Pleas In Supreme Court Seek Contempt Action against RBI Governor, others

The matter relates to the Supreme Court ruling on loan moratorium to address financial stress due to the pandemic.

A number of petitions have been filed before the Supreme Court, seeking that contempt of court proceedings be initiated against Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das, Chief Executive of Indian Banks Association (IBA) and others for allegedly flouting the Supreme Court's earlier order, by turning and declaring the account of the petitioners as Non Performing Assets (NPA) in connection with the moratorium matter. The petitioners - M/s Azeez Trading Company, Umrazz Trading Corporation, Ajay Hotel and Restaurant, Latur, Maharashtra -- have filed their plea through lawyer Vishal Tiwari and Advocate On Record (AOR) Abhigya. The respondents, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das and Chief Executive of Indian Banks Association were duty-bound to promulgate and ensure the compliance of the order of this court throughout the country but they deliberately didn't, the petition said. The Supreme Court's order, dated September 3, 2020, was operational on all lending institutions/banks throughout the country and was passed in favour of all borrowers accounts to grant relief from financial stress during the Covid pandemic, Tiwari said in the petition.