The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed, by an order dated April 27, 2023, a monetary penalty of ₹10.00 lakh (Rupees Ten Lakh only) on The Sutex Co-operative Bank Ltd., Surat (Gujarat) (the bank) for contravention of directions issued by RBI on ‘Loans and advances to directors, relatives and firms / concerns in which they are interested’ and ‘Placement of Deposits with Other Banks by Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks (UCBs)’. This penalty has been imposed in exer