PMC Bank Crisis: Bombay HC Dismisses Petitions Challenging Withdrawal Restrictions Imposed By RBI
Live LawIn a major setback for the aggrieved depositors of Punjab and Maharashtra Co-operative bank, the Bombay High Court on Thursday dismissed a batch of petitions filed by depositors challenging Reserve Bank of India's decision to impose limits on withdrawal of funds from the crisis hit bank. However, state minister Jayant Patil today told reporters that State government has suggested merger of the crisis hit PMC bank with the Maharashtra State Co-operative Bank. Last month, RBI filed an affidavit in reply stating that the PMC bank fraudulently submitted manipulated data for sample checks, the sample of accounts picked for inspection did not contain undisclosed HDIL related accounts. RBI also pointed out the issue of conflict of interest as far as Waryam Singh, Chairman of PMC Bank being the former Managing Director of HDIL was concerned.