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The ‘Guidelines on Regulation of Payment Aggregators and Payment Gateways' issued by the Reserve Bank of India ("RBI") on March 17, 2020 ("2020 PA-PG Guidelines"), is part of the extant legislative framework largely...

For years, the medical device industry has operated in a regulatory tug-of-war caught between the labelling requirements of the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011 & amendments thereof (“LM Rules”) and Medical Devices Rules, 2017 (“MD Rules”).

Food for special dietary uses, functional foods, nutraceuticals or health supplements are specifically processed or formulated to meet specific dietary...

India's approach to anti-money laundering (AML) is heavily shaped by the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) of 2002, which forms the core framework against laundering activities in the country.

That the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology in the year 2021 has notified the new Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021...

After the withdrawal of the earlier Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has released a new Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2022, which adopts a more simplified approach to ...

India's newly published Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (the "DPDP Act") is poised to take effect soon. Accordingly, "data fiduciaries" (i.e., those entities which determine the purpose...

The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 ("Act") intends to balance the need to process personal data with the right of individuals to protect their personal data.

In Hamsaanandini Nanduri v Union of India, the Supreme Court examined whether adoptive mothers could be denied maternity benefit merely because the adopted child was older than three months. The challenge was first mounted against the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 (“the Act”), but after the Code on Social Security, 2020 (“the Code”) came into force on November 21, 2025, the Court treated the Code as the operative provision.

The global imperative to combat climate change has catalysed the development of robust market-based mechanisms for carbon emissions reduction, and India has progressively aligned itself with this international...

On May 2, 2025, a 2 Judge Bench of the Supreme Court of India rejected JSW Steel's ("JSW") resolution plan for the insolvency resolution of Bhushan Power and Steel Limited ("BPSL").

The 2025 Rules mark a significant step forward in India's approach to telecom cybersecurity, demonstrating a clearer regulatory intent and a more structured compliance architecture...

The Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2023 ("DPDP Act") read with the Draft Digital Personal Data Protection Rules 2025 ("Draft Rules") is expected to set out a comprehensive framework for the processing of personal data in India.

This note provides an overview of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 that was published in the official gazette pursuant to a notification dated August 11, 2023.

The goal to create a responsible regulatory framework for artificial intelligence ("AI") remains an important pillar of Europe's strategy in terms of shaping its digital future.

The Reserve Bank of India has introduced a dedicated regulatory framework for resolving loan accounts of borrowers affected by natural calamities and certain external disruptions.

This is the third and final segment of ELP's article series on Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and its significance against the backdrop of the upcoming Mutual Evaluation in India.

Intermediary liability in India is governed by section 79 of the Information Technology Act (“IT Act”).This section provides safe harbour protection to intermediaries for third-party information, subject to compliance with due diligence obligations under the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 (“IT Intermediary Rules”), particularly Part II, which governs intermediary conduct. On March 30, 2026, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (“MeitY”) released draft amendments for public consultation.