Banking Regulation Act, 1949
9. Disposal of non-banking assets
Notwithstanding anything contained in section
6, no banking company shall hold any immovable property howsoever acquired,
except such as is required for its own use, for any period exceeding seven years
from the acquisition thereof or from the commencement of this Act, whichever is
later or any extension of such period as in this section provided, and such
property shall be disposed of within such period or extended period, as the case
may be:
PROVIDED that the banking company may, within the
period of seven years as aforesaid, deal or trade in any such property for the
purpose of facilitating the disposal thereof:
PROVIDED FURTHER that the Reserve Bank
may in any particular case extend the aforesaid period of seven years by such
period not exceeding five years where it is satisfied that such extension would
be in the interests of the depositors of the banking company.