In a press release the apex bank of India RBI said” It is hereby notified for information of the public that the Reserve Bank of India has cancelled the licence of The State Transport Employees Co-operative Bank Ltd., Ahmedabad (Gujarat)”.
“Accordingly, the bank has ceased to be a “Co-operative bank” as defined in Section 5 (cci) of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 read with Section 56 of the Act and all the provisions of the said Act applicable to the said co-operative bank shall cease to apply to it”, the release read further.
The bank has been prohibited from carrying on banking business in India under Section 22 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (As Applicable to Co-operative Societies) read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (As Applicable to Co-operative Societies).
As such, the bank is precluded from transacting the business of “Banking” as defined in Section 5(b) of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (As Applicable to Co-operative Societies) including acceptance / repayment of deposits, the press release concludes.