What is the remedy to revive time-barred debt?
Any contract that is executed by an executant without for any consideration is void in the eyes of law. As per section 25 (3) of the Contract Act, a fresh promise made for repaying the time barred debt is a valid consideration and the same is enforceable in a court of law. Therefore, it is…
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What is Commitment Charge?
A fee charged by a lender to a borrower for the unused/underutilized working capital limit and or undisbursed loan amount is known as commitment charge. A commitment fee is generally specified in the sanction endorsement of loans as a fixed percentage of fee payable by the borrower on the the undisbursed or unutilzed loan amount. Such…
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Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme 2018-19– Series-I
RBI has announced Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme 2018-19– Series-I. The scheme is open for subscription from April 16, 2018 to April 20, 2018. The Bonds will be issued on the succeeding Monday after each subscription period. The Bonds will be sold through banks, Stock Holding Corporation of India Limited (SHCIL), designated post offices and recognised…
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What is a Bridge Loan?
Bridge loan is a temporary short term loan taken by a person or company for a period ranging from 2-3 weeks to 52 weeks. Such loans are known as bridge loan because the loan helps in bridging the gap between short-term cash requirements and long-term loans or permanent source of funding. Bridge loans are also…
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Swaps in ATMs
In terms of recommendations of Shri.D.K.Mohanty Committee on Currency Movement(CCM), RBI advised all the banks to consider using lockable cassettes in their ATMs which shall be swapped at the time of cash replenishment. The above decision was taken by the Central Bank in order to mitigate risks involved in open cash replenishment/top up. RBI…
Reporting of remittance under Liberalised Remittance Scheme (LRS) scheme
All the AD category-I branches are now required to upload transaction-wise information (LRS data) of resident individuals to RBI on daily basis. According to RBI circular A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 23 dated April 12, 2018, all AD-I category branches are required to report remittances made under LRS scheme on a daily basis which…
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