Category Archives: other Acts

RBI Prudential Guidelines – Banks’ investment in units of REITs and InvITs

By | April 18, 2017

RBI/2016-17/280 DBR.No.FSD.BC.62/24.01.040/2016-17 April 18, 2017 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs) Dear Sir/ Madam, Prudential Guidelines – Banks’ investment in units of REITs and InvITs Please refer to the paragraph 12 of the Statement on Developmental and Regulatory Policies (extract enclosed) issued by RBI on April 06, 2017. As indicated therein, it has been decided… Read More »

Banks not to recognize Forex Gain Loss on foreign currency translation reserve in P & L

By | April 18, 2017

RBI/2016-17/281 DBR.BP.BC.No.61/21.04.018/2016-17 April 18, 2017 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding Regional Rural Banks) Madam / Dear Sir, Guidelines on compliance with Accounting Standard (AS) 11 [The Effects of Changes in Foreign Exchange Rates] by banks – Clarification Please refer to circulars DBOD.No.BP.BC.76/21.04.018/2004-05 dated March 15, 2005 and DBOD.BP.BC.No.76/21.04.018/2005-06 dated April 05, 2006 on the captioned… Read More »

Banks to make Additional Provisions For Standard Advances At Higher Than The Prescribed Rates

By | April 18, 2017

RBI/2016-17/282 DBR.No.BP.BC.64/21.04.048/2016-17 April 18, 2017 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding Regional Rural Banks) Madam/Dear Sir, Additional Provisions For Standard Advances At Higher Than The Prescribed Rates Please refer to paragraph 5 of the Master Circular – Prudential norms on Income Recognition, Asset Classification and Provisioning pertaining to Advances dated July 1, 2015. 2. It is… Read More »

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Banks to make Disclosure in “Notes to Accounts” if Divergence in asset classification & provisioning

By | April 18, 2017

RBI/2016-17/283 DBR.BP.BC.No.63/21.04.018/2016-17 April 18, 2017 All Commercial Banks (Excluding Regional Rural Banks) Madam/Dear Sir, Disclosure in the “Notes to Accounts” to the Financial Statements- Divergence in the asset classification and provisioning Please refer to paragraph 22 of the Fourth Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement, 2015-16 announced on September 29, 2015 on the captioned subject (extract enclosed).… Read More »

Notice sent by registered post is deemed to be served if it was returned back with postal endorsement

By | April 17, 2017

This Court in catena of cases has held that when a notice is sent by registered post and is returned with postal endorsement “refused” or “not available in the house” or “house locked” or “shop closed” or “addressee not in station”, due service has to be presumed Jagdish Singh v. Natthu Singh [1992] 1 SCC… Read More »

Revised Prompt Corrective Action (PCA) framework for banks

By | April 17, 2017

RBI/2016-17/276 DBS.CO.PPD. BC.No.8/11.01.005/2016-17 April 13, 2017 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding Regional Rural Banks) Madam/ Dear Sir Revised Prompt Corrective Action (PCA) framework for banks Please refer to RBI circulars No. DBS.CO.PP.BC.9/11.01.005/2002-03 dated December 21, 2002 and DBS.CO.PP.BC.13/11.01.005/2003-04 dated June 15, 2004 on the scheme of Prompt Corrective Action. 2. The existing PCA framework for… Read More »

ICAI to take action against CA involved in money laundering

By | April 15, 2017

ICAI Press Release – Robust Disciplinary Mechanism – (13-04-2017) ICAI Press Release Our attention has been drawn to the media reports regarding the raids conducted by the Enforcement Directorate on the offices of the Chartered Accountants in New Delhi, who were alleged to be involved in the money laundering and hawala like transactions through shell… Read More »