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 (RBI)   1.1.1.      RBI issues draft Directions to harmonise natural calamity relief norms across Regulated Entities Reserve Bank of India (“ RBI ”) issued draft Directions to rationalise and harmonise prudential norms for relief and resolution of

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. Arbitration Law 1.1 Real Estate and Construction 1.1.1. Supreme Court Held Party Filing Statement of Claim First Is the “Claimant” Mere Absence of Notice Does Not Invalidate Proceedings The Supreme Court has held that in arbitral proceedings, the "Claimant" is the party that files the Statement of Claim first in point of

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   1.1.      Employees’ Enrolment Scheme offers compliance window for missed EPF coverag e The Government outlined the Employees’ Enrolment Campaign-2025 as a special window for employers to voluntarily enrol eligible employees who were left out from Employees’ Provident Fund coverage between J

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 (RBI) 1.1.1.      RBI issues Reserve Bank of India (RBI) issued the Reserve Bank of India (Priority Sector Lending – Targets and Classification) (Amendment) Directions, 2026 Reserve Bank of India (“ RBI ”) issued the Reserve Bank of India (Priority Sector Lending – Ta

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   1.1.         EPFO further extends December wage-month ECR filing timeline Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) issued a circular extending the due date for filing the Electronic Challan-cum-Return (“ ECR ”) and remitting dues for the wage month of December 2025 up to January 22, 2026,

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 (RBI) 1.1.1.    RBI issues Amendment Directions on lending to related parties by Regulated Entities Reserve Bank of India (“ RBI ”) issued multiple “Amendment Directions, 2026” to update existing credit risk management and financial statements (presentation and disclo

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   1.1.        MoLE issues FAQs to clarify flexible, worker-centric compliance under the Social Security Rules A frequently asked questions (FAQs) note on the Social Security Rules clarifies that processes are designed to be digital-first for transparency and ease of access, but physical submissi