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Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007
These FAQs are issued by the Reserve Bank of India (hereinafter referred to as “Bank”) for information and general guidance purposes only. The Bank will not be held responsible for actions taken and / or decisions made on the basis of the same. For clarifications or interpretations, if any, one may be guided by the PSS Act, 2007.
The Appellate Authority, after examining the appeal and related documents, may act as given under:
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dismiss the appeal; or
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allow the appeal and set aside the Award/order of the RBI Ombudsman; or
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remand the matter to the RBI Ombudsman for fresh disposal in accordance with such directions as the Appellate Authority may consider necessary or proper; or
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modify the Award/order and pass such directions as may be necessary to give effect to the order of the RBI Ombudsman or Award so modified; or
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pass any other order as it may deem fit.
Further, the orders of the Appellate Authority shall have the same effect as the Award passed by the RBI Ombudsman or the order rejecting the complaint, as the case may be.
Ans. REs’ Customer Acceptance Policy shall not result in denial of banking/ financial facility to members of the general public, especially those, who are financially or socially disadvantaged, including the persons with disabilities (PWDs). The decision to reject the application of KYC/ periodic updation of KYC shall not be automated and such decisions on rejection shall be reviewed by an official of RE authorised for the purpose.