India Budget Insights (2015-16) (Video Content)

On 23 July 2026, the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, issued Press Note No. 3 (2026 Series) a document whose brevity belies the significance of what it achieves. In a little over two pages, the Government of India has quietly dismantled one of the most longstanding restrictions in its FDI policy architecture: the blanket prohibition on foreign investment in inventory-based e-commerce. The caveat, however, is precise and deliberate: the permission is confined exclusively to exports of goods manufactured or produced in India.

The Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2026 decriminalises numerous minor offences across central laws and introduces civil penalties and administrative adjudication mechanisms. This article analyses the key enforcement priorities and implementation challenges for regulatory bodies, inspectors, and district-level administrators to ensure effective transition from criminal prosecution to compliance-oriented governance.

On July 21, 2026, India’s central bank (i.e., Reserve Bank of India (“RBI”)) published draft Foreign Exchange Management (Foreign Investment) Rules, 2026 (“Draft Rules”). These Draft Rules will replace the Foreign Exchange Management (Non-debt Instruments) Rules, 2019 (“NDI Rules”) once notified.

The Indian government has proposed a significant liberalization of its Foreign Direct Investment policy to permit e-commerce entities to engage in inventory-based models exclusively for exporting domestically manufactured products. While this represents a major policy shift that could benefit both e-commerce platforms and Indian manufacturers, the move has sparked concerns among domestic vendors about potential misuse, prompting the introduction of a comprehensive regulatory framework with strict eligibilit

An analysis of the constitutional validity of the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, examining Article 324, Section 21(3) of the Representation of the People Act, procedural safeguards and the Supreme Court’s decision in Association for Democratic Reforms v. ECI.

The Supreme Court of India’s orders on stray dog management in Delhi-NCR during August 2025 sparked considerable debate. In Re: “City hounded by Strays, Kids Pay Price”, 2025 SCC OnLine SC 16881, the Court initially directed the blanket removal of stray dogs, a measure that conflicted with existing statutory schemes.

The Constitution of India protects children as a distinct category requiring special protection, that the objective of juvenile justice legislation is meant to penal in rehabilitative and not penal in nature.

India’s tribunal system was conceived as a response to the limits of the ordinary judiciary: chronic arrears, increasing regulatory complexity and the need for specialised fora to adjudicate technical disputes. Over time, however, tribunals have ceased to be merely supplemental institutions and, in several sectors, have come to replace constitutional courts as the primary fora for administrative, corporate and economic adjudication.

The Court confined the Section 9 proceedings to the Petitioner’s prayer seeking restraint against the Respondent from acting upon the Notice of Intention to Terminate dated 16.07.2026. It reiterated that Section 9 is protective in nature and aims to preserve the subject matter of arbitration and prevent the proceedings from becoming infructuous. Interim relief depends upon a prima facie case, balance of convenience and irreparable injury.

The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (‘DPIIT’) issued a Press Note No. 3 (2026 Series) on 23 July 2026 amending the Consolidated FDI Policy Circular of 2020 dated 15 October 2020 (‘FDI Policy’) in relation to foreign funded e-commerce companies.