Fema / RBI : The 2026 FEMA amendment removes uncertainty surrounding INR borrowings by resident individuals from NRIs and OCI relatives. The RB...
Fema / RBI : Explains how ECBs allow Indian entities to borrow abroad while ensuring compliance with RBI rules. Key takeaway: growth is enabled...
Fema / RBI : Expanding overseas is easier under new rules, but compliance risks remain. Missing filings or structuring errors can trigger penal...
Fema / RBI : The issue concerns alternative settlement mechanisms for international trade. The framework allows INR-based transactions with fle...
Goods and Services Tax : ECGC payouts in INR do not qualify as export proceeds under GST and FEMA laws. Exporters must secure AD bank write-offs to avoid r...
Corporate Law : Authorities found Dubai property acquisitions by Indian residents routed through hawala, leading to action for violations of FEMA ...
Fema / RBI : BCAS submits comments on RBI’s draft External Commercial Borrowings (ECB) regulations, seeking clarity on eligibility, KYC norms...
Fema / RBI : BCAS provides feedback on draft FEMA trade regulations, flags concerns over AD bank powers, seeks clarity and consistency....
Fema / RBI : New FEMA rules allow settlement of foreign exchange violations with penalties up to ₹5 crore. Pending cases will follow earlier ...
Fema / RBI : The Government amended FEMA regulations, enabling resolution of violations up to ₹5 crore by paying fines. Ongoing cases follow ...
Corporate Law : The Appellate Tribunal under SAFEMA held that routing demonetized cash through another person’s bank account constituted a benam...
Fema / RBI : The issue was whether properties purchased using company funds could escape benami classification. The Tribunal held that unexplai...
Fema / RBI : The Tribunal ruled that transactions predating the alleged crime cannot be treated as proceeds of crime without a clear link. It s...
Fema / RBI : The issue was whether properties unconnected to crime could be attached under PMLA. The Tribunal held that equivalent value assets...
Fema / RBI : The Tribunal ruled that taxation of income does not negate its use in benami transactions. Even disclosed or assessed income can f...
Fema / RBI : RBI has withdrawn the requirement for prior approval of tie-ups between AD banks and non-bank remittance platforms. The new framew...
Fema / RBI : RBI has notified Foreign Exchange Management (Authorised Persons) Regulations, 2026 to streamline authorisation norms under FEMA. ...
Fema / RBI : RBI notified the Foreign Exchange Management (Authorised Persons) Regulations, 2026 introducing revised eligibility, compliance, a...
Fema / RBI : The issue involved foreign investment limits in the insurance sector under FEMA regulations. The amendment allows up to 100% FDI u...
Fema / RBI : The issue involved foreign investment from countries sharing land borders with India. The amendment mandates Government approval f...
The tribunal ruled that commissions earned through LIC policies linked to a scheduled offence were rightly treated as proceeds of crime, justifying provisional attachment of property.
Overview of RBI’s updated FEMA compounding provisions. Key features include 180 resolution, detailed penalty matrices for reporting contraventions, and non-compoundable cases.
The SAFEMA Tribunal dismissed a bank’s appeal, ruling that PMLA attachment of mortgaged property overrides secured rights under the SARFAESI and RDB Acts. The decision affirms the Supreme Court’s NSEL verdict that secured creditors lack priority over assets attached as proceeds of crime.
Mohammad Iqbal Siddiqi Vs Special Director Directorate of Enforcement (Appellate Tribunal Under Safema At Delhi) NRI’s Agricultural Land Confiscation Set Aside, Penalty Halved- Mens Rea Irrelevant, But Penalty Moderated-FEMA Omission No Shield: Tribunal Upholds Validity of Action, But Quashes Confiscation for Proportionality Background This Appeal arose from the order dated 09.01.2017 passed by the […]
The SAFEMA Appellate Tribunal held that NRIs cannot buy agricultural land in India, regardless of intended non-agricultural use. Penalty reduced due to bona fide conduct.
RBI has amended FEMA regulations to permit exporters to open and maintain foreign currency accounts in International Financial Services Centres (IFSCs), offering greater flexibility for managing export proceeds and import payments.
This Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Notification No. FEMA 3(R)(4)/2025-RB, dated October 06, 2025, introduces an amendment to the Foreign Exchange Management (Borrowing and Lending) Regulations, 2018. Specifically, the amendment inserts a new clause, (iv), into sub-regulation 7A of the Principal Regulations. The core change permits an Authorised Dealer (AD) Category-I bank in India to […]
The RBI amended FEMA regulations to allow longer repatriation timelines for exporter accounts maintained in IFSCs. The key takeaway is enhanced flexibility for exporters using IFSC banking channels.
RBI circular allows Authorised Dealer banks to permit the investment of surplus funds in Special Rupee Vostro Accounts into non-convertible debentures/bonds and commercial papers.
RBI allows non-residents with Special Rupee Vostro Accounts to invest surplus rupees in corporate debt securities and commercial papers.
