The Finance Minister of India presented the Union Budget for the financial year 2024-25 (Budget) on 23 June 2024. The Budget, particularly, focuses on employment, skilling, MSMEs, and the middle class along with all-around prosperity. Some key highlights of the Budget are: India’s real GDP grew by 8.2% in FY
On 16 April 2024, the Indian Ministry of Finance amended the Foreign Exchange Management (Non-debt Instruments) Rules, 2019 (NDI Rules) revising the permissible limit of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the space sector effective the date of the notification i.e. 16 April 2024. Under the amended FDI policy, 100% FDI
The Indian Government has today notified The Foreign Exchange Management (Non debt Instruments) Amendment Rules, 2024 (Amendment Rules) prescribing provisions pertaining to direct listing of shares of Indian companies on the stock exchanges outside India. The Amendment Rules have come into force from today when these have been published in
In December 2023, 3 new Criminal Legislations, namely the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, and the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 replaced the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC), Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC), and the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 (Evidence Act), respectively. These 3 new
On 09 August 2023, the Indian Parliament passed the much awaited Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023 (“DPDP Bill“). The DPDP Bill seeks to introduce data protection law with minimum disruption while ensuring necessary change in the way Data Fiduciaries (i.e. persons who determines the purpose and means of processing
On 02 August 2023, the Indian Parliament passed the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2023 (Bill), which proposes to amend and/ or decriminalise 183 provisions in 42 Central Acts administered by 19 different Ministries/ Departments, with the aim of boosting the ease of doing business as well as ease
On 6 April 2023, the Indian Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) notified the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Amendment Rules, 2023 (Amendment Rules), primarily for online real money games, to amend the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 (IT
Below are certain legal and regulatory developments in India, during 2022, which provide a snapshot on the pace with which the Government of India (GoI) is bringing in reforms to contribute to a strong and robust economy: The Ministry of Corporate Affairs, GoI (MCA): notified amendments to the Limited Liability
The Finance Minister of India, Mrs. Nirmala Sitharaman, presented the Union Budget for the financial year 2023-24 on 1 February 2023 (Budget), which draws the blueprint for India @100, presenting a vision for ‘Amrit Kaal’ (the best and the most auspicious time), for an empowered and inclusive economy for a prosperous India.
The Government of India in consultation with the Reserve Bank Of India (RBI) on 22 August 2022 notified the Foreign Exchange Management (Overseas Investment) Rules, 2022 (Overseas Investment Rules) and Foreign Exchange Management (Overseas Investment) Regulations, 2022 (Overseas Investment Regulations) in supersession of Foreign Exchange Management (Transfer or Issue of
The Indian Finance Minister presented the Union Budget for the financial year 2026-27 on 1 February 2026 in the Indian Parliament (Budget). The Prime Minister of India has described this Budget as a strong base for India’s high flight towards Developed India of 2047. More than just a plan on
On 21 November 2025, the Government of India vide a press release (Press Release) put into effect the Code on Wages (2019), the Industrial Relations Code (2020), the Code on Social Security (2020), and the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (OSHWC) Code (2020) (Labour Codes). This historic labour reform
On 14 November 2025, the Indian Government issued four separate notifications (“Notifications”) under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (“DPDP Act”) relating to the newly issued Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025 (“DPDP Rules”), the phased enforcement timeline for the DPDP Act, the formal establishment of the Data Protection
On 24 July 2025, in Hyatt International Southwest Asia Ltd. versus Additional Director of Income Tax, the Supreme Court decided on two important principal issues: Whether the appellant- Hyatt International Southwest Asia Ltd, a tax resident of the UAE has a Permanent Establishment (PE) in India under Article 5(1) of
On 20 May 2025, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) notified the Payments Regulatory Board Regulations, 2025 (Regulations), under the powers conferred by Sections 3(4) and 38(1)–(2) of the Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007 (Act). The Regulations have come into effect on 20 May 2025 and have replaced the
On May 6, 2025, Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi and Prime Minister of United Kingdom Sir Keir Starmer, following three years of intense negotiations, announced the conclusion of the landmark multi-million-pound trade deal (India-UK FTA). This historic and ambitious deal is projected to boost the annual bilateral trade
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) issued a circular on 14 February 2025 (RPT Circular) to standardize industry standards to be effective from 1 April 2025, for the minimum information required for Related Party Transaction(s) (RPTs) to be provided to the Audit Committee and Shareholders of all listed
On February 1, 2025, India’s Finance Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget for the fiscal year 2025-2026. The Budget emphasizes economic growth, employment generation, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) development, and inclusive progress towards ‘Developed India’. India’s real GDP grew by 6.4% in FY 2024-25, with Agriculture
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) introduced the Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements (LODR) Regulations in 2015 to enhance transparency and improve corporate governance among listed entities in India. These regulations set forth the obligations of listed companies to disclose material information and ensure compliance with various governance
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India and the Competition Commission of India (CCI) have notified certain provisions of the Competition (Amendment) Act, 2023, on merger control along with related Rules and Regulations. A few notified provisions pertain to: the amendments related to regulation of combinations and providing a
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA), Government of India (GoI) through its notification dated 01 June 2022 (Notification), notified the Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Amendment Rules, 2022 (Amendment Rules) to further amend the Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Rules, 2014 (Rules). Pursuant to the Rules, every person
The Finance Minister of India presented the Union Budget for the financial year 2022–23 on 1 February 2022 (Budget). The Budget lays the foundation and provides a blueprint to steer the economy over the Amrit Kaal (the best and the most auspicious time) – from India@75 years to India@100 years
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), the Indian securities market regulator, notified through a press release (Press Release), amendments to the provisions of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 relating to related parties (RP) and related party transactions (RPT) (Amendments). The Amendments will come into effect
On 15 September 2021, through a press release, the Government of India announced the approval of a PLI Scheme for the automobile industry and drone industry with a budget of INR 260 Billion (Approx. USD 3.5 Billion). Following such approval, the Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI) vide gazetted notification dated
With a view to protect and generate employment opportunities, promote healthy competition, protect interests of the consumers, infuse liquidity, encourage investment, boost the proliferation and penetration of broadband and telecom connectivity (including 4G and 5G networks), and reduce regulatory burden on the Telecom Service Providers (TSP), the Indian Union Cabinet
In a major development providing significant relief to the foreign investors, the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Act, 2021 (“Amendment Act”) was enacted on 13 August 2021, amending the contentious retrospective tax provisions under section 9 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (“IT Act”) and section 119 of the Finance Act, 2012
On 6 August 2021, in Amazon.Com NV Investment Holdings LLC Versus Future Retail Limited & Ors. the Supreme Court of India decided two important questions of law: whether an emergency award under the Arbitration Rules of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (“SIAC Rules”) can be said to be an order
The Indian securities market regulator, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), in its Board Meeting held on 29 June 2021 took various significant decisions, including approving certain amendments to the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 (LODR) pertaining to Independent Directors (IDs), based on which, on
The Department of Justice, Ministry of Law and Justice has on 28 June 2021 launched the ‘Enforcing Contracts Portal’ (“Portal”), which is a historic initiative towards the ease of doing business in India. The Portal is a comprehensive source of information pertaining to legislative and policy reforms relating to enforcing
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India (MCA) through its notification dated 15 June 2021, notified the Companies (Meetings of Board and its Powers) Amendment Rules, 2021 (Amendment Rules) to further amend the Companies (Meetings of Board and its Powers) Rules, 2014 (Rules). In the wake of the Covid-19
