ArticleSEBI Streamlines IPO ProcessThe Government is regularly devising schemes that boost the Indian market. IndiaCorporate/Commercial LawS.S. Rana & Co.
ArticleSEBI Unveils Key Amendments To Listed Debt SecuritiesKey amendments have been introduced with respect to the issuance of listed debt securities ("NCDs") pursuant to an amendment to the SEBI (Issue and Listing of Non-Convertible Securities) ("NCS Regulations"): IndiaCorporate/Commercial LawJuris Corp
ArticleValuation In The New Regime Under The Companies Act, 2013Until the introduction of the Companies Act, 2013, the valuation of shares, assets, net worth of companies etc. was conducted by chartered accountants or as prescribed by other laws such as the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 ...IndiaCorporate/Commercial LawLex Orbis
ArticleWhether SEBI Has The Power To Initiate Multiple Proceedings For The Same Trade? SAT Answers In AffirmativeOf late, there has been a burning dispute on whether SEBI can initiate fresh proceedings even though it has passed a settlement order for the same set of trades but for the violation of other regulations. IndiaCorporate/Commercial LawEconomic Laws Practice
ArticleWith Great Power Comes Great ResponsibilityCourts have, by and large, been supportive of power whenever Sebi has used it in extraordinary circumstances.IndiaCorporate/Commercial LawJSA Advocates & Solicitors
ArticleASM Framework: A Value Added Check To Curb Volatility In Stock MarketThe ASM framework monitoring has come into force with effect from March 26, 2018. IndiaFinance and BankingS&A Law Offices
ArticleNCDEX Discontinues Nest Portal: Investor Grievances To Be Addressed Via SEBI's Smart ODRThe National Commodity & Derivatives Exchange Limited (NCDEX) has officially discontinued its web-based grievance redressal portal, NEST Portal(NCDEX Electronic System for Tracking grievances).IndiaFinance and BankingIndiaLaw LLP
ArticleRegulatory Update: Second Amendment To Alternative Investment Fund RegulationsRecently, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has notified the SEBI (Alternative Investment Funds) (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2024 (AIF Second Amendment Regulations)...IndiaFinance and BankingAcuity Law
ArticleSEBI Introduces Framework For Retention Of Liquidation Proceeds And ‘Inoperative Fund’ Status For AIFsThe Securities and Exchange Board of India (“SEBI”), through its circular dated 16.06.2026 (“AIF Circular”), has introduced a framework permitting Alternative Investment Funds (“AIFs”) and their schemes to retain liquidation proceeds beyond the end of their permissible fund life in specified circumstances.IndiaFinance and BankingSagus Legal
ArticleSEBI Permits Encumbrance Over Locked-In REIT Unit – A Boon!Unfortunate experiences from the past decades has compelled the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to adopt the "foot in the game" approach while regulating the Indian capital markets. IndiaFinance and BankingKhaitan & Co.
ArticleSEBI Untangles The Exit: New Rules Provide Smoother Path For Closing Investment FundsThe 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. IndiaFinance and BankingIndiaLaw LLP
ArticleEasing Of Norms For Long Term Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIS) - Voluntary Retention Route Now AvailableThe RBI, in its Statement on Developmental and Regulatory Policies dated 5 October 2018 recognised that while several measures had been undertaken in the recent past to facilitate foreign portfolio investment ...IndiaGovernment, Public SectorKhaitan & Co.
ArticleMonthly Newsletter - January 2022Section 18 of the Copyright Act, 1957 deals with the assignment of copyright. Such assignment can either be by an owner of an existing work or the prospective owner of the future work to any person, either in whole or in part. IndiaIntellectual PropertyAKS Partners
ArticleCustoms Duty Implications On Import Of Share Certificates For DematerializationRECENTLY, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has made far reaching amendments in the companies law1, in terms of which all private companies will have to dematerialize their shares2 by the end of September, 2024. IndiaInternational LawRSA Legal Solutions
ArticleRana Kapoor v. Securities And Exchange Board Of India ‘Crossing' Into A Renewed Procedural Regime Before SEBIIn one of the first and most recent invocations of the judgment of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in T. Takano v. SEBI, the Hon'ble Securities Appellate Tribunal has set aside a decision passed by the Adjudicating Officer, SEBI ...IndiaLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationEconomic Laws Practice
ArticleClaim Omitted In Return Can Be Made Before CIT Under Section 264 Of The Income Tax ActFor the assessment year 2008-09, the assessee filed return of income declaring, inter-alia, 'short term capital gains' in respect of shares sold on recognized stock exchange which were taxable @10%. IndiaTaxVaish Associates Advocates
ArticleSpecific Operating Procedures On Exit Strategy For Airports, Airlines And Passengers For Commencement Of Domestic Flight OperationsOn March 24th, 20201, the Government of India initiated a nationwide lockdown for a period of 21 (twentyone) days, limiting movement of the general public as a preventive measure to contain the spread of COVID-19 pandemic in India. IndiaTransportCMS INDUSLAW
ArticleAll Aboard The Bond Wagon: SEBI Board Meeting DecisionsThe Securities and Exchange Board of India in its meeting held on 18 August 2018, besides reviewing the total expense ratio of the mutual fund schemes and agreeing to introduce united payment interface ...IndiaCorporate/Commercial LawKhaitan & Co.
ArticleAmendments To SEBI Circular On Schemes Of Arrangement By Listed EntitiesThe Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has issued a circular dated 03 November 2020 (Ref: SEBI/HO/CFD/DIL1/CIR/P/2020/215) (2020 Amendment Circular), ...IndiaCorporate/Commercial LawKhaitan & Co.