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Money Mule Activities in India: Legal Implications and Consequences

Fema / RBI : Individuals who receive or transfer funds on behalf of others may face prosecution under various Indian laws. The article explains...

June 2, 2026 282 Views 0 comment Print

Annual Survey on Computer Software & ITES Exports: RBI FAQs

Fema / RBI : RBI has reiterated that software and ITES exporters must submit the annual survey based on the previous financial year. The guidel...

June 2, 2026 5883 Views 1 comment Print

Survey on Foreign Liabilities & Assets of Mutual Fund AMCs in India: FAQs

Fema / RBI : RBI requires mutual funds to report foreign liabilities and assets annually for compilation of Balance of Payments and Internation...

June 2, 2026 3567 Views 0 comment Print

Round-Tripping in Indian Foreign Exchange Law: Regulatory Suspicion Without Statutory Prohibition

Fema / RBI : This article explains why FEMA does not explicitly prohibit round-tripping transactions and how regulators instead control them th...

June 2, 2026 207 Views 0 comment Print

Service Exporters to File Monthly EDF Under New FEMA Export Regulations from October 2026

Fema / RBI : Service exporters must file monthly EDF declarations from October 2026 under new FEMA regulations. Non-compliance may affect eBRC ...

May 28, 2026 1218 Views 0 comment Print


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Portfolio Investment Positions by Counterpart Economy (formerly CPIS) – India: FAQs

Fema / RBI : RBI has clarified reporting requirements, valuation methods, submission procedures, and entity obligations under the Portfolio Inv...

June 2, 2026 660 Views 0 comment Print

Draft RBI (Local Area Banks – Financial Statements: Presentation and Disclosures) Third Amendment Directions, 2026

Fema / RBI : The amendment redefines revenue reserves by excluding provisions for liabilities and depreciation. This ensures clearer classifica...

April 9, 2026 486 Views 0 comment Print

Draft RBI (Commercial Banks – Financial Statements: Presentation and Disclosures) Sixth Amendment Directions, 2026

Fema / RBI : RBI revises the definition of revenue reserves to exclude provisions and liabilities. The change enhances transparency and consist...

April 9, 2026 459 Views 0 comment Print

Draft RBI (Commercial Banks – Prudential Norms on Capital Adequacy) Fifth Amendment Directions, 2026

Fema / RBI : The Reserve Bank of India has removed a key provision from capital adequacy norms to ensure consistency with updated investment ru...

April 9, 2026 450 Views 0 comment Print

Draft RBI (Regional Rural Banks – Classification, Valuation, and Operation of Investment Portfolio) Amendment Directions, 2026

Fema / RBI : RBI introduces annual IFR assessment instead of continuous compliance for RRBs. The change reduces operational burden while mainta...

April 9, 2026 537 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


₹50.13 Lakh Seized Cash Held Benami; Subsequent ITR Filing Cannot Defeat Proceedings

Fema / RBI : The key issue was whether cash falls within the definition of property under the PBPT Act. The Tribunal ruled that cash is a tangi...

May 29, 2026 210 Views 0 comment Print

FEMA Tribunal Lifts Property Seizure After Repatriation; Section 37A Not for Perpetual Attachment

Fema / RBI : The case examined whether Indian assets could remain seized after foreign asset value was repatriated. The Tribunal ruled that onc...

May 29, 2026 117 Views 0 comment Print

SAFEMA directs Bank Account Release on Deposit of Alleged Crime Proceeds

Fema / RBI : The appellant claimed the disputed funds were received unknowingly and had attempted to return them. The Tribunal granted relief b...

May 29, 2026 66 Views 0 comment Print

Mere Relationship to Alleged Betting Operator Not Enough to Freeze Assets: SAFEMA

Fema / RBI : The Tribunal held that bank accounts cannot remain frozen merely because the account holder is related to a suspect or under inves...

May 29, 2026 261 Views 0 comment Print

Asset Freeze on Non-Accused Family Members Upheld During Pending PMLA Proceedings

Fema / RBI : The Tribunal held that retention of seized assets can continue under Section 8(3) when a PMLA prosecution complaint is already pen...

May 29, 2026 378 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


RBI (Rural Co-operative Banks – Governance) Amendment Directions, 2026

Fema / RBI : RBI amended governance rules for Rural Co-operative Banks after observing that some directors were briefly resigning and returning...

May 25, 2026 348 Views 0 comment Print

RBI (Urban Co-operative Banks – Governance) Amendment Directions, 2026

Fema / RBI : RBI amended governance rules for Urban Co-operative Banks after finding directors briefly resigning and rejoining boards to bypass...

May 25, 2026 1404 Views 0 comment Print

RBI Issues Revised Draft Directions on Loan Recovery & Recovery Agents

Fema / RBI : RBI issued revised draft directions to regulate recovery practices of banks, NBFCs, and other regulated entities. The framework pr...

May 21, 2026 624 Views 0 comment Print

RBI invites comments on draft RBI (Capital Adequacy) Amendment Directions, 2026

Fema / RBI : RBI has released draft amendment directions for commercial and small finance banks to strengthen Pillar 3 disclosures under Basel ...

May 21, 2026 288 Views 0 comment Print

RBI (Commercial Banks – Classification, Valuation, and Operation of Investment Portfolio) Second Amendment Directions, 2026

Fema / RBI : RBI has abolished the mandatory Investment Fluctuation Reserve requirement for commercial banks following changes in market risk a...

May 19, 2026 249 Views 0 comment Print


RBI clarifies on recognition of Govt securities  towards bank’s recapitalisation requirement 

March 31, 2022 1167 Views 0 comment Print

RBI clarified that investments in special securities received from the Government of India towards bank’s recapitalisation requirement from FY 2021-22 onwards shall be recognised at fair value / market value on initial recognition in HTM.

Bilateral Netting of QFC – Amendments to Prudential Guidelines

March 31, 2022 1140 Views 0 comment Print

Bilateral Netting of Qualified Financial Contracts Act, 2020, has been notified by Notification No. S.O. 3463(E) dated October 1, 2020. The Act provides a legal framework for enforceability of bilateral netting of qualified financial contracts (QFC).

Borrower has no right of hearing before Magistrate under SARFESI Act

March 31, 2022 7734 Views 0 comment Print

CA. Manisha Mehta Vs The Board of Directors of Represented by its Managing Director of ICICI Bank and ors. (Bombay High Court) The main prayer of the petitioners is for a declaration that natural justice should be read into section 14 of the SARFAESI Act. The SARFAESI Act is intended to facilitate quick recovery of […]

RBI extends timeline for implementation of cassette swap in all ATMs till 31.03.2023

March 31, 2022 2442 Views 0 comment Print

Banks were advised to consider using lockable cassettes in their ATMs which shall be swapped at the time of cash replenishment and achieve such cassette swap by March 31, 2022 and on request RBI extends the timeline for implementation of cassette swap in all ATMs till March 31, 2023. Reserve Bank of India RBI/2021-22/190 DCM […]

Jail is Rule & Bail is Exception for Money-Launderers: HC

March 30, 2022 2844 Views 0 comment Print

Anticipatory bail denied in PMLA case, applicant accused of money laundering. Enforcement Directorate cites forged documents and Rs.25,000 tainted money.

Service Charges on Loans – RBI Provisions/guidelines

March 29, 2022 3546 Views 0 comment Print

Whether the Government is aware that the private banks and Non-Banking Financial Companies are charging service charges before the filing of any loan, from which they are getting crores of rupees every year without doing anything;

RBI founds 600 illegal digital lending apps

March 29, 2022 825 Views 0 comment Print

As per the findings of RBI’s Working Group on digital lending, the number of illegal lending apps stood at approximately 600 from 1.1.2021 to 28.2.2021.

Recovery against Gross NPAs improves to 14.69% in FY 2019-20

March 29, 2022 1350 Views 0 comment Print

Gross non-perofrming assets (NPAs) improves from 11.33% in FY2017-18, to 13.52% in FY2018-19, to 14.69% in FY2019-20 As per Reserve Bank of India (RBI) data, recovery made by public sector banks (PSBs) during the financial year as a percentage of gross non-performing assets (NPAs) as on beginning of the financial year (FY) has improved from […]

More than 37,000 users joined UPI123Pay since its launch on 8.3.2022

March 29, 2022 432 Views 0 comment Print

Various steps have been taken by Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to expand the reach of UPI outside India. This was stated by Union Minister of State for Finance Dr Bhagwat Kisanrao Karad in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.

ECB under FEMA

March 28, 2022 16035 Views 1 comment Print

In this article author discusses one of the most interesting and relevant topic ‘External Commercial Borrowings (ECB) and Trade Credits (TC) under FEMA’. Friends, in our previous two sessions, we have discussed on legal and procedural aspects on Overseas Direct Investment (ODI) and Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and both relates to investment in Capital Investments. […]

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