New Delhi, Jan. 8 -- The Delhi High Court Division Bench, headed by the Chief Justice, on Thursday stayed a direction issued by a single judge which required that complaints finally rejected by the Reserve Bank of India Ombudsman must undergo a second level of human supervision by legally trained personnel, including retired judicial officers or advocates with at least ten years' experience.

The interim stay was granted during the hearing of an appeal filed by the RBI challenging the directions issued by the single judge. The matter has now been listed for further hearing on March 17.

The appeal arises from a detailed judgment delivered by a single judge in November 2025, in which the Court issued a series of directions aimed at strengt...