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RBI’s NBFC Exemption: Unlocking a Surge of Specialized Lenders?

Fema / RBI : RBI plans to ease registration norms for low-risk NBFCs to reduce compliance burden. The move aims to encourage innovation while m...

April 13, 2026 273 Views 0 comment Print

Analysis of Notifications and Circulars for Week Ending 12th April 2026

CA, CS, CMA : CBDT corrected multiple ITR forms to fix structural and computational errors. The update ensures accurate tax reporting and reduce...

April 13, 2026 2511 Views 0 comment Print

Bank Liability in Digital Payment Fraud: Is India’s Legal Framework Adequate?

Fema / RBI : The issue concerns liability in unauthorised digital transactions. The ruling insight highlights that absence of a clear definitio...

April 10, 2026 456 Views 0 comment Print

RBI Monetary Policy April 2026 – Key Rates and Measures

Fema / RBI : The RBI maintained key policy rates unchanged, signaling confidence in economic stability and controlled inflation. The decision r...

April 9, 2026 2016 Views 0 comment Print

Analysis of Notifications and Circulars for Week Ending 5th April 2026

CA, CS, CMA : The latest amendments aim to simplify compliance and promote investment while reducing penalties. The update signals a major shift...

April 9, 2026 1353 Views 0 comment Print


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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 264 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 285 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 252 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 258 Views 0 comment Print

Draft RBI (Rural Co-operative Banks – Classification, Valuation & Operation of Investment Portfolio) Amendment Directions, 2026

Fema / RBI : The Reserve Bank of India has proposed a clear 5% IFR requirement for rural co-operative banks’ current investments. This change...

April 9, 2026 138 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Calcutta HC Quashed Wilful Defaulter Tag for Non-Executive Director Due to RBI Clause Breach

Fema / RBI : The court held that failure to apply Clause 3(d) of the RBI Master Circular invalidated the wilful defaulter declaration. Non-Exec...

January 19, 2026 444 Views 0 comment Print

Banks Cannot Rely on Assumed Negligence in Cyber Fraud Cases: HC Directs Refund to Customer

Corporate Law : The court held that Ombudsman’s finding of customer negligence was unsustainable and directed bank to refund disputed amount. Th...

December 8, 2025 909 Views 0 comment Print

No Relief Under RBI Cyber-Fraud Circular When Customer Negligence Is Established: Allahabad HC

Corporate Law : Court ruled that protections under the RBI Circular apply only to third-party breaches and cannot be invoked to recast personal tr...

December 8, 2025 759 Views 0 comment Print

Rajasthan HC Stays ₹7 Cr Deposit Over RBI OTS Non-Compliance

Fema / RBI : Rajasthan High Court stays a ₹7 crore deposit for Tijaria Polypipes' OTS, directing Bank of India to comply with RBI circulars a...

July 18, 2025 495 Views 1 comment Print

RBI asks NBFCs to stick to Rs 20,000 cash loan pay-out limit

Fema / RBI : RBI directs NBFCs to adhere to a Rs 20,000 cash loan disbursement limit, aiming to regulate cash transactions and enforce complian...

May 21, 2024 2220 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


RBI issues consolidated directions on Digital Payments – E-mandate framework, 2026

Fema / RBI : The RBI has consolidated all previous e-mandate guidelines into a single framework governing recurring digital payments. The key t...

April 21, 2026 105 Views 0 comment Print

RBI Restricts INR Derivative Deals with Related Parties for Authorised Dealers

Fema / RBI : The update prohibits most INR derivative contracts with related entities. Only specific transactions such as cancellations and non...

April 20, 2026 213 Views 0 comment Print

RBI (Non-Banking Financial Companies – Branch Authorisation) Amendment Directions, 2026

Fema / RBI : The issue involved restrictive branch approval requirements for NBFCs. RBI removed prior approval norms, allowing easier expansion...

April 15, 2026 375 Views 0 comment Print

RBI Invites Comments on Draft Directions for NBFC-UL Identification & Govt NBFC Inclusion

Fema / RBI : The RBI proposes replacing the existing dual methodology with a single asset-based criterion for identifying NBFC-UL entities. The...

April 11, 2026 321 Views 0 comment Print

RBI Seeks Public Comments on Digital Payment Fraud Safeguards Paper

Fema / RBI : The discussion paper addresses increasing APP frauds and proposes preventive safeguards like transaction delays and authentication...

April 11, 2026 414 Views 0 comment Print


SC refuses to interfere with period of validity of cheque

July 10, 2020 19659 Views 1 comment Print

In re Cognizance for Extension of Limitation (Supreme Court) With reference to the prayer, that the period of validity of a cheque be extended, we find that the said  period has  not  been  prescribed by  any Statute but  it  is  a  period  prescribed by the Reserve Bank of India under Section 35A of the Banking […]

Gold in India

July 6, 2020 2775 Views 0 comment Print

Gold in India As per the annual gold survey it comes out that 171,300 -200,000 metric tons of gold on the earth World’s largest gold holding country is USA holds 8, 1335 metric tons of gold USA is the country having largest gold in forex reserves i.e.; 79.1% India’s gold holding is 653.01 tons here […]

RBI extends FLA 2020 due date to 31st July 2020

July 4, 2020 25452 Views 3 comments Print

Submission of annual return on FLA through the web-based FLAIR portal for financial year 2019-20 has been started. Entities which are filing FLA return for the first time/ with revised UIN (Unique identification number) are required to register themselves first for generating login credentials and they can file FLA return. However, the entities which have […]

RBI’s Updates Relating to Flair & Liquidity Scheme For NBFC/HFCs

July 4, 2020 1392 Views 0 comment Print

A. Special Liquidity Scheme for Non Banking Finance Companies and Housing Finance Companies Relevant Date: 01.07.2020 Relevant Notification: By RBI Notification No. RBI/2020-21/01- DoR (NBFC) (PD) CC.No.113/03.10.001/2020-21 What is New under the Notification? Purpose As per the notification dated 01.07.2020 the Government of India has approved a Scheme call ‘Special Liquidity Scheme, to improve the […]

All about RBI ‘Floating Rate Savings Bonds’

July 3, 2020 22887 Views 11 comments Print

After discontinuing its 7.75% fixed interest rate bonds on  28th May 2020, the RBI has come out with new ‘Floating rate savings  bonds‘ on 26th June 2020 which will be available from 1st July 2020. Article explains Who can buy RBI ‘Floating Rate Savings Bonds’ and nomination facility, Face Value,  tenure and interest rate of […]

Impact of Leverage on Firms’ Investment: Decoding Indian Experience-RBI’s latest study

July 3, 2020 1524 Views 0 comment Print

I am among those investors who wonder what has happened to the investment pattern of leading Indian industries who roared with huge financial leverage( It is defined as financial borrowing to generate income to overcome its cost of acquisition) after Indian economy skyrocketing during the past decade, and why no suitable income generated for the […]

Can Financial Markets Predict Banking Distress? Evidence from India: RBI study

July 1, 2020 843 Views 0 comment Print

R.B.I. periodically publishes its research papers titled “Occasional papers” every year. On March 17, 2020, it published one under the title ‘Can financial markets predict banking distress: evidence from India’ which was undertaken by Dr. Snehal S. Herwadkar, Director and Mr. Bhanu Pratap, Manager in the Department of Economic and Policy Research, Reserve Bank of […]

RBI supervision of Financial Market Infrastructures (FMIs) and Retail Payment Systems (RPSs)

June 26, 2020 2292 Views 0 comment Print

RBI supervision of Financial Market Infrastructures (FMIs) and Retail Payment Systems (RPSs) The recent document on Financial Market Infrastructures (FMIs) and Retail Payment Systems (RPSs) by RBI in its web site dated 13th June 2020 is the discussion of this article. A Financial Market Infrastructure (FMI) is defined as a multilateral system among participating institutions, […]

Private Sector Banks – RBI guidelines on ownership & corporate culture

June 24, 2020 6174 Views 0 comment Print

RBI has constituted an Internal Working Group to review guidelines on ownership, governance and corporate structure of private sector banks taking into account the giant strides made by them in the recent past since 2002 onward. The new guidelines to be formed internally within RBI would also be put up in their web site for […]

Regulatory framework for Housing Finance companies (HFCs)- Proposed RBI guidelines

June 22, 2020 3249 Views 0 comment Print

Recent HFCs have shown a tendency to violate sacred or ethical value for housing projects which propelled the usual humble seeker of a residential house, a life time goal for any poor or middle class Indian to book for a house, face enormous miseries.

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