Reserve Bank of India imposes monetary penalty on Federal Bank Limited(03.10.2018)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed, by an order dated September 25, 2018, a monetary penalty of Rs. 50 million on Federal Bank Limited (the b.....
Tags : Penalty, Federal bank, Imposition
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RBI Issues New Guidelines for Banks to Fix Lending Rate(18.12.2015)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued new guidelines on how banks can calculate their lending rates in a bid to make them more closely based on marke.....
Tags : Reserve Bank of India , lending rates
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All. HC to State: Protect Ancient Temples in the Vicinity of Banke Bihari Temple(22.12.2022)
Allahabad High Court has directed Uttar Pradesh Government to protect the ancient temples situated in the vicinity of the Banke Bihari temple in Mathu.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Banke Bihari Temple, Revamp
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India Signs Loan Agreement with the World Bank for USD 25.2 Million for Chhattisgarh Public Financial Management and Accountability Program(05.03.2019)
The Government of India, the State Government of Chhattisgarh and the World Bank signed here in New Delhi today a $25.2 Million Loan Agreement to supp.....
Tags : Loan Agreement, World bank, Signing of
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All. HC: It’s an Obligation of Bank Officials to Fully Co-operate in Criminal Investigations(29.04.2024)
Allahabad High Court has observed that bank officials are expected to be law-abiding citizens who are under an obligation of law to cooperate in crimi.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Criminal Investigations, Bank Officials
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Withdrawal of all old series of Banknotes issued prior to 2005(23.12.2015)
The Reserve Bank of India has extended the date by which pre-2005 banknotes are to be exchanged to 30 June, 2016. An earlier notification had set 31 D.....
Tags : Banknotes, old series, 2005, withdrawal
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RBI Allows Banks to Raise Funds Via Masala Bonds(04.11.2016)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has allowed banks to issue Rupee-Denominated Bonds, or Masala Bonds, in overseas market to shore up their capital base as .....
Tags : Reserve Bank of India , Masala Bonds
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Bombay HC: No Bar on Court Exercising Jurisdiction Even When Application U/S 7 of IBC is Filed(27.04.2022)
Bombay High Court has ruled that since application under Section 7 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 is filed, which is pending for consider.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Section 7, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, Section 11, Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996
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Incognito visits to check banks’ customer service(16.02.2016)
The Reserve Bank of India is set to undertake incognito visits to bank branches to check the culture towards customer complaints in banks. It will als.....
Tags : Banks, Customer complaints, culture, charter
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Reserve Bank Cuts Key Lending Rates by 0.35%(07.08.2019)
Reserve Bank of India's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has cut key interest rate for the fourth consecutive time by 35 basis points or 0.35 per cent .....
Tags : Reserve Bank, Lending Rates
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RBI Revises Guidelines on Rationalization of Branch Authorization Policy(29.05.2017)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has liberalised Branch Authorization Policy and has also widened role of bank boards, making them responsible for complyin.....
Tags : Reserve Bank of India, Branch Authorization Policy
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SAT Sets Aside Rs 3 Lakh Penalty on Central Bank of India(10.09.2019)
Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) has set aside a penalty of Rs 3 lakh levied by markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India(SEBI) on C.....
Tags : SAT, Central Bank of India
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Delhi HC Upholds Extradition of NRI to United States in Bank Fraud Conspiracy Case(10.08.2017)
Delhi High Court has upheld order of extradition of an NRI to United States in a case alleging bank fraud conspiracy.
Tags : Delhi High Court, Bank Fraud Conspiracy
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RBI imposes monetary penalty on The Jammu and Kashmir Bank Ltd(14.11.2018)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed, by an order dated November 05, 2018, a monetary penalty of Rs. 30 million on The Jammu and Kashmir Bank L.....
Tags : Penalty, Imposition, Bank
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Issuance of Rs. 500 bank notes without inset letter, in the Mahatma Gandhi (New Series)(08.12.2016)
The Reserve Bank of India will shortly issue Rs. 500 denomination banknotes in the Mahatma Gandhi (New) Series, without any inset letter, bearing sign.....
Tags : Bank notes, Issuance, Inset Letter
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Non-applicability of the provisions of section 31 read with clause (t) of section 56 of Banking Regulation Act, 1949 to primary co-operative banks till 31st December, 2020(29.09.2020)
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 53 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (10 of 1949), the Central Government, on the .....
Tags : Non-applicability, Provisions, Co-operative banks
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RBI signs MoU on "Supervisory Cooperation and Exchange of Supervisory Information" with the Central Bank of UAE(19.10.2015)
Reserve Bank of India signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Central Bank of UAE. The agreement is hoped to increase supervisory co-operation b.....
Tags : Rbi, central bank, uae, cooperation
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SC: Practice of Seeking Pre-Deposit of Bank Guarantee for Grant of Bail is Unsustainable(26.04.2023)
Supreme Court has held that the practice whereby pre-condition of furnishing bank guarantee is imposed on the accused by the Trial Court and the High .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Bank Guarantee, Bail, Unsustainable
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#GST: CBEC Notifies Aadhaar/ Bank Account Based Verification for Purpose of CGST Rules(21.06.2017)
Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) has notified Aadhaar based Electronic Verification Code (EVC) or Bank account based One Time Password as mo.....
Tags : Goods and Services Tax, GST, CGST Rules, Aadhaar/ Bank Account
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NCLAT: Salary Incrementation is Valid by Employment Agreement or Board Resolution(16.05.2022)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, (NCLAT) has observed that salary incrementation is valid only by an employment agreement or board resolution .....
Tags : National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, Section 9
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IBBI Exempts Lockdown Period from Time Line of Activity in Relation to Liquidation Process(20.04.2020)
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India has stated that the period of lockdown imposed by the Central Government shall not be counted for the purpose.....
Tags : Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India, Time Line of Liquidation Process
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RBI Proposes Penalties for Banks Failing to Replenish Bank ATMs Within Time(11.08.2021)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has proposed penalties for banks and White Label ATM operators if their ATMs are found to be lying without replenishment f.....
Tags : Reserve Bank of India, Penalties for Banks Failing to Replenish Bank ATMs
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NCLT, Bengaluru Dismisses Insolvency Petition Against Café Coffee Day(07.04.2022)
National Company Law Tribunal, Bengaluru has dismissed the insolvency petition filed against the parent company of Cafe Coffee Day namely Coffee Day G.....
Tags : National Company Law Tribunal, parent company, Cafe Coffee Day, Coffee Day Global Limited, Cooperative Rabobank U.A
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RBI Allows Banks to Extend Non-Fund Based Credit(08.01.2016)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has allowed banks to extend non-fund based credit, not the usual form of normal loans and thereby lifted the old age ban.
Tags : Reserve Bank of India, non-fund based credit
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Issue of Rs. 20 banknotes without inset letter and intaglio printing(29.12.2016)
The Reserve Bank of India will shortly issue Rs. 20 denomination banknotes in the Mahatma Gandhi Series-2005, without inset letter in both the number .....
Tags : Rs. 20 banknotes, Issuance, Without inset letter
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Bombay HC Refuses to Stay RBI Deadline to Kotak Mahindra Bank to Dilute Promoter Stake(18.12.2018)
Bombay High Court has refused to stay the Reserve Bank of India’s deadline of December 31 for dilution of promoter stake in Kotak Mahindra Bank.
Tags : Bombay High Court, Kotak Mahindra Bank
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Expert committee to assist Government for assessment of relief to bank borrowers(10.09.2020)
Various concerns have been raised during the proceedings of the ongoing hearing in Hon'ble Supreme Court of India, in the matter of Gajendra Sharma Vs.....
Tags : Expert committee, Assistance, Bank borrowers
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CCI Approves RBS India-Sanctum Wealth Acquisition Deal(30.12.2015)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved acquisition of Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) Group's India wealth management business by Sanctum Wea.....
Tags : Competition Commission of India , Royal Bank of Scotland , Sanctum Wealth
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Meghalaya High Court: Indiscipline by Bankers Cannot be Overlooked(13.06.2019)
Meghalaya High Court has observed that indiscipline by bankers cannot be overlooked as they deal with public money. The Court held that "No organisati.....
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Reserve Bank of India Removes Charges on NEFT, RTGS Transfers(07.06.2019)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced that it is waiving off charges that are applied on bank transfers carried out either by National Electronic .....
Tags : Reserve Bank of India, NEFT, RTGS
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Calcutta HC Restrains Special Audit of Bank Headed by BJP MLA Suvendu Adhikari(19.07.2021)
Calcutta High Court has held that the West Bengal government's Co-operative Department shall not conduct a special audit of the Contai Cooperative Ban.....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, Special Audit of Bank Headed by BJP MLA Suvendu Adhikari
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SC Sets Aside Bail Condition to Furnish Bank Guarantee(14.06.2023)
Supreme Court has set aside a bail condition imposed by High Court to furnish Bank Guarantee worth Rs. 2 Crore by the accused and modified the same by.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Bank Guarantee, Bail Bond
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Delhi HC Rejects PIL Challenging Notifications Permitting Exchange of Rs. 2000 Notes Without ID Proof(29.05.2023)
Delhi High Court has dismissed public interest litigation (PIL) challenging Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and State Bank of India's (SBI) notifications .....
Tags : Delhi High Court,Reserve Bank of India, State Bank of India
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Sectoral Deployment of Bank Credit(31.10.2019)
Data on sectoral deployment of bank credit collected from select 39 scheduled commercial banks, accounting for about 90 per cent of the total non-food.....
Tags : Sectoral Deployment, Bank Credit, Data
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Directions under Section 35 A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 to Millath Co-operative Bank Limited(08.11.2021)
1. The Reserve Bank of India issued All Inclusive Directions to Millath Co-operative Bank Limited, Davangere, Karnataka under Section 35 A read with S.....
Tags : Directions, Banking Regulation Act
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Payments Bank and Small Finance Banks- access to Call/Notice/Term Money Market(29.10.2018)
1. A reference is invited to Master Direction No.2/2016-17, dated July 7, 2016 on Money Market Instruments. A reference is also invited to the Guideli.....
Tags : Payments Bank, Small Finance Banks, Access
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Delhi HC Seeks Response on Plea Challenging Provisions of Recovery of Debts and Bankruptcy Act, 1993(13.09.2021)
Delhi High Court has sought response of the Centre on a plea challenging provisions of Recovery of Debts and Bankruptcy Act, 1993 regarding appointmen.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Provisions of Recovery of Debts and Bankruptcy Act, 1993
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Reserve Bank of India Penalizes HDFC Bank Rs 1 Crore for Failing Know Your Customer Norms(30.01.2020)
Reserve Bank of India has imposed a penalty of Rs 1 Crore on Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC) Bank for failing to comply with the Centra.....
Tags : Reserve Bank of India, HDFC, KYC Norms
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RBI Eases LCR Norm(25.03.2016)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has given bankers more flexibility in maintenance of Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR) under Basel III by tweaking certain no.....
Tags : Reserve Bank of India, Liquidity Coverage Ratio
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Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code Kicks In With Effect From Today(01.12.2016)
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code which aims to help quicker resolution of cases and unlock value of assets has become operational from today.
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Finance Minister Introduces Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Ordinance, 2021(27.07.2021)
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has introduced the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Ordinance, 2021, which amends the Insolvency and Ban.....
Tags : Finance Minister, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Ordinance, 2021
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RBI Announces Rs 10,000 Crore OMO Purchases(05.02.2016)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced an Open Market Operation (OMO) purchase of government securities worth Rs 10,000 crore on February 8.
Tags : Reserve Bank of India , Open Market Operation
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NCLAT Stays NCLT’s Order Prohibiting Appointment of Ex- Bankers as Resolution Professional(21.01.2020)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has stayed National Company Law Tribunal’s Order which prohibited appointing a former bank official as indepen.....
Tags : National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, Appointment of Ex- Bankers
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Delhi HC Directs RBI to Reconsider Jindal Steel and Power Ltd Application(07.12.2020)
Delhi High Court has remanded to the Reserve Bank of India, an application by Jindal Steel and Power Ltd (JSPL) to transmit $300 million to its wholly.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Reserve Bank of India, Jindal Steel and Power Ltd
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Sectoral Deployment of Bank Credit - July 2023(31.08.2023)
Data on sectoral deployment of bank credit for the month of July 20231 collected from 40 select scheduled commercial banks, accounting for about 93 pe.....
Tags : Sectoral Deployment, Bank Credit, July 2023
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Rajya Sabha Passes Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code Amendment Bill(03.01.2018)
Rajya Sabha has passed the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill, 2017, which bars unscrupulous persons from misusing the provisions of the .....
Tags : Rajya Sabha, Insolvency, Bankruptcy
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Reserve Bank of India Cancels Vodafone’s Certificate of Authorization for M- Pesa(22.01.2020)
Reserve Bank of India has said that it has cancelled the Certificate of Authorization of Vodafone M- Pesa on account of voluntary surrender of authori.....
Tags : Reserve Bank of India, Vodafone
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Delhi HC Directs RBI to Reconsider Jindal Steel and Power Ltd Application(07.12.2020)
Delhi High Court has remanded to the Reserve Bank of India, an application by Jindal Steel and Power Ltd (JSPL) to transmit $300 million to its wholly.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Reserve Bank of India, Jindal Steel and Power Ltd
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SC: NBFC & Leasing Co. Not Liable to Pay Interest Tax on Installments Under Hire Purchase Agreement(05.01.2023)
Supreme Court has held that non-banking finance (NBFC) and leasing companies are not liable to pay tax on the interest component included in the hire-.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Non-Banking Finance, Hire Purchase Agreement
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CRIMINAL - CBI Court Convicts Ex Indian Bank CMD for Fraud(30.03.2019)
A Special CBI Court has convicted and sentenced former Indian Bank Chairman and Managing Director M Gopalakrishnan and 11 others to three years Rigoro.....
Tags : CBI Court, Ex Indian Bank CMD, M Gopalakrishnan
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Madras High Court Orders Status Quo on Service Conditions of Migrant Bank Employees(13.04.2017)
Madras High Court has ordered status quo on service conditions linked to terminal benefits, pension and seniority of migrant employees of five banks w.....
Tags : Madras High Court , State Bank of India
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SARFAESI Act is applicable to Cooperative Banks(05.05.2020)
In present case, the question relates to the scope of the legislative field covered by Entry 45 of List I viz. ‘Banking’ and Entry 32 of List II of th.....
Tags : SARFAESI Act, Co-operative banks, Applicability
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RBI Revises Norms for NBFC Factor Firms(19.02.2016)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has came out with clarifications for NBFC factor companies to remove any possible regulatory arbitrage with banks that pro.....
Tags : Reserve Bank of India , NBFC factor companies
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Supreme Court: Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code Prevails Over State Laws(04.09.2017)
Supreme Court has ruled that the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (Code), being a central statute, will prevail over the state laws that are repug.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code
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NCLAT Rules 'Dispute' As Defined in IBC is Illustrative and Not Exhaustive(25.05.2017)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has held that the term “dispute” as defined in Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (S. 9) is illustrative and not e.....
Tags : National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code
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SC: Principle of Mutuality not Applicable to Income from Deposits in Member Banks(21.08.2023)
Supreme Court has held that if any income is earned by the Clubs through deposits made by clubs in banks that are members of the club, such income wou.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Principle of Mutuality, Clubs, Banks
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Karnataka High Court Restrains IDBI Bank Employees from Carrying Out Strike(28.03.2016)
Karnataka HC while passing order on the petition filed by the IDBI Bank’s management challenging the notices issued by United Platform of Bank Unions .....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, IDBI Bank
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RBI Refuses to Extend Deadline for PPIs to Complete Customer Verification(27.02.2018)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has refused to extend the 28 February deadline for prepaid payment instruments (PPIs) such as mobile wallets to complete k.....
Tags : Reserve Bank of India, prepaid payment instruments, know-your-customer
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SC Declines to Entertain Plea by PMC Bank Account Holders for Lifting Cash Withdrawal Restrictions(18.10.2019)
Supreme Court has declined to entertain plea by Punjab & Maharashtra Co-operative Bank account holders seeking directions to Reserve Bank of India aga.....
Tags : SC, PMC Bank
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RBI Releases Fifth Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement, Maintains Status Quo on Repo Rate(08.02.2017)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued its sixth Bi-monthly Policy Statement for the year, wherein Apex Bank decided to hold on to repo rate at 6.25 p.....
Tags : Reserve Bank of India, Bi-monthly Policy Statement, repo rate
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RBI Capped Withdrawal From Jan Dhan Accounts to Rs. 10000 Per Month(30.11.2016)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued a notification saying that Jan Dhan Account Holders will be allowed to withdraw only Rs 10,000 a month, as a te.....
Tags : Reserve Bank of India, Jan Dhan Account, money laundering, withdraw
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Financial Service Providers Outside Purview of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code: NCLAT(24.10.2018)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has held that financial service providers such as non-banking financial companies are outside the purview of t.....
Tags : NCLAT, Financial Service Providers, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code
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RBI Updates Norms of Fema(05.02.2016)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI), with an aim to promote ease of doing business, has come out with nine updated rules under the Foreign Exchange Management.....
Tags : Reserve Bank of India , oreign Exchange Management Act (Fema), 1999
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RBI Enhances Withdrawal Limits From ATMs From Rs. 4500 to Rs 10,000 Per Day(16.01.2017)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has enhanced limit on withdrawals from ATMs from current limit of Rs.4,500 to Rs.10,000 per day per card.
Tags : Reserve Bank of India, Withdrawal Limits, ATMs
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Calcutta HC: Application to Set Aside Arbitral Award Cannot Be Put on Hold Due to Invocation of IBC(20.01.2020)
Calcutta High Court has stated that an application to set aside an arbitral award under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 cannot be kept in a.....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, Set Aside of Arbitral Award, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code Provisions
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Lending and Deposit Rates of Scheduled Commercial Banks - September 2023(28.09.2023)
Data on lending and deposit rates of scheduled commercial banks (SCBs) (excluding regional rural banks and small finance banks) for the month of Septe.....
Tags : Scheduled Commercial Banks, Lending Rates, Deposit Rates
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Exemption of a Banking Company from the application of the provisions of Sections 5 and 6 of the Competition Act, 2002(11.03.2020)
In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (a) of section 54 of the Competition Act, 2002 (12 of 2003), the Central Government hereby exempts a Ban.....
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RBI Junks Govt.’s Proposal for 100% FDI in Banks(26.10.2015)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has junked proposal from Government to allow up to 100% Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in banks, which may come as a damp.....
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NCLAT: If Credit Facility Agreement is Unstamped, Petition U/S Section 7 is Maintainable(29.04.2022)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has observed that if a credit facility agreement is unstamped, then petition under Section 7 of the Insolvency.....
Tags : National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, credit facility, Section 7, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016
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Govt: Aadhaar Mandatory for Opening Bank Accounts, Transactions Over Rs. 50,000(19.06.2017)
Government, through a notification amending a prevention of money laundering law, has made it mandatory to provide Aadhaar to open a bank account and .....
Tags : Government, Bank Accounts
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NCLAT: NCLT Doesn't Have Power to Classify Transaction As Preferential Transaction(16.05.2022)
National Company Law Appellate Law Tribunal, has observed that NCLT does not have the power to suo-moto classify a transaction as a Preferential Trans.....
Tags : National Company Law Appellate Law Tribunal, Section 44, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, Preferential Transaction
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India Post Payments Bank Limited commences operations(30.01.2017)
India Post Payments Bank Limited has commenced operations as a payments bank with effect from January 30, 2017. The Reserve Bank has issued a licence .....
Tags : Payments bank, Operation, Commencement
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DGFT: Importer Not Required to Furnish Quarterly Returns for Import of Water-Mark Bank Note Paper(14.07.2021)
Director-General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has notified that the importer is no longer required to furnish quarterly returns for import of Water-mark Ba.....
Tags : Director General of Foreign Trade, Import of Water-Mark Bank Note Paper
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SC Declares Noida As Operational Creditor Under IBC(18.05.2022)
Supreme Court has ruled that the NOIDA is an operational creditor under the provisions of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC).
Tags : Supreme Court, NOIDA, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, creditor
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RBI: Rs. 2000 Notes Withdrawn from Circulation; Will Continue as Legal Tender(22.05.2023)
Reserve Bank of India in pursuance of its Clean Note Policy has announced the withdrawal of Rs. 2000 banknotes from circulation. The notes to be conti.....
Tags : Reserve Bank of India, Clean Note Policy, Rs. 2000, Legal Tender
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Bombay HC Refuses to Hear Co-operative Banks Plea on Demonetization Issue(25.11.2016)
Bombay High Court has said that it cannot hear petitions filed by District Co-operative Banks on demonetization issue or grant any relief to them, and.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Co-operative Banks, demonetization
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RBI Notifies P2P Lending Platforms as NBFCs(21.09.2017)
Reserve Bank of India has notified that Peer-to-Peer (P2P) lending platforms will fall under the ambit of a Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC).
Tags : Reserve Bank of India, Non-Banking Financial Company
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Blast from the Past
Banks’ implied duty of secrecy to its customers(25.01.2016)
The United Kingdom Court of Appeal in 1923 determined that the duty of confidentiality owed by a bank to its clients was not absolute. Rather, it was .....
Tags : Banker, duty to confidentiality, qualifications
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NCLT Directs Bandhan Bank to Seek Shareholders’ Nod(24.06.2019)
National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has directed Bandhan Bank to convene a meeting of its equity shareholders to approve the proposed merger with Gr.....
Tags : NCLT, Bandhan Bank
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Rajya Sabha Passes Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill, 2019(30.07.2019)
Rajya Sabha has passed the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill, 2019. This Bill if passed will , ease the process of corporate restructuri.....
Tags : Rajya Sabha, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill, 2019
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Government of India and World Bank signs $500 Million Additional Financing for Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana Rural Roads Project(31.05.2018)
The Government of India and the World Bank today signed a $500 million loan agreement to provide additional financing for the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sada.....
Tags : Roads Project, Financing, World Bank
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RBI Permits Cooperative Banks to Offer Internet Banking Services(06.11.2015)
RBI has allowed all cooperative banks to offer Internet banking services to their customers and said that any Urban Cooperative Bank, State Cooperativ.....
Tags : RBI , Cooperative Banks , Internet Banking Services
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Bombay HC Directs to Break Bank Lockers to Unveil Demonetised Notes(05.12.2016)
Bombay High Court has appointed a court receiver to break open two bank lockers belonging to estate of the late classical singer and Sangeet Natak Aca.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, bank lockers , demonetised notes
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Withdrawal of Rs. 2000 Denomination Banknotes - Status(03.07.2023)
The Reserve Bank of India had announced the withdrawal of ₹ 2000 banknotes from circulation vide Press Release 2023-2024/257 dated May 19, 2023. The t.....
Tags : Withdrawal, Banknotes, Status
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General guidelines for implementation of e-payment of excise refund and rebate(12.01.2016)
The Central Board of Excise and Customs has prescribed procedure for e-payment of refund and rebate. The procedure is hoped to speed transfer of funds.....
Tags : Excise, e-payment, refund, rebate, authorised banks
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Del. HC: Customs Department Can’t Encash Bank Guarantee If Pre-Deposit Already Made in Appeal(13.01.2025)
Delhi High Court has affirmed that if a trader has made a pre-deposit with his appeal against the demand and penalty then the Customs Department canno.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Bank Guarantee, Pre-Deposit
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RBI to CICs: Give FFCR to Individuals Once a year(02.09.2016)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has directed Credit Information Companies (CICs) to provide access to one Free Full Credit Report (FFCR), including credit.....
Tags : Reserve Bank of India, CICs, FFCR t
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Reporting of Transactions by agency banks to RBI(30.11.2017)
It has been brought to our notice that some agency banks are reporting government transactions after considerable delay and along with the current tra.....
Tags : RBI, Agency Banks, Transactions
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Withdrawal of Specified Banknotes : Cash requirements of pensioners and Armed Forces Personnel(24.11.2016)
In view of the withdrawal of legal tender character of the Specified Banknotes (SBN) demand for cash is expected from Government officials and pension.....
Tags : Demand, Bank notes, Government officials
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Prospectus is a complete code in itself, candidates seeking admission under the Prospects are bound by the terms contained therein(20.09.2017)
In facts of present case, Department of Medical Education and Research, issued a Prospectus-cum-Application Form for admission to the Postgraduate Deg.....
Tags : Bank Guarantee, Condition, Legality
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RBI Cancels Rs 9k crore T-bill Auction(28.01.2016)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has cancelled a Rs 9,000-crore auction of Government's 91-day Treasury Bills (T-bills) as it was not willing to accede to .....
Tags : Reserve Bank of India, T-bills
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INSOLVENCY - NCLT Rejects Karur Vysya Bank’s Plea Against ArcelorMittal Plan for Essar Steel(08.03.2019)
National Company Law Tribunal has rejected Karur Vysya Bank’s plea to quash Rs 42,000-crore resolution plan of ArcelorMittal for distressed Essar Stee.....
Tags : NCLT, Essar Steel, Karur Vysya Bank
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SC Denies Bail to Yes Bank Founder Rana Kapoor in PMLA Case(07.08.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that while the period undergone by accused is substantial, but this is a case that rocked the entire banking system, has.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Yes Bank, Bail, PMLA
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Supreme Court Upholds Validity of Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code(28.01.2019)
Supreme Court has upheld the two-year old insolvency code in its entirety, quashing petitions which challenged the law saying it was discriminatory.
Tags : Supreme Court, Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code
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Supreme Court: Insolvency And Bankruptcy Code is Not for Money Recovery Proceedings(28.04.2022)
Supreme Court has reiterated that the provisions of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 are basically intended to bring the corporate debtor to its f.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016
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IBBI Notifies Inspection And Investigation Regulations(19.06.2017)
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India has notified Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Inspection and Investigation) Regulations, 2017 which .....
Tags : Inspection And Investigation Regulations, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India
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RBI Allows Bank to Offer Lower Rate on Matured Fixed Deposits(06.07.2021)
Reserve Bank of India has allowed banks to offer the lower of either the savings deposit rate or fixed deposit rate on matured Fixed Deposits in a bid.....
Tags : Reserve Bank of India, Rate on Matured Fixed Deposits
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Delhi HC Restores 'Status Quo Ante' for Loan Classified as NPA by Yes Bank(08.04.2020)
Delhi High Court has held that YES Bank should not have classified a loan account as Non-Performing Asset (NPA) when a delay in payment of installment.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Loan Classified as NPA by Yes Bank
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National GIS-Enabled Land Bank System(23.09.2020)
Government has integrated Industrial Information System (IIS) portal with the GIS System of six States in first phase to provide updates on land avail.....
Tags : GIS-Enabled, Bank System, Industrial land
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RBI’s Nod Mandatory to Buy 5% or More in Banks(20.11.2015)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has said that its prior approval will be required for acquisition of shares or voting rights in a private bank for increas.....
Tags : Reserve Bank of India , private bank
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National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development (Removal of Difficulties) Order, 2021(01.12.2021)
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 46 of the National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development Act, 2021 (17 o.....
Tags : National Bank, Financing Infrastructure, Order, 2021
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Calcutta High Court Asks Reserve Bank of India to Act Against Bank of Baroda(17.02.2020)
Calcutta High Court has asked the Reserve Bank of India to consider “appropriate steps” against the Bank of Baroda, including cancelling its banking l.....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, Reserve Bank of India, Bank of Baroda
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RBI Signs MOU on Information Exchange With Bank of Zambia(16.02.2017)
Reserve Bank of India has inked an information exchange pact with Bank of Zambia aimed at forging greater cooperation.
Tags : Reserve Bank of India, Bank of Zambia
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#Union Budget 2022-2023: Finance Minister Informs on Central Bank Digital Currency(01.02.2022)
Finance Minister has stated that the introduction of a central bank digital currency will give boost to digital economy leading to cheaper currency ma.....
Tags : Union Budget, Finance Minister, Central Bank Digital Currency
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RBI: 90-Day NPA Norm Shall Exclude Moratorium Period for Standard Accounts as on March 1(17.04.2020)
Reserve Bank of India has announced that the moratorium permitted by it on 27th March, 2020 due to COVID-19 situation can be excluded from the 90-day .....
Tags : Reserve Bank of India, Moratorium Period for Standard Accounts
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Permitting non-scheduled payments banks to register as bankers to an issue(03.08.2021)
1. SEBI vide notification dated July 30, 2021, amended the SEBI (Bankers to an Issue) Regulations, 1994 (BTI Regulations) thereby permitting such othe.....
Tags : Non-scheduled payments banks, Registration, Permission
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Composition and Ownership of Deposits with Scheduled Commercial Banks(11.01.2016)
The Reserve Bank of India released data related to the composition and ownership pattern of deposits with scheduled commercial banks as of March 31, 2.....
Tags : Scheduled banks, deposits, march 2015
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SC: Non Banking Cooperative Society Providing Credit to Members Eligible for Section 80P Deduction(15.09.2023)
Supreme Court has held that a co-operative society that is not a co-operative bank under Section 56 of Banking Regulation Act, 1949, then such society.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Cooperative Society, Banking, Deduction
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Extending value-added services through ATMs(23.03.2016)
The Reserve Bank of India has permitted Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks and State Co-operative Banks to offer all their products and services throu.....
Tags : Atm, value added services, co-operative bank
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RBI to issue of Rs. 100 banknotes with inset letter 'L'(20.04.2016)
The Reserve Bank of India continued its trend of “ascending size of numerals” on bank notes with changes to Rs. 100 currency notes. The notes will be .....
Tags : rbi, banknotes, 100
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RBI: Aadhaar is Not Mandatory for DBT Scheme(15.01.2016)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has said in a clarification on Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) Scheme that use of Aadhaar cards and seeding of bank accounts.....
Tags : Reserve Bank of India, Direct Benefit Transfer, Aadhaar
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Delhi HC: Weak Financial Condition of Party Cannot be Sole Ground to Deposit Security/Bank Guarantee(09.05.2022)
Delhi High Court has ruled that the weak financial condition of a party cannot be the only ground to direct the party to deposit a security or bank gu.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, bank guarantee, arbitration
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SEBI Allows Payments Banks to Carry Out Activities of Investment Bankers(04.08.2021)
Securities and Exchange Board of India has allowed payments banks to carry out the activities of investment bankers to provide easy access to investor.....
Tags : Securities and Exchange Board of India, Activities of Investment Bankers
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RBI Cancels Sahara's NBFC Licence for Flouting Know-Your-Customer Norms(15.09.2015)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has cancelled licence of Sahara India Financial Corporation Ltd (SIFCL), Sahara group’s Non-Banking Financial Co.(NBFC), e.....
Tags : Reserve Bank of India , Sahara
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RBI Releases First Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement, 2016-17(05.04.2016)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has released First Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement, 2016-17, lowered key interest rates by 25 basis points to 6.5 per.....
Tags : Reserve Bank of India , First Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement, 2016-17
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RBI Relaxes Deposit Norms for Foreign Missions, Diplomats(06.05.2016)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has repealed and superseded regulations under the Foreign Exchange Management (Deposit) Regulations, 2000, in consultation.....
Tags : Reserve Bank of India , Foreign Exchange Management (Deposit) Regulations, 2000,
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Central Government declares the computer resources of Canara Bank to be protected systems(11.01.2023)
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 70 of the Information Technology Act, 2000 (21 of 2000), the Central Govern.....
Tags : Computer resources, Core Banking Solution, protected systems
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Delhi HC Issues Notice on Plea Challenging Coercive Action Proposed by YES Bank(02.04.2020)
Delhi High Court has issued notice to YES Bank Limited in a plea challenging the email sent by YES Bank, wherein the bank has proposed to take coerciv.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, YES Bank
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RBI Employees are Not Central Government Servants: Madras HC(15.04.2019)
Madras High Court has held that employees of Reserve Bank of India cannot be called as Government employees and also observed that fact that Central G.....
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RBI Says No Deadline for Resolving Complaints under Banking Ombudsman Scheme(23.12.2015)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has said that there is no time limit for resolution of complaints under Banking Ombudsman scheme, aimed at seeking redress.....
Tags : Reserve Bank of India, Ombudsman scheme
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NCLAT Widens Definition of “Dispute” to Resist an Action for Insolvency Under Bankruptcy Code(29.06.2017)
NCLAT has widened definition of 'dispute' u/s 8,9 of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code to include, apart from existing suits and arbitrations, any other .....
Tags : NCLAT, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code
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RBI Cancels License of 56 NBFCs(07.12.2015)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has cancelled a bulk of Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) Licence, for either violating regulatory norms or surrende.....
Tags : Reserve Bank of India , Non-Banking Financial Companies
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Delhi HC Issues Notice in Plea Seeking Direction to PMC Bank to Allow Withdrawals(21.07.2020)
Delhi High Court has issued notice in a plea seeking a direction to be issued to the Punjab & Maharashtra Cooperative Bank to allow its depositors to .....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Punjab & Maharashtra Cooperative Bank
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SC: Appeal Under IBC is Valid Only if it is Initiated Within 30 days From Date of Order(17.05.2022)
Supreme Court has ruled that an appeal under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC) is only acceptable if it is filed within 30 days from the .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, 30 days, National Company Law Tribunal
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NCLT, Kolkata: IRP Against Legal Heirs of Personal Guarantor by Financial Creditor Not Permissible(11.04.2022)
National Company Law Tribunal, Kolkata has held that the application is not maintainable against legal heirs of the Personal Guarantor under the Insol.....
Tags : National Company Law Tribunal, Financial Creditor, Personal Guarantor, Bank of Baroda
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Delhi HC: RBI's Intention is to Maintain Status Quo on Account Classification as on March 1(15.04.2020)
Delhi High Court has provided interim relief to an account from being declared a Non Performing Asset by the Punjab & Sind Bank in light of the morato.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Reserve Bank of India, Status Quo on Account Classification
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#Major Changes Implementing From Today: RBI’s New Credit and Debit Card Rules(01.10.2020)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued new guidelines which will become effective from 1st October, 2020 to secure debit and credit cards, whereby car.....
Tags : Reserve Bank of India, Credit and Debit Card Rules
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Govt.: MUDRA Not to Regulate Micro Finance Institutions (MFIs)(18.01.2016)
Government has said that Reserve Bank of India would continue to regulate MFIs registered as Non-Banking Finance Companies (NBFCs) with central bank. .....
Tags : Government ,R eserve Bank of India , MFIs, MUDRA
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SC: NBFCs Cannot be Regulated by State Enactments(11.05.2022)
Supreme Court has ruled that state laws cannot govern Reserve Bank of India-regulated non-banking financial companies (NBFCs). The top court stated th.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Non-banking financial companies, Reserve Bank of India
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IBBI Amends its Regulations on Information Utilities(20.06.2022)
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) has introduced second round of amendments to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Information.....
Tags : Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India, Amendments
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Insolvency and Bankruptcy Bill, 2015(09.11.2015)
The Ministry of Finance has placed the draft Insolvency and Bankruptcy Bill, 2015 on its website and is receiving comments on it till 19 November 2015.....
Tags : Bankruptcy, insolvency, draft, bill, 2015, report
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RBI Strikes Down Registration Certificate of Seven NBFCs(18.08.2015)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has cancelled certificate of registration of seven Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) including that of Religare Fina.....
Tags : Reserve Bank of India,NBFCs
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Reserve Bank of India imposes monetary penalty on FINO Payments Bank Limited(05.11.2018)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, on October 31, 2018, imposed a monetary penalty of Rs. 10 million on FINO Payments Bank Limited (the bank) for co.....
Tags : Penalty, Imposition, Bank Limited
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Lok Sabha passes Banking Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024(04.12.2024)
Lok Sabha has passed the Banking Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024 which includes bank accounts to have four nominees among other changes. Under this amendm.....
Tags : Lok Sabha, Bank Account Holders, Simultaneous Nominations
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RBI Boosts Affordable Housing(09.10.2015)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has said that banks could provide home loans up to 90% for properties that cost up to Rs 30 lakh, giving a boost to low-co.....
Tags : Reserve Bank of India,banks
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Risk Management and Inter-bank Dealings - Hedging of Foreign Exchange Risk-Date of Implementation(18.05.2020)
1. A reference is invited to the Directions on Hedging of Foreign Exchange Risk issued vide A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 29 dated April 7, 2020. The.....
Tags : Risk Management, Inter-bank Dealings, Directions
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Reserve Bank of India Keeps Lending Rate Unchanged in the Bi-Monthly Monetary Policy(06.08.2020)
Reserve Bank of India has come out with the Bi-Monthly Monetary Policy whereby the key lending rate has remained unchanged. The Committee has kept rep.....
Tags : Reserve Bank of India, Bi-Monthly Monetary Policy
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Bank Employee Working in its Legal Branch Ineligible to Become Judge: Gujarat HC(30.04.2019)
Gujarat High Court has dismissed a plea of a 'banker' who aspired to become a judicial officer and observed that a bank employee, could not be treated.....
Tags : Gujarat High Court, Bank Employee, Judge
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Bombay HC: Goa State Cooperative Bank Ltd. is Not a 'State' Under Article 12(08.03.2021)
Bombay High Court has held that the Goa State Cooperative Bank Ltd. is not a 'State' nor does it fall within the ambit of 'any other authority' for th.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Goa State Cooperative Bank Ltd.
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Inclusion of "Capital Small Finance Bank Limited" in the Second Schedule to the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934(16.02.2017)
We advise that the "Capital Small Finance Bank Limited" has been included in the Second Schedule to the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 vide Notificat.....
Tags : Inclusion, Bank, Second Schedule, Act
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Madras HC Disposes of Plea Filed by Plea Challenging Election Notice by REPCO Bank(04.02.2022)
Madras High Court has disposed of a batch of writ petitions filed by candidates challenging the election notice issued by the returning officer of Rep.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Election Notice by REPCO Bank
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RBI: New Rs. 500, 2000 Notes From November 10(09.11.2016)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor, Urjit Patel has said that Apex Bank will launch new Rs 500 and Rs 2,000 currency notes from November 10.
Tags : Reserve Bank of India, New Rs. 500, 2000 Notes
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RBI Relaxes ECB Norms for Accessing Foreign Loans(01.12.2015)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has unveiled a revised External Commercial Borrowing (ECB) policy, entailing, among other things, a more liberal approach.....
Tags : Reserve Bank of India, External Commercial Borrowing
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Insolvency Proceedings Initiated Against Himalayan Mineral Water by NCLT(11.06.2024)
National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) on a plea by Jammu and Kashmir Bank has ordered initiation of insolvency proceedings against Himalayan Mineral Wa.....
Tags : NCLT, Jammu and Kashmir Bank, Himalayan Mineral Water
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IBBI Clarifies Disciplinary Committee May Impose Monetary Penalty(30.07.2021)
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) has issued a circular wherein it was clarified that the Disciplinary Committee of an Insolvency Profes.....
Tags : Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India, Disciplinary Committee, Monetary Penalty
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Supreme Court Hints at Directing CBI Probe into Builder-Banks Nexus(06.03.2025)
Supreme Court has hinted at directing a CBI probe into a builder-banks nexus and expressed that some real estate companies and banks which sanction lo.....
Tags : Supreme Court, CBI Probe, Builder-Banks Nexus
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RBI: Fixed Rate Loans up to 3 Years to be Based on Marginal Cost(30.03.2016)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has asked banks to price fixed rate loans of up to three years based on their marginal cost of fund from April 1.
Tags : Reserve Bank of India, Fixed Rate Loans
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Banks must offer Wealth Management Services through subsidiary(21.04.2016)
The Reserve Bank of India clarified that banks cannot provide Investment Advisory Services (better known as ‘Wealth Management Services’) to its custo.....
Tags : investment advisors, banks, separation
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Department of Financial Services advises all Banks to take immediate steps to put restrictions on bank accounts of over two lakh 'struck off' companies(05.09.2017)
Government has stepped up decisive action against companies falling within the ambit of Section 248 of the Companies Act. The names of 2,09,032 compan.....
Tags : Bank accounts, Companies, 'Struck off'
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SC: RBI Must Disclose All Info About Banks Under RTI(17.12.2015)
Supreme Court has ruled that Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is bound in law to give information regarding private and public banks under the Right To Inf.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Right To Information , Reserve Bank of India
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Gujarat HC Seeks Centre’s, RBI’s Response over DCCBs Note Exchange Ban(30.11.2016)
Gujarat High Court has sought replies from Centre and RBI on a petition challenging legality of their notifications banning District Central Co-Operat.....
Tags : Gujarat High Court, demonetization, Co-Operative Banks
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Financial Service Providers Outside Purview of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code: NCLAT(24.10.2018)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has held that financial service providers such as non-banking financial companies are outside the purview of t.....
Tags : NCLAT, Financial Service Providers, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code
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RBI Eases FDI Norms to Boost Start-Ups(03.02.2016)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has relaxed several rules including Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) norms to boost start-up activity in the country.
Tags : Reserve Bank of India, Foreign Direct Investment , Start-Ups
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Supreme Court Indicts Indian Bank for Negligence(20.01.2020)
Supreme Court has directed the Indian Bank to pay Rs. 25 lakhs as compensation to Dayanand Anglo Vedic Public School in West Bengal for negligence lea.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Indian Bank
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Sectoral Deployment of Bank Credit - August 2023(28.09.2023)
Data on sectoral deployment of bank credit for the month of August 20231 collected from 40 select scheduled commercial banks, accounting for about 93 .....
Tags : Sectoral Deployment, Bank Credit, Highlights
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Reserve Bank of India imposes monetary penalty on Apna Sahakari Bank Ltd., Mumbai(23.01.2020)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by order dated January 22, 2020, imposed monetary penalty of Rs. 14 lakh on Apna Sahakari Bank Ltd., Mumbai, (the.....
Tags : Penalty, Imposition, Bank
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SC: Courts Should Refrain from Interfering With Invocation of Bank Guarantee Except in Cases of Fraud(08.05.2025)
Supreme Court has observed that it is well established that Courts should refrain from interfering with the invocation of a bank guarantee except in c.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Bank Guarantee, Fraud
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RBI to issue Rs. 5 Coins to commemorate "Golden Jubilee of Indo-Pak War 1965"(03.09.2015)
The Reserve Bank of India will put into circulation Rs. 5 coins to commemorate the Golden Jubilee of Indo-Pak war 1965. Existing coins in the denomina.....
Tags : Bank, coin, war, commemorate, denomination
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Deepak Singhal Takes Over as RBI Executive Director(04.11.2015)
Deepak Singhal has taken over as new Executive Director at the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
Tags : Reserve Bank of India
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Supreme Court Directs Centre to List Out Measures Taken to Ease Inconvenience of Rural People(05.12.2016)
Supreme Court has asked Centre to spell out measures taken to ease sufferings and inconvenience of people in rural areas, who are mostly dependent on .....
Tags : Supreme Court, demonetisation, Co-operative banks
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Allahabad HC: Non-Reporting of Seizure of Bank Account to Magistrate Doesn't Make Seizure Illegal(06.06.2022)
Allahabad High Court has observed that non-reporting of the seizure of a bank account, seized by police under Section 102 Code of Criminal Procedure, .....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, bank account, Illegal
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Withdrawal of old series banknotes issued prior to 2005 deferred(11.02.2016)
The Reserve Bank of India extended the deadline for exchanging pre-2005 banknotes to 30 June, 2016. Exchange on banknotes in 2016 will only be done at.....
Tags : Rbi, banknotes, pre-2005, deadline, extend
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RBI Imposes Penalty on 3 Banks in Forex Scam(26.07.2016)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed penalties of Rs.5 crore on Bank of Baroda, Rs.3 crore on Punjab National Bank and Rs.2 crore on HDFC Bank, in .....
Tags : Reserve Bank of India, Forex Scam
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Change in Bank Rates(08.02.2023)
1. Please refer to circular DOR.RET.REC.88/12.01.001/2022-23 dated December 07, 2022 on the captioned subject.
2. As announced in the Moneta.....
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Amendment to exemption on certain taxable services from service tax under Section 66B of the Finance Act, 1994(21.10.2015)
The Central Government has made amendment to a Notification granting exemption on certain taxable services from whole of service tax leviable under Se.....
Tags : Pmjdy, rural, bank, correspondent, exempt, service tax
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Cancellation of banking licence of Adoor Co-operative Urban Bank Ltd., Adoor, Kerala(25.04.2023)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is satisfied to notify The Adoor Co-operative Urban Bank Ltd., Adoor, Kerala as a non-banking Institution under Section 36.....
Tags : Banking licence, Cancellation, Notification
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Bank Scam: Supreme Court Refuses to Stop Probe Against Ajit Pawar and Seventy Others(02.09.2019)
Supreme Court has refused to interfere with the Bombay High Court's direction for the police to register an FIR against NCP leader Ajit Pawar and over.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Bank Scam
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#RBI Monetary Policy: Repo Rate, Reverse Repo Cut by 25 bps(02.08.2017)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has reduced its repo rate by 25 bps to 6% and the reverse repo rate by 25 bps to 5.75%.
Tags : Reserve Bank of India, Monetary Policy
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Delhi HC Issues Notice in Anil Ambani's Plea Seeking Impleadment of Chinese Banks(13.10.2020)
Delhi High Court has issued notice in an application moved by Anil Ambani seeking the impleadment of Chinese banks in his pending Petition challenging.....
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NCLAT: In absence of privity of contract, application u/s 9 of IBC not maintainable(28.03.2025)
The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has observed that where there is no privity of contract or any sort of Debtor-Creditor relationshi.....
Tags : Privity of contract, Maintainability of application, Debtor-Creditor relationship, the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016
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SC: Can’t Prosecute Directors to DBS Bank for Acts of Lakshmi Vilas Bank Before Amalgamation(12.09.2023)
Supreme Court has held that DBS Bank and its directors cannot be held criminally liable for actions attributed to directors of Lakshmi Vilas Bank befo.....
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Diamond Dollar Account - Reporting Mechanism(23.03.2016)
The Reserve Bank of India has dispensed with quarterly and fortnightly statements previously submitted by banks giving details of the name and address.....
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Kerala HC: Bank Account Can be Attached under Section 281B of IT Act(29.01.2025)
Ker. HC has observed that the mere fact that Bank account is not explicitly provided under Section 281B of the IT Act, 1961 unlike the GST Act, 2017 w.....
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ITAT, Mumbai: Data Processing Cost Paid by KBC Bank Branch to Head Office Isn’t Royalty(04.12.2020)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Mumbai has upheld the order passed by CIT(A) holding that the Data Processing Cost paid by the KBC Bank Branch t.....
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Bombay HC Directs RBI to Issue Payment of Salaries of Aided School Teachers(06.12.2016)
Bombay High Court has asked RBI to consider issue of payment of salaries to aided school teachers since it is disbursed through District Cooperative B.....
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Bombay HC Issues Contempt Notice to RBI Regional Director(27.07.2016)
Bombay HC has issued contempt notice to Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) Regional Director in a contempt plea filed by Akhil Bharatiya Adivasi Karmachari.....
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Central Government hereby declare that the provisions of sub-clause (i) of clause (c) of sub-section (1) of Section 10 of Banking Regulation Act, 1949 shall not apply to Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited(01.10.2019)
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 53 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, the Central Government, on the recommendatio.....
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Reserve Bank of India Raises Investment Cap for FPIs in Corporate and Government Debt Instruments(24.01.2020)
Reserve Bank of India has raised the investment limit for foreign portfolio investors in Government and Corporate Bonds, in a bid to bring in more for.....
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SC: CBI to Conduct Preliminary Enquiries in ‘Builder-Banks’ Nexus(30.04.2025)
Supreme Court has directed the Central Bureau of Investigation to conduct preliminary enquiries into the National Capital Region’s nexus of builders a.....
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ITAT: Deduction of Compensation for Breach of Contract Can’t be Allowed Based Only on Bank Statement(13.07.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Pune Bench has held that deduction of compensation paid for breach of contract cannot be allowed based on bank s.....
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RBI Tightens Provisions for Yet to Fail CDR Accounts(12.01.2016)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has asked lenders to increase provisioning for accounts that may not have yet failed Corporate Debt Restructuring (CDR) bu.....
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Paytm Payments Bank Receives Final Approval From RBI(04.01.2017)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has given final approval to formally launch Paytm Payments Bank.
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RBI Operationalise CFR(22.01.2016)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI), in order to minimize frauds, has operationalised a Central Fraud Registry (CFR) with effect from January 20.
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RBI Imposes Penalty on Equitas for Selling MF, Insurance Products Without Approval(09.03.2018)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed a penalty of Rs 10 lakh on Equitas Small Finance Bank for distributing mutual fund (MF), insurance and wealth .....
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Reserve Bank of India imposes monetary penalty on SBM Bank (India) Ltd(16.10.2019)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated October 15, 2019, imposed a monetary penalty of Rs. 3 crore on SBM Bank (India) Ltd. for non-co.....
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NCLAT: Threshold of Rs.1 Crore Is Required for Initiation of CIRP(12.05.2022)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has ruled that an application filed after 24.03.2020 under Section 7 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy .....
Tags : National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, Section 7, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, threshold, One Crore
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NCLAT: Section 43(1) of IBC applicable when Corporate Debtor has given a preference in transaction(09.12.2024)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has observed that the condition precedent for attracting Section 43(1) of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Co.....
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RBI Relaxes Norms on Loans to CEOs, Directors of Banks(17.09.2015)
RBI has said that loans granted to CEO and Whole Time Director of banks for purchasing car, personal computer, furniture, constructing/acquiring house.....
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India Signs Loan Agreement with World Bank for USD 100 Million for "Shared Infrastructure for Solar Parks Project"(20.11.2017)
A Guarantee Agreement for IBRD/CTF loan of USD 98 million and Grant Agreement for USD 2 million for the "Shared Infrastructure for Solar Parks Project.....
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RBI Permits Banks to Offer More Services Via Offsite ATMs(15.01.2016)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has said that banks are now free to offer all their products and services through the ATM channels provided technology per.....
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NCLT, Chennai: No Conflict Among Prohibition of Benami Property Transaction Act and IBC, 2016(06.05.2022)
National Company Law Tribunal, Chennai has ruled that there is no conflict between the Prohibition of Benami Property Transaction Act, 1988 and the In.....
Tags : National Company Law Tribunal, Prohibition of Benami Property Transaction Act, 1988, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, attachment of property
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RBI Relaxes ECB Norms for Infrastructure Sector(31.03.2016)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has allowed all companies engaged in infrastructure sector to raise external commercial borrowings with a minimum maturity.....
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SC Asks SIT to Look into BoB Scam(27.04.2016)
Supreme Court has directed Special Investigation Team (SIT) on black money to look into a fresh plea seeking a probe into the recent Bank of Baroda (B.....
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RBI Widens Scope of Ombudsman Scheme, Mobile And Electronic Banking Brought Under Purview(26.06.2017)
Reserve Bank of India has widened scope of its Banking Ombudsman Scheme 2006, to include inter alia deficiencies arising out of sale of insurance/ mut.....
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Directions under Section 35A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 - The Laxmi Co-operative Bank Ltd., Solapur - Extension of Period(11.05.2022)
The Reserve Bank of India, in the public interest, had issued directions to The Laxmi Co-operative Bank Ltd., Solapur, Maharashtra in exercise of powe.....
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Rajasthan HC: Condition to Submit Bank Guarantee Against Annual Fees as Illegal(01.06.2021)
Rajasthan High Court has held that the condition imposed by private medical institutions requiring students seeking admission to MBBS Course to submit.....
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RBI Simplifies Gold Monetisation Scheme(22.01.2016)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has simplified Gold Monetisation Scheme (GMS) for bulk depositors, in order to help temple boards to do so and also allowe.....
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IBC Will Override Provisions of Other Enactments Inconsistent With It : Supreme Court(16.08.2018)
Supreme Court has observed that Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) will override anything inconsistent contained in any other enactment, including t.....
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NCLAT: Salary Incrementation is Valid by Employment Agreement or Board Resolution(16.05.2022)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, (NCLAT) has observed that salary incrementation is valid only by an employment agreement or board resolution .....
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NCLAT Delhi: Resolution Professional Cannot Decide Eligibility Under Section 29A IBC(07.04.2022)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has observed that the Resolution Professional is not required to take a decision in regard to the ineligibili.....
Tags : National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, Resolution Professional, Section 29A of the Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code, 2016, Resolution Applicant
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RBI Allows IFSCs Bank Branches to Open Foreign Currency Current Accounts(08.01.2016)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has permitted bank branches at International Financial Services Centres (IFSCs) to open foreign currency current accounts .....
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RBI Asks Banks to Extend loans to Women SHGs at 7 % Rate(22.01.2016)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has asked banks to provide loans up to Rs 3 lakh at 7 per cent interest rate to Women Self-Help Group (SHG) under the Nati.....
Tags : Reserve Bank of India, Women Self-Help Group
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India Signs Financing Agreement with World Bank for US$ 63 Million for Tejaswini(28.02.2017)
A Financing Agreement for IDA credit of US$ 63 million (equivalent) for the "Tejaswini" Socio-Economic Empowerment of Adolescent Girls and Young Women.....
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Prompt Corrective Action (PCA) Framework(26.02.2019)
The Board for Financial Supervision (BFS), in its meeting held on February 26, 2019 reviewed the performance of banks under PCA and noted that the Gov.....
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MP HC: Charge of Bank on Leasehold Plot Mortgaged as Security Towards Loan to Have Priority(05.11.2020)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that a charge of Bank on the leasehold plot mortgaged as security towards loan will have priority over other charge.....
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Guj. HC: Promissory Estoppel Applies if Customer Acts on Basis of Bank's One Time Settlement Scheme(12.07.2022)
Gujarat High Court has held that once a customer acts on the basis of offer made by a Bank under its One Time Settlement scheme, the principle of prom.....
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Bombay HC: No Interference with Unconditional Bank Guarantee Except When Fraud Established(20.08.2021)
Bombay High Court has observed that there can be no interference with an unconditional bank guarantee except when fraud is established or apprehension.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Unconditional Bank Guarantee
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RBI: No Cash Withdrawal Limits Post March 13(09.02.2017)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has said that cash withdrawal limits, currently in place for savings bank accounts will be removed in two stages, initiall.....
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Draft guidelines for ‘on tap’ licencing of universal banks(05.05.2016)
The Reserve Bank of India took a major step towards replacing its ‘stop and go’ policy for licensing universal with a more ‘continuous’ process by Tags : Universal bank, licence, continuous process
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Involvement of bank officials in money laundering during post monetization(07.02.2017)
Enforcement Directorate has intimated that bank employees have been found indulging in money laundering and other unfair practices during the phase of.....
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RBI Shortlists 10 Micro Lenders to Set Up Small Banks(17.09.2015)
RBI has shortlisted 10 micro lenders to set up small banks to advance loans primarily to unbanked, small businesses , farmers, micro industries, small.....
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Merits and the terms of contract are irrelevant for invoking of the bank guarantees(15.11.2017)
The Petitioner has filed present petition under Section 9 of the Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Act, 2015 with a prayer that, Respondents be.....
Tags : Bank guarantee, Encashment
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Lok Sabha Passes Bankruptcy Bill(06.05.2016)
Lok Sabha has passed the Insolvency and Bankruptcy code 2016 with all the amendments proposed by the joint committee of Parliament being accepted by t.....
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Advance against pledge of gold ornaments and jewellery(15.10.2015)
Reserve Bank of India has extended its policy standardising the valuation of gold jewellery presented towards security or collateral to cooperative ba.....
Tags : Valuation, gold, ornaments, jewllery, cooperative bank
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NCLAT: Territorial Jurisdiction Cannot be Taken Away by Agreement Between Parties(28.04.2022)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has observed that the territorial jurisdiction of NCLT to decide a case under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Co.....
Tags : National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, territorial jurisdiction
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CIC Directs RBI To Appoint Nodal CPIO(14.06.2017)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed Reserve Bank of India to appoint a Nodal Central Public Information Officer (CPIO), in addition to c.....
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RBI Issues Review of Instructions on Interest on Overdue Domestic Deposits(06.07.2021)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued the review of instructions on Interest on overdue domestic deposits. The RBI has directed Banks to refer to dir.....
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Issue of Rs. 10 Denomination Banknotes in Mahatma Gandhi (New) Series bearing the signature of Shri Shaktikanta Das, Governor(20.05.2019)
The Reserve Bank of India will shortly issue Rs. 10 denomination Banknotes in Mahatma Gandhi (New) Series bearing the signature of Shri Shaktikanta Da.....
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NCLT Approves Merger of Capital First with IDFC Bank(14.12.2018)
National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has approved the amalgamation of Capital First, Capital First Home Finance, and Capital First Securities with IDF.....
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What Protection is Available to a Depositor if Bank Fails: Delhi High Court asks Centre(09.10.2018)
Delhi High Court has asked Centre that what is the protection available to customers having deposits of over Rs 1 lakh if a bank fails and said that i.....
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RBI to Banks: Allow Mobile Banking Registration at ATMs(18.12.2015)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has asked all National Financial Switch (NFS) member banks to make changes in ATM switches by March 2016 to help customers.....
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SC: Bank Employees App. Under SC Quota Entitled to Retain Post After their Caste is De-scheduled(29.08.2024)
SC has held that person who joined service of a Nationalized Bank/GOI undertaking based on a certificate that identified him/her as belonging to SC/ST.....
Tags : Supreme Court, SC Quota, Nationalized Bank
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NCLAT Upholds Canara Bank’s Claims for Loans Advanced to CD on behalf of Homebuyers(14.01.2025)
NCLAT New Delhi bench has upheld the claims of Canara Bank for loans advanced to the corporate debtor (CD) on behalf of the Homebuyers for the reason .....
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Specified Bank Notes (Cessation of Liabilities) Bill, 2017 Receives President Assent(01.03.2017)
Specified Bank Notes (Cessation of Liabilities) Bill, 2017 that provides for cessation of liabilities on specified bank notes has received assent fr.....
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Causing Loss of Rs. 38K, Bank Peon’s Conviction Upheld by SC After 24 Years(04.10.2018)
Supreme Court has upheld the conviction of bank’s peon after 24 Years, who doubled as cash clerk due to shortage of staff, for corruption and causing .....
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RBI dispels rumour on non-acceptance of scribbled-on currency(14.12.2015)
The Reserve Bank of India issued a clarificatory statement to dispel rumours in social media that banks will not accept currency notes which have been.....
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RBI Releases Fifth Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement, 2016-17; Kept Repo Rate Unchanged(07.12.2016)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has released Fifth Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement, 2016-17 wherein it has kept Repo rate unchanged at 6.25 percent, .....
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Autonomy for Central Bank, within the Framework of the RBI Act, Is an Essential and Accepted Governance Requirement: Says Government(31.10.2018)
The autonomy for the Central Bank, within the framework of the RBI Act, is an essential and accepted governance requirement. Governments in India have.....
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SC Allows Caretaker Trust to Operate Bank Accounts Towards Philanthropic Causes(22.10.2020)
Supreme Court has allowed the Maharawal Khewaji Trust that manages the Rs 20,000 Crores worth property of the last ruler of the erstwhile princely sta.....
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Guidelines for Standalone PD participation in Exchange Traded Currency Futures(17.03.2016)
The Reserve Bank of India issued guidelinesTags : Bank, primary dealers, currency, futures
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RBI launches Survey on International Trade in Banking Services (ITBS): 2019-20(24.09.2020)
The Reserve Bank of India has launched the 2019-20 round of its annual Survey on International Trade in Banking Services (ITBS).
The survey,.....
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SAT Upholds SEBI Order Imposing Fine on Former YES Bank CEO, Rana Kapoor(22.06.2021)
Securities Appellate Tribunal has upheld the order by the Securities and Exchange Board of India imposing fine of Rs. 1 Crore on former YES Bank CEO, .....
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SC: Direction Can be Issued to Transfer Compensation to Bank Account of Claimants(19.03.2025)
SC has observed that the general practice followed by insurance companies, where compensation is not disputed, is to deposit it before the Tribunal. I.....
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Del. HC: Department Can't Hold Compliance once Court Orders Release of Bank Guarantee by Trader(24.01.2025)
Delhi High Court has observed that once the Court has ordered release of the bank guarantee furnished by a trader, Customs Department cannot hold back.....
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Lakshmi Vilas Bank Ltd branches to operate as DBS Bank India Ltd. branches from November 27, 2020(25.11.2020)
The Government of India has today sanctioned the Scheme for the amalgamation of the Lakshmi Vilas Bank Ltd. with DBS Bank India Ltd. The amalgamation .....
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Supreme Court: No Bar on Attachment of Properties through IBC Moratorium(16.05.2025)
Supreme Court has held that there is no prohibition imposed on attachment of properties under the Maharashtra Protection of Interest of Depositors Act.....
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RBI Includes Bandhan Bank in Second Schedule List(06.11.2015)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has said that Bandhan Bank is now included in the second schedule list, making it eligible for loans from the central bank.....
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Award for outstanding writings in the field of Banking Hindi(16.10.2017)
With a view to encourage original writings and research in Banking Hindi, Reserve Bank of India has launched an 'Award scheme for outstanding writings.....
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NCLAT: Payment of Lease Amount, Rent & Premium Arising During CIRP Cannot Be Considered as CIRP Costs(28.10.2024)
The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has observed that the payment of lease amount, lease rent and premium arising during CIRP cannot b.....
Tags : National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, CIRP Cost, Section 14, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016
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Gujarat HC: Spouse of Nationalised Banks Entitled for Inter-District Transfer Benefits(07.12.2016)
Gujarat High Court has held that a government employee, who is spouse of a nationalized bank employee, is entitled to inter-district transfer to place.....
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Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India Relaxes Norms for Information Utilities(06.10.2017)
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India has relaxed norms for information utilities, paving way for Indian companies listed on the stock exchanges to.....
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Application Under Sec. 7 of IBC can’t be Admitted After Settlement Between Parties: NCLAT(06.12.2018)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has declared admission of application under Section 7 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code after settlement b.....
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Securities Appellate Tribunal Maintains Status Quo in Axis- Karvy Case(22.01.2020)
Securities Appellate Tribunal has extended its status quo order in the case of Axis Bank and Karvy Stock Broking till January 31.
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SC: Consumer Complaint Against Bank Maintainable Over Dispute on Encashment of FD(23.08.2022)
Supreme Court has held that consumer complaint in a dispute regarding premature encashment of Joint Fixed Deposit by bank in contravention of terms an.....
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RBI Extends E-Payment Deadline and Banking Hours(30.03.2016)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued instructions wherein it has been decided that all agency banks shall keep counters of their designated branches.....
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Reserve Bank of India (Amalgamation of Private Sector Banks) Directions, 2016(21.04.2016)
The Reserve Bank of India notified Master Directions regarding amalgamation of two banking companies or of a banking company and an NBFC. For both, am.....
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Bombay High Court Restricts Canara Bank from Taking Possession of Worli Bungalow(09.10.2019)
Bombay High Court has restricted Canara Bank from taking over a bungalow in Worli locality of Mumbai from one of its borrowers and guarantor of a loan.....
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Reserve Bank of India Issues Directions for Permitting Rupee Derivatives to be Traded in IFSCs(24.01.2020)
Reserve Bank of India has released directions under Section 45 W of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 permitting Rupee derivatives to be traded in I.....
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SC: Courts Should Refrain from Interfering With Invocation of Bank Guarantee Except in Cases of Fraud(08.05.2025)
Supreme Court has observed that it is well established that Courts should refrain from interfering with the invocation of a bank guarantee except in c.....
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RBI Orders Concurrent Auditors to Submit Reports on Non-Performing Loans Directly to Banks(25.09.2015)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has directed concurrent auditors of commercial banks to submit their review of non-performing loans directly to the banks .....
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NCLAT: 14 Days Timeline to Admit or Reject Case Under IBC a 'Mere Directive'(22.05.2017)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has said that 14-day timeline for rejecting or admitting a case under Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (.....
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COMPANY - NCLAT Slams RCom's Lender SBI over Rs. 37,000 Crore Asset Sale(12.03.2019)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has slammed lenders of Reliance Communications, State Bank of India, for painting a rosy picture of Anil Amban.....
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RBI Tightens Norms for Banks Lending to Overseas Subsidiary of Indian Companies(04.01.2016)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has tightened norms for banks lending to overseas subsidiary of Indian companies by raising the provisions substantially a.....
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Calcutta HC Passes Injunction Order Restraining Activities on River Banks, Alluvial Landscapes Etc(20.04.2021)
Calcutta High Court has passed an order of an injunction restraining any activity on the lands which are river banks or alluvial landscapes or alluvia.....
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Tamil Nadu Health System Reform Program, Signing of $287 Million World Bank loan to improve healthcare in the State of Tamil Nadu(04.06.2019)
The Government of India, Government of Tamil Nadu (GoTN) and the World Bank signed here today in New Delhi a $287 Million Loan Agreement for the Tamil.....
Tags : Reform Program, World Bank, Loan, Healthcare
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NCLAT Upholds Dismissal of Petition Filed During Prohibited Period(24.05.2022)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal while adjudicating an appeal has upheld that Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process cannot be initiated over .....
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RBI Says No Fresh Permission to Foreign Law Firms for Liaison Office(30.10.2015)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has said it would not grant fresh or renewed permission to any foreign law firm to open a liaison office in the country.
Tags : Reserve Bank of India, Foreign Law Firms
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National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development is allowed to perform Aadhaar authentication(15.06.2023)
1.In pursuance of sub-clause (ii) of clause (b) of sub-section (4) of section 4 of the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Be.....
Tags : National Bank, Aadhaar authentication, Agricultural loan
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Hyderabad HC Questions Centre’s Policy over Role of Cooperative Banks in Demonetization Drive(30.11.2016)
Hyderabad High Court has questioned Centre as to why it was not taking into confidence Cooperative Banks in its fight against black money.
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RBI Mandates Online Filing of FDI Forms from February 8(02.02.2016)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has asked banks to file forms related to Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) only online on the e-Biz portal from February 8.
Tags : Reserve Bank of India , Foreign Direct Investment
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RBI Allows Financial Institutions to Conduct Business in Indian National Rupee in IFSC(20.01.2020)
Reserve Bank of India has allowed the Financial Institutions to conduct businesses in Indian National Rupees in International Financial Services Centr.....
Tags : Reserve Bank of India, Financial Institutions, Business in Indian National Rupee
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SC: SARFAESI Doesn’t Give Any License to Bank Officers to Act Against the Scheme of Law(22.09.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that SARFAESI Act was enacted for speedy recovery and for benefitting the public at large, has held that it does not giv.....
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SC: Protection U/S 197 CrPC Not Available to Nationalised Bank Employee(09.08.2023)
Supreme Court has held that although a person working in a Nationalised Bank is a public servant, yet the provisions of Section 197 CrPC wouldn’t be a.....
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Bombay High Court Rejects PMC Bank Depositors' Plea for Lifting Withdrawal Cap(06.12.2019)
Bombay High Court has rejected pleas of the depositors of the crisis-hit Punjab and Maharashtra Cooperative (PMC) Bank, seeking lifting of restriction.....
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