IFSCA issued the Framework for Ship Leasing, vide Circular No. F. No. 496/IFSCA/FC/SLF/2022-23/001 dated 16 August 2022, as amended and updated from time to time, (Shipping Framework) as an initiative towards establishing a global shipping industry in India.
The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC) was introduced to facilitate and streamline the process for revival of business and maximizing asset value by providing a framework for either the resolution of financial stress of the corporate debtor, on a going concern basis or the liquidation of the corporate debtor. From a bidder's perspective, there are certain aspects which are relevant to be considered while bidding / planning a bid for a corporate debtor.
Amidst the economic slowdown, Reserve Bank of India (RBI), in its recent move to bolster and augment credit flow to the retail segment involving microfinance institutions and non-banking financial companies (NBFCs), has undertaken revision of the risk weights of certain bank loans to microfinance institutions and NBFCs
In its recent judgment in the matter of Saranga Anilkumar Aggarwal v Bhavesh Dhirajlal Sheth and Ors, 2025 SCC OnLine SC 493, the Hon’ble Supreme Court provided crucial clarity on the scope of interim moratorium under Section 96 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC) in personal insolvency proceedings.
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has proposed the introduction of a standardized format for the No-Objection Certificate (NOC) / Consent Letter required from existing charge holders when a company seeks to issue listed debt securities (Issue) and create further encumbrance on its assets to secure the Issue.
In its recent decision in the matter of Independent Sugar Corporation Limited v. Girish Sriram Juneja and Ors [Civil Appeal No.
RBI has amended the following regulations (i) Foreign Exchange Management (Foreign Currency Accounts by a person resident in India) Regulations, 2015 (FCA Regulations) through the Foreign Exchange Management (Foreign Currency Accounts by a person resident in India) (Fifth Amendment) Regulations, 2025 (FCA Amendment); and (ii) Foreign Exchange Management (Deposit) Regulations, 2016 (Deposit Regulations) through the Foreign Exchange Management (Deposit) (Fifth Amendment) Regulations, 2025 (Deposit A
On 12 December 2024, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) issued the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) (Third Amendment) Regulations, 2024 (Amendment Regulations) which have amended the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements), 2015 (SEBI LODR). The Amendment Regulations were framed pursuant to the proposals which were approved by SEBI in its board meeting held on 30 September 2024.
