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Three Decades Of Banking Ombudsman Reforms In India (1995–2026)
Over the past three decades, the Indian banking and financial sector has undergone significant transformation in its consumer grievance redressal framework. The Banking Ombudsman mechanism has evolved from a limited administrative system addressing basic service complaints into a centralised, technology-driven, quasi-judicial mechanism. These changes reflect the evolving regulatory philosophy of the Reserve Bank of India (“RBI”), shaped by economic liberalisation, expansion of financial markets, and rapid technological advancement.
India Finance
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King, Stubb & Kasiva
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SEBI Provides One-time Relaxation From Penal Provisions For Non-compliance With Minimum Public Shareholding.
The Master Circular dated 11.07.2023 (“Master Circular”), issued in connection with compliance under the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 inter alia, sets out the framework for action to be taken by recognized stock exchanges and depositories against listed entities that fail to meet the Minimum Public Shareholding (“MPS”) requirements, including imposition of fines, freezing of promoter shareholding, and other consequential actions.
India Finance
Sagus Legal
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Securitization & Structured Finance

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National Company Law Appellate Tribunal Holds That Non-conversion Of Optionally Convertible Debentures Does Not Extinguish Financial Debtor Bar Insolvency Proceedings
The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (“NCLAT”), in Arvind Kumar vs. Beacon Trusteeship Limited and Anr., dismissed an appeal challenging the admission of a petition under Section 72 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (“IBC”) by the National Company Law Tribunal, New Delhi (“NCLT”).
India Insolvency
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JSA
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Financial Services

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Order In The Markets: SEBI’s Regulatory Reset Of Early 2026
Between January and April 2026, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (“SEBI”) pushed through a dense cluster of circulars and regulatory amendments – touching everything from merchant banker registration to the way retail investors receive an abridged prospectus. Some of these changes were long overdue; others were triggered by market stress. All of them, taken together, amount to a fairly significant recalibration of how India’s capital markets participants will need to conduct themselves going forward.
India Commercial
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Luthra and Luthra Law Offices India
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Fund Management/ REITs

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Proposed Section 57A And The AIF Structuring Shift: Does The Corporate Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026 Reopen The Trust Versus LLP Debate?
Proposed section 57A introduces, for the first time, a statutory mechanism to convert a “specified trust” into an LLP under the LLP Act, 2008. For the AIF industry, this is a material structural reform: it gives trust-based AIFs a legislative route to convert into an LLP framework without dismantling the existing vehicle from scratch.
India Commercial
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Corporate Professionals
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SEBI Reforms 2026: Enhancing Ease Of Doing Business For REITs And InvITs
On 23 March 2026, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) convened its 213th board meeting in Mumbai (Meeting), announcing a series of key reforms aimed at addressing longstanding challenges faced by the Indian hybrid securities market. Among the outcomes, SEBI approved amendments to the SEBI (Infrastructure Investment Trusts) Regulations, 2014 (InvITs Regulations) and the SEBI (Real Estate Investment Trusts) Regulations, 2014 (REITs Regulations), targeting practical and operational issues faced b
India Finance
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Khaitan & Co LLP
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