We are delighted to share this week's AKP Corporate & Compliance Weekly Digest. Please feel free to write to us with your feedback at info@akandpartners.in. 1. Labour Law & Employment Law 1.1. Ministry of Labour and Employment amends EPF investment norms for rupee bonds The Ministry of Labour and Employment has amended the investment pattern applicable under the Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) framework by revising the category of eligible debt instruments and

We are delighted to share this week's AKP Corporate & Compliance Weekly Digest. Please feel free to write to us with your feedback at info@akandpartners.in. 1. Labour Law & Employment Law 1.1. EPFO invites applications under PF Trust Amnesty Scheme for regularisation of exempt status The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation ("EPFO") has invited applications from eligible Provident Fund ("PF") Trusts to avail the amnesty provisions introduced under the Empl

We are delighted to share this week's AKP Banking & Finance Weekly Digest. Please feel free to write to us with your feedback at info@akandpartners.in. 1. Regulatory Updates 1.1. India Reserve Bank of India 1.1.1. RBI releases Scheduled Commercial Banks’ Lending and Deposit Rate Data for August 2026 The Reserve Bank of India ("RBI") has released data on lending and deposit rates of Scheduled Commercial Banks (SCBs) for August 2026. The Weighted

When the Supreme Court resolved the fraud classification question in State Bank of India v. Amit Iron Private Limited on 7th April 2026, it did more than settle a procedural dispute; it fundamentally reshaped the framework within which such disputes are now resolved. For a borrower, few administrative acts carry consequences as severe as the classification of its account as “fraud”. Institutional credit closes, directors and promoters are tainted, and criminal machinery fre

Introduction Interest-rate regulation has traditionally been less about prescribing a single price of credit and more about prescribing the architecture within which that price is determined. The Reserve Bank of India’s Draft Reserve Bank of India (Interest Rates on Loans and Advances) Directions, 2026 takes that architecture several steps further. Proposed to take effect from 1 April 2027, the Draft Directions seek to create a common interest-rate framework across commer

We are delighted to share this month's AKP Dispute Resolution Monthly Digest. Please feel free to write to us with your feedback at info@akandpartners.in. 1. Banking and Finance 1.1. Manufacturing Industry 1.1.1. The Supreme Court rules that the exemption for a residential house under the CPC is personal to the judgment-debtor, not his legal heirs The Hon’ble Supreme Court has held that the exemption available to a judgment-debtor for one residential house under

We are delighted to share this week's AKP Corporate & Compliance Weekly Digest. Please feel free to write to us with your feedback at info@akandpartners.in. 1. Labour Law & Employment Law 1.1. Karnataka passes S&E Amendment Bill to streamline compliance and decriminalise procedural offences The Karnataka Legislature has passed the Karnataka Shops and Commercial Establishments (Amendment) Bill, 2026, introducing significant reforms to the Karnataka Shops and Com

We are delighted to share this week's AKP Banking & Finance Weekly Digest. Please feel free to write to us with your feedback at info@akandpartners.in. 1. Regulatory Updates 1.1. India Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) 1.1.1. SEBI launches Cyber Suraksha Portal to Strengthen Cybersecurity Awareness The Securities and Exchange Board of India ("SEBI") has launched the Cyber Suraksha Portal, a centralised platform aimed at strengthenin

We are delighted to share this week's AKP Corporate & Compliance Weekly Digest. Please feel free to write to us with your feedback at info@akandpartners.in. 1. Labour Law & Employment Law 1.1. Rajasthan notifies Industrial Relations Rules, 2026 The Government of Rajasthan has notified the Rajasthan Industrial Relations Rules, 2026 under the Industrial Relations Code, 2020, replacing the Rajasthan Industrial Disputes Rules, 1958, the Rajasthan Industrial Em

We are delighted to share this week's AKP Banking & Finance Weekly Digest. Please feel free to write to us with your feedback at info@akandpartners.in. 1. Regulatory Updates 1.1. India Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) 1.1.1. SEBI proposes Revised Advertisement Code for Online Bond Platform Providers The Securities and Exchange Board of India ("SEBI") has issued a consultation paper proposing revisions to the Advertisement Code appl