India: Finance and Banking

Under Regulations 44(1) and 59C of the SEBI (Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2018, a public issue may be opened within twelve months and eighteen months respectively from the date of issuance of SEBI observations. SEBI received representations from the industry body highlighting difficulties faced by issuers in mobilizing resources and accessing capital markets due to ongoing geopolitical tensions in the Middle East

The Reserve Bank of India has introduced a dedicated regulatory framework for resolving loan accounts of borrowers affected by natural calamities and certain external disruptions.

Between January and April 2026, the Securities and Exchange Board of India ("SEBI") pushed through a dense cluster of circulars and regulatory amendments – touching everything from merchant banker registration to the way retail investors receive an abridged prospectus. Some of these changes were long overdue; others were triggered by market stress. All of them, taken together, amount to a fairly significant recalibration of how India's capital markets participants will need to conduct themselves going forwa

In the present matter, the date of default for the debt availed by the Corporate Debtor (“CD”) from Dewan Housing Finance Limited (“DHFL”) was 06.12.2016. However, DHFL itself was admitted into CIRP on 03.12.2019.

The Ministry of Finance (“MoF”) by Notification dated 01.05.2026, notified the Foreign Exchange Management (Non-debt Instruments) (Amendment) Rules, 2026 (“Amendment Rules 2026”) to further amend the Foreign Exchange Management (Non-debt Instruments) Rules, 2019 (“Principal Rules 2019”).

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi (“NCLAT”), In the case of Vistra ITCL (India) Limited vs. Vithal Madhukar Dahake and Ors.1, has considered whether a third-party mortgagor, which created security over its assets for the debt of another entity, could be treated as giving rise to a ‘financial debt’ under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (“IBC”). The appeal arose from an order of the National Company Law Tribunal, Mumbai (“NCLT”).

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi (“NCLAT”), In the case of Vistra ITCL (India) Limited vs. Vithal Madhukar Dahake and Ors.1, has considered whether a third-party mortgagor, which created security over its assets for the debt of another entity, could be treated as giving rise to a ‘financial debt’ under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (“IBC”). The appeal arose from an order of the National Company Law Tribunal, Mumbai (“NCLT”).

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal delivered a landmark ruling on whether credit facilities restructured under RBI guidelines retain their secured status during liquidation proceedings without corresponding modification of charge registration. The judgment addresses the complex interplay between corporate debt restructuring, charge registration requirements under company law, and the insolvency resolution framework, establishing critical precedents for consortium lending practices.

The intersection of arbitration law and insolvency legislation has consistently presented complex jurisdictional and substantive challenges for Indian courts and tribunals.

In the present matter, the date of default for the debt availed by the Corporate Debtor (“CD”) from Dewan Housing Finance Limited (“DHFL”) was 06.12.2016. However, DHFL itself was admitted into CIRP on 03.12.2019.

The Reserve Bank of India ("RBI") was established under the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 ("RBI Act") to act as India's central monetary authority, regulate the issuance of bank notes, maintain reserves to secure monetary stability in India, regulate the monetary policy framework, and operate the currency and credit system to the country's advantage.

The Ministry of Finance (“MoF”) by Notification dated 01.05.2026, notified the Foreign Exchange Management (Non-debt Instruments) (Amendment) Rules, 2026 (“Amendment Rules 2026”) to further amend the Foreign Exchange Management (Non-debt Instruments) Rules, 2019 (“Principal Rules 2019”).