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 and Mediation 1.1. Infrastructure and Construction 1.1.1. Delhi High Court partly sets aside arbitral award in the NHAI highway widening dispute The Hon'ble Delhi High Court has partly allowed an appeal filed by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) challenging an

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. Telangana issues draft Social Security Rules, 2026 to strengthen worker welfare framework The Government of Telangana (GoT) has released draft rules under the Code on Social Security, 2020 to operationalise a comprehensive social protection framework covering organised, unorganised and

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 revised guidelines on Lead Bank Scheme (LBS) The Reserve Bank of India ("RBI") has issued revised guidelines on the Lead Bank Scheme (LBS), superseding earlier instructions, to strengthen coordination among banks,

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. Gujarat Government issues Draft Amendment Rules on Shops and Establishments – Employment and Conditions of Service The Government of Gujarat has released draft amendments to the Gujarat Shops and Establishments (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Rules, aimed at upda

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 Responsible Business Conduct for NBFCs The Reserve Bank of India (“RBI”) has issued the Reserve Bank of India (Non-Banking Financial Companies – Responsible Business Conduct) Second Amendment Directions, 2026, streng

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. West Bengal permits flexible working hours for shops and establishments The Labour Department of West Bengal has issued a notification granting an exemption to shops and establishments registered under the West Bengal Shops and Establishments Act, 1963 ("WBSE A

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 nominates Sanjay Lohiya to Central Board The Reserve Bank of India (“RBI”) has announced that the Central Government has nominated Shri Sanjay Lohiya, Secretary, Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance, as a Director on the RBI Cent

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 and Mediation 1.1. Commercial Contracts 1.1.1. Delhi High Court Rules Withdrawal of Civil Suit Does Not Bar Invocation of Arbitration Clause In a significant ruling reinforcing the autonomy of arbitration agreements, the Delhi High Court has held that the mere filing of an ea

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. Bihar Repeals Shops and Establishments Act Following Implementation of Occupational Safety Code The Government of Bihar has promulgated the Bihar Shops and Establishments (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) (Repeal) Ordinance, 2026, repealing the Bih

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. India and Cambodia launch cross-border QR-code payment connectivity The Reserve Bank of India (“RBI”), in collaboration with the National Bank of Cambodia, has launched the first phase of payment systems connectivity between India and Cambodia to enabl