Current accounts or SB account not operated during the past six months will be treated as dormant accounts. In March every year all dormant accounts in which there had been no operation for a total period of two years or more (including the period reckoned to classify them as dormant) will be transferred to inoperative…
The documentation necessary to open a current account varies based on the legal structure of the business entity—whether it is a sole proprietorship, partnership firm, company, trust, society, or government body. Each applicant must provide specific documents relevant to their entity type. Additionally, banks are required to perform a comprehensive Know Your Customer (KYC) verification…
Settlement of Claims in Respect of Missing Persons Presumed Dead: A Formal Overview Banks in India typically settle claims related to missing persons who are presumed dead by adhering to established legal provisions and regulatory guidelines, primarily those issued by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). When a person has been missing for a legally…
Government departments or semi Government departments need a bank account to carry out the financial transactions of the departments. Government business like Salary payments, Pension payments,Fee collection, tax collection,PPF, Sukanya samriddhi, Senior citizen savings scheme,etc.are routed through banks.Most of the public sector banks eying for government business as they they get huge amount of deposits…
There are two possibilities in a bank account maintained by a customer viz. (i) a deposit account is opened in a bank with a valid nomination or with the survivorship clause like ‘either or survivor’, or ‘anyone or survivor’, or ‘former or survivor’ or ‘latter or survivor’ etc. (ii) A deposit account is opened in…
Section 42 of the Indian Partnership Act, 1932 (“Act”) provides for dissolution of partnership on occurrence of certain contingencies which includes ‘death of the partner’ or ‘adjudication of a partner as an insolvent’ or if constituted for a fixed term, by the expiry of that term, etc.as one of those contingencies. However, the partnership need…
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued revised guidelines pertaining to liquidity standards, with a particular focus on the Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR), following feedback from stakeholders. These amendments, which will come into effect from April 1, 2026, introduce several key changes aimed at enhancing the liquidity risk management framework in alignment with global…
Limited companies are of two kinds. They can be classified as (i) Private Limited companies (ii) Public Limited companies. A private limited company is a form of privately held business governed under the provisions of the Indian Companies Act, 2013. The minimum number of members required to form q private limited company is two and…
(Last updated on August 04, 2024) Know Your Customer (KYC) standards are designed to protect financial institutions against fraud, corruption, money laundering, and terrorist financing. KYC involves several steps to: establish customer identity; understand the nature of customers’ activities and qualify that the source of funds is legitimate; KYC involves several steps to (i) establish…
A current deposit account, commonly known as a current account, is a type of demand deposit account specifically designed to accommodate frequent and high-volume financial transactions. These accounts are primarily utilized by business entities and individuals engaged in regular, large-scale monetary operations. Current accounts offer a variety of advantages tailored to the operational requirements of…
