NPCI Guidelines On UPI And API Usage

India has formally moved to regulate deepfakes and AI generated content by notifying the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Amendment Rules, 2026.

On June 3, 2026, the Supreme Court of India’s AI Committee released preliminary draft of the Regulations for Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Courts, 2026 (“The Draft”). This marks a shift from scattered experiments with AI tools for translation, transcription, research and case management. With over 93,000 pending matters as of March 2026, the guidelines aim to ease processes for officials and citizens. AI could help reduce backlogs through automated cause-list preparation, transcription, research, and defect scrutiny, but its use also raises serious concerns.

The Supreme Court of India, through notice dated 03.06.2026, has published the draft Regulations for use of Artificial Intelligence in Courts, 2026 (“Draft AI Regulations”). Comments and suggestions from all stakeholders and the general public are invited on the Draft AI Regulations by 20.06.2026

India's fintech market is one of the fastest growing in the world, and it shows no sign of slowing down. Estimates put the market at about USD 145 billion at the end of 2025, growing at a compound annual rate of 30.55% to reach roughly USD 550 billion by 2030. India's fintech adoption rate is around 87%, reportedly the highest anywhere and well above the global average of roughly 64% to 67%. Add the world's second-largest digital population and the runway looks long.

In a seismic event that has rattled the foundations of India's cryptocurrency landscape, WazirX, the nation's largest cryptocurrency exchange, suffered a devastating cyberattack that resulted in the theft of over $240 million in investor funds.

In a rare use of its extraordinary powers under Article 142 of the Constitution of India, the Supreme Court heard a curative petition filed by DMRC, challenging an earlier order that had upheld the arbitral award. The judgment brings finality to a decade-long contractual dispute that began in 2013 with arbitration proceedings.

Between May and August 2026, AI regulation has continued to develop rapidly, with a focus on accountability, transparency, human oversight and protection against AI-related harms.

For most technology vendors, cybersecurity has been a promise made to a customer, set out in a statement of work and enforced, if at all, through the contract. For vendors supplying India's power sector, that is changing. The Central Electricity Authority (Cyber Security in Power Sector) Regulations, 2026, notified on 31 July 2026 under the Electricity Act, 2003, impose obligations directly on vendors, alongside a far more demanding set of requirements for the power-sector entities they serve. Most of these provisions come into force on 1 April 2027.

Cybersecurity regulation in India has, until now, largely spoken to the entity that suffers the breach. The 2022 CERT-In Directions issued under Section 70B of the Information Technology Act, 2000 fixed a six-hour reporting clock on the organisation that detects an incident. The new Guidelines flip the lens onto the entity upstream of that breach, the OEM or technology provider that built the product in the first place. For the first time, vendors supplying software, firmware, cloud platforms, or APIs into India carry direct, time-bound, and independently verifiable obligations of their own and not obligations that are merely passed through a customer contract, but obligations CERT-In itself may enforce.

On October 27, 2025, OpenAI published a report on its platform stating that approximately 0.15% of the ChatGPT users exhibit suicidal thoughts or psychosis and seek advice on way and methods of self-harm.

The situation of personal insolvency in India is characterized by a stagnant system that is both inefficient and ineffective.

This Article proposes to discuss the termination of a legal process in relation to an offence by virtue of settlement or otherwise between the parties to the dispute.

To clarify, the amendment continues with the framework introduced under Press Note 3 of 2020 ("PN3"), but brings in clarification that is particularly relevant for global private equity, venture capital and offshore fund structures with LPs from different countries.

Buybacks, often employed to return capital to shareholders and improve financial ratios, have historically been favored for their tax efficiency compared to dividends.

Multinational enterprises across technology, financial services, manufacturing, and healthcare sectors continue to expand their GCC presence in India, supported by favourable policy initiatives. The Union Budget 2025–26 launched a national framework to expand GCCs into Tier-II cities, driving broader geographic reach and deeper capability integration.

The Supreme Court of India recently delivered a landmark judgment in M/s Dhanbad Fuels Private Limited v. Union of India & Anr., reinforcing that pre-institution mediation in commercial disputes is mandatory in nature.

In a recent decision of Rahul Verma & Ors. v. Rampat Lal Verma & Ors. the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India reaffirmed the principle that arbitration agreements do not cease to exist upon death of a party and can be enforced by or against the legal representatives of the deceased partner.

In accordance with Regulation 23(2), (3), and (4) of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, prior approval from the audit committee and shareholders ...

In a recent judgment, titled Bijay Agarwal v. M/s Medilines the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India while reiterating that "authorized signatory" of cheque on behalf of a company is not a "drawer" of the cheque clarified that such signatory cannot be directed to deposit any sum under section 148 of The Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 ("NI Act").

The emergence of Artificial Intelligence is playing a very important role in automating the services, guest interaction and experience in Hospitality Industry.