Newsletter on Legal & Regulatory Updates- July 2026 Issue No. 7
by Reina Legal | Jul 2, 2026
- SEBI issued updated Master Circular for Alternative Investment Funds, consolidating circulars under the AIF Regulations
- Finance Ministry released the FEMA (Non-debt Instruments) (Third Amendment) Rules, 2026, broadening investment by persons resident outside India
- RBI notified the FEMA (Mode of Payment and Reporting of NDI) (Amendment) Regulations, 2026, revising payment and remittance norms for overseas investors
- RBI issued Amendment Directions to strengthen norms on advertising, marketing and sale of financial products and services by regulated entities
- RBI expanded investments access for Foreign Portfolio Investors by withdrawing General Route restrictions and expanding the Fully Accessible Route
- RBI issued Master Directions on authorization to operate Payment Systems, consolidating existing regulatory instructions
- IBBI amended the CIRP Regulations, introducing provisions governing dissolution during CIRP and restoration of insolvency proceedings
- IBBI notified the Liquidation Process (Fourth Amendment) Regulations, 2026, requiring Committee of Creditors to recommend the Liquidator by a 66% vote
- Government notified an Improvement Notice framework under the Legal Metrology Act to enable rectification of first-time procedural non-compliances
- Supreme Court held that only people lawfully authorized under a society’s governing documents can exercise voting rights at a company’s Annual General Meeting
- Supreme Court ruled that delay in re-filing a defective appeal after expiry of the prescribed period under the IBC cannot be condoned
- Supreme Court held that an exclusive jurisdiction clause takes precedence over a twin-seat arbitration clause in an arbitration agreement