In partnership businesses we find different types partners viz. nominal or ostensible partner, sub-partner, partner by estoppel or holding out, partners in profits only, minor as a partner, others. The different kinds of Partners that we may normally notice in Partnership Firms are as under. Nominal Partner: When a well-known personality in the society who…
The partnership firms can be commonly distinguished as a general partnership and limited liability partnership (LLP). The General Partnership can be further divided into three groups’ viz. partnership at will, particular partnership and fixed term partnership. The agreement for PARTNERSHIP AT WILL is formed for carrying on general business and it does not specify the…
The point in time when one precisely becomes a customer of the bank is extensively debated on and off. The subject of deeming a person as a customer of the bank is important more so to bankers in the following situations. The banker may risk forfeiting immunity provided to him under section 131 of NI…
Whether authorized signatories of a company are customers of the bank? Whether Power of Attorneys or Mandate holders or intermediaries who operate the bank accounts on behalf of someone are the customers of the bank? Whether the walk-in customers who do not have the account with the bank but use the services of the bank…
The foreign nationals employed in India can maintain accounts in their names in the form of SB, Current Account, and Term deposit. However, foreign companies are allowed to open and maintain current accounts in the banks. Nevertheless, they may be allowed to keep their surplus money in short-term deposits with a maturity not exceeding three…
Foreign nationals visiting India on student visas (including those coming to India for the study of Yoga, Vedic Culture, Indian System of Dance and Music) are allowed to open a bank account in India. For such students, a Non-Resident Ordinary (NRO) account will be opened after completion of KYC (Know Your Customer) formalities like verification…
Foreigners who are on a short trip to India on a tourist Visa may open their bank account in India. They are facilitated to open an SB or Current account in the form of an NRO (Non-Resident Ordinary) account. The accounts of tourists opened by the authorised dealer banks after completion of the KYC (Know…
The foreign nationals employed in India are permitted to open and maintain domestic (Resident Rupee Accounts) accounts like SB, Current Account, or Term Deposits with the authorized dealer banks in India. The accounts of foreign companies in India can be maintained only in current accounts. Such companies are allowed to keep their surplus money in…
The operation procedure for old/sick/incapacitated bank customers is laid down in para 5.6.2 of RBI Master circular. According to the circular, the cases of sick/old/incapacitated account holders fall into the following categories: an account holder who is too ill to sign a cheque/can not be physically present in the bank to withdraw money from his…
The customers, both deposit and borrowal accounts can open the bank account using OTP based e-KYC. The Reserve Bank made the amendments to ‘Principal Directions on KYC ‘(Know Your Customer (KYC)) Directions, 2016 (Master Direction No.DBR.AML.No.81/ 14.01.001/2015-16 dated February 25, 2016) with effect from December 8, 2016. In terms of the e-KYC amendments now made…