India: Finance and Banking

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A Decade In The Air: From AWAS Ruling To The Aircraft Object Act, 2025
A decade after the landmark AWAS ruling clarified aircraft deregistration rights under the Cape Town Convention, India has enacted the Aircraft Objects Act 2025. This analysis examines how the Delhi High Court's interpretation of IDERA mechanisms and creditor protections shaped India's aviation financing regime, particularly in light of the Go First insolvency crisis that exposed gaps between international treaty obligations and domestic insolvency law.
India Finance
MC
MAHESHWARI & CO. Advocates & Legal Consultants
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SEBI’s Strategic Shift: Balancing Professional Competence And Ease Of Doing Business In Investment Advisory
The Securities and Exchange Board of India has introduced a significant policy shift in certification requirements for investment advisory firms, creating a dual-tier system that distinguishes between technical advisors and sales personnel. This regulatory update aims to reduce compliance burdens while maintaining the integrity of financial advice by requiring lighter certification for non-core staff engaged in sales and relationship management roles.
India Finance
IL
IndiaLaw LLP
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SEBI Untangles The Exit: New Rules Provide Smoother Path For Closing Investment Funds
The Securities and Exchange Board of India has introduced new guidelines allowing Alternative Investment Funds to retain cash for unresolved legal or tax liabilities while significantly reducing compliance requirements. These rules create an 'Inoperative Fund' status that enables funds to enter dormancy without maintaining expensive regulatory structures, addressing the operational gridlock where commercially finished funds remained legally open due to pending disputes.
India Finance
IL
IndiaLaw LLP
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Regulatory Updates (April 2026)
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
India Finance
HS
Hammurabi & Solomon
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SEBI’s Strategic Shift: Balancing Professional Competence And Ease Of Doing Business In Investment Advisory
The Securities and Exchange Board of India has introduced a significant policy shift in certification requirements for investment advisory firms, creating a dual-tier system that distinguishes between technical advisors and sales personnel. This regulatory update aims to reduce compliance burdens while maintaining the integrity of financial advice by requiring lighter certification for non-core staff engaged in sales and relationship management roles.
India Finance
IL
IndiaLaw LLP
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NCLT Kolkata Held That Acknowledgment Of Liability By Principal Borrower Extends Limitation Period For Personal Guarantor
The NCLT, Special Bench, Kolkata through its judgment dated 18.06.2026, in Indian Bank vs. Santosh Jhawar, Personal Guarantor of M/s Burgundy Life Style Pvt. Ltd. , held that an acknowledgment of liability by Principal Borrower extends the limitation period for Personal Guarantor and maintainability of a Section 95 proceeding is not conditioned upon prior initiation of Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (“CIRP”) against the Principal Borrower.
India Insolvency
Sagus Legal
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