Indian Bank decides to annul dividend proposed for FY18
Chennai, June 28 : Public sector Indian Bank on Thursday said the Board of Directors have decided to annul their earlier decision to declare dividend at Rs 6 per equity share as it has not provided fully for the mark-to-market (MTM) loss.
In a regulatory filing in BSE, Indian Bank said the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has informed that the bank can declare dividend after fully providing for MTM loss.
The RBI also said dividend can be declared only after fully providing for gratuity and any other provisions staggered in terms of dispensation provided by it to all the banks.
Indian Bank said the Board of Directors a7lso decided to withdraw the second item from the agenda of the notice convening the annual general meeting.
According to Indian Bank, the RBI circulars in April had given it the option of spreading the MTM loss over four quarters commencing with the quarter in which the loss was incurred and the additional liability due to enhanced gratuity over four quarters beginning with the quarter ended March 31.
It said it had exercised the options during the quarter ended March 31 and deferred the gratuity expenditure of Rs 24.33 crore to subsequent three quarters and also spread the MTM losses of total Rs 547.01 crore to subsequent quarters (after providing for December 2017 and March 2018).
When the matter was taken up with the appropriate authorities and sought permission for declaration of dividend, the RBI advised not to pay dividend.
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K’taka HC judge whose controversial remarks triggered controversy expresses regret before open court
Bengaluru: Karnataka High Court judge, Justice V Srishananda, on Saturday expressed regret in open court after facing backlash over his controversial remarks in his recent court hearings, reported Bar and Bench.
Two purported video clips from Justice V Srishananda’s court hearing that show him making inappropriate comments went viral across social media platforms.
On Saturday, Justice Srishananda invited members of the Advocates Association, Bengaluru, and senior lawyers to his courtroom at 2:30 PM, where he read out a note expressing regret for inappropriate comments.
Quoting Advocates Association President Vivek Subba Reddy, Bar and Bench wrote, “He expressed regret for the comments and clarified that it was not his intention to offend any community or members of the Bar. He also requested the association to relay this message to all members of the Bar.”
Reddy further stated, “We also advised him to encourage young lawyers in the courtroom and refrain from making any irrelevant remarks during hearings.”
Another senior lawyer present during the session confirmed to the legal news portal that Justice Srishananda also addressed comments directed at a woman lawyer, who was seen in one of the videos being reprimanded by the judge. The judge Justice Srishananda clarified that his remarks were not intended to target her (woman lawyer) specifically, but rather pertained to the appellant she was representing. “He explained that his comment was meant to imply that the appellant seemed to know a lot about the other party,” said the lawyer.
In addition, Justice Srishananda assured those present that he would avoid making such comments in the future.
The controversy came to light on September 19, when a video clip from an August 28 Court hearing surfaced on social media, showing Justice Srishananda referring to a Muslim-majority sub-locality in Bengaluru’s Goripalya as "Pakistan." Hours later, another video from the same courtroom emerged, in which the judge was seen making a gender-insensitive remark.
Following outrage over the viral videos, a Supreme Court bench led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, along with Justices Sanjiv Khanna, BR Gavai, Surya Kant, and Hrishikesh Roy, on September 20 took a suo motu cognizance and sought a report from the Karnataka High Court Registrar General in connection with the viral video.
