TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. LIST OF CASES; 2. CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION; • Origin of Banking in India; • Classification of the Banking Institutions; 3. CHAPTER II: ESSENTIALS OF MERGER AND ACQUISITION AND BANKING INDUSTRY; • Definition; • Types of Merger; • Benefits of Merger And Acquisition; • Why Merger in Banks; • Merger Wave And Banking Industry; Argument for Bank Mergers in India; • Bank Merger And Acquisitions: International Experience And Indian Evidence; 4. CHAPTER III: LEGAL FRAMEWORK GOVERNING BANK MERGERS; • Categorisation of Banks; • Voluntary Amalgamation; • Compulsory Amalgamation; • Procedure for Merger And Amalgamation of Banks; 5. CHAPTER IV: EMPLOYMENT ISSUES IN BANK MERGERS; 6. CHAPTER V: TAX ISSUES IN BANK MERGERS; 7. CHAPTER VI: COMPETITION LAW ISSUES IN BANK MERGERS; 8. CHAPTER VII: RESERVE BANK OF INDIA'S MERGER REVIEW PROCESS; 9. CHAPTER VIII: CASE STUDIES; 10. CHAPTER IX: CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION; 11. ANNEXURE; 12. BIBLIOGRAPH