India: Trusts

Section 8 companies were introduced under the Companies Act 1913. They permitted companies with charitable objects etc. to be registered without the words ‘Limited' or ‘Private Limited'. Section 8 continues...

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (‘SEBI') in its 211th Board Meeting, held on September 12, 2025, has approved certain amendments to the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Rules...

The treatment of dishonoured cheques has long been a cornerstone of financial accountability under Indian law. Yet, for decades, a persistent ambiguity...

On 28 March 2025, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) issued circulars (Amendments), introducing certain amendments to the regulatory framework governing Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) and Infrastructure Investment Trusts (InvITs).

On 2 April 2025, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) notified the SEBI (Infrastructure Investment Trusts) (Amendment) Regulations, 2025 (Amendment), introducing key changes to the SEBI (Infrastructure Investment Trusts) Regulations, 2014 (SEBI InvIT Regulations).

In a judgment delivered in the matter of The Management of Worth Trust vs. The Secretary, Worth Trust Workers Union, the Supreme Court of India reiterated the rights of workers under the Payment of Bonus Act, 1965

Adam Smith's free-market economy pivots around minimal government intervention so that markets can self-regulate and operate optimally.

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has issued Guidelines for rights issues of units by unlisted Infrastructure Investment Trusts (InvIT) (Guidelines) through its circular...

India's capital markets regulator, the Securities and Exchange Board of India has, on 16 June 2020, notified amendments to the Securities and Exchange Board of India Regulations, 2014 and Securities and Exchange Board of India.