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Banks have no liability for loss of valuables in lockers: RBI

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Should we go in for Insurance of jewelry kept in Bank Lockers…..?


Banks have no liability for loss of valuables in lockers: RBI

NEW DELHI: Do not expect any compensation for theft or burglary of valuables in safe deposit boxes of public sector banks as the locker hiring agreement absolves them of all liability.

This bitter truth was disclosed in an RTI response by the Reserve Bank of India(RBI) and 19 PSU banks.

Stung by the revelation, the lawyer who had sought information under the transparency law has now moved the Competition Commission of India (CCI) alleging "cartelisation" and "anti-competitive practices" by the banks in respect of the locker service.

He has informed the CCI that the RTI response from the RBI has said it has not issued any specific direction in this regard or prescribed any parameters to assess the loss suffered by a customer.

Even under the RTI response, all public sectors banks have washed their hands of any responsibility.

According to the information availed by the lawyer, the unanimous reason given by the 19 banks, including Bank of India, Oriental Bank of Commerce, Punjab National Bank, UCO and Canara, among others, is that "the relationship they have with customers with regard to lockers is that of lessee (landlord) and lessor (tenant)".

The banks have contended that in such a relationship, the lessor is responsible for his or her valuables kept in the locker which is owned by the bank.

Some banks, in their locker hiring agreements, have made it clear that any item stored in the locker is at the customer's own risk and he or she may, in their own interest, insure the valuables.

The common feature of all locker hiring agreements states, "As per safe deposit memorandum of hiring locker, the bank will not be responsible for any loss or damage of the contents kept in the safe deposit vault as a result of any act of war or civil disorder or theft or burglary and the contents will be kept by the hirer at his or her sole risk and responsibility.


Read more at: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...ables-in-lockers-rbi/articleshow/59308220.cms
 
Thanks to this RTI...Banks are no more responsible for any theft or loss of valuables...It is an eye opener as far as common man is concerned who is trusting these rogue Banks!!
 
One friendly nationalised bank told me to check my lockers at least once a year to see if everything is intact.

These days there are limited liabilities for anything including loans of companies from nationalised banks.

So it works both ways.

Borrow and shrug off or deposit and lose.lol
 
This is not new. The safety of the contents in the locker is our responsibility. We can insure the value, if need be.
 
This is not new. The safety of the contents in the locker is our responsibility. We can insure the value, if need be.


hi

not universal....i have bank locker in USA....bank has responsibility too....

Hi Sir,

Now, what is the responsibility of these Banks on gold jewellery (pledged by customers) against which Gold Loan was sanctioned.....? (In India)

Any idea....?
 
Is this universal Sir......?
I am not sure about that. But the reason is simple. The bankers have no knowledge about the contents or the value of things kept in the locker.
Most of the banks enter into agreement with the customer while renting out the Locker, specifying their responsibility.
 
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