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The Update covers key amendments under company law, banking laws, securities laws, and environmental laws, during the period October - December 2025.
Changes relating to Companies laws
- MCA relaxes payment of additional fees in filing of CRA-4
- Companies (Meetings of Board and its Powers), Amendment Rules, 2025
- MCA notifies Companies (Specification of definition details) Amendment Rules, 2025
- MCA Extends Due Date for Filing AOC-4 and MGT-7
Banking laws changes
- RBI permits investment of SRVA rupee balances in corporate debt instruments
- RBI releases Draft Foreign Exchange Management (Establishment in India of a branch or office) Regulations, 2025
- RBI releases Draft External Commercial Borrowing Framework under Foreign Exchange Management (Borrowing and Lending) Regulations, 2018
- RBI amends Foreign Exchange Management (Borrowing and Lending) (Amendment) Regulations, 2025
- RBI releases Draft Reserve Bank of India (Lending to Related Parties) Directions, 2025
- RBI Amends Foreign Exchange Management (Foreign Currency Accounts by a person resident in India) Regulations, 2015
- RBI amends Foreign Exchange Management (Export of Goods and Services) (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2025
- Regulatory relief for traders: RBI revises MTT timeline and streamlines export-import compliance.
- RBI issues amendments to Directions on Compounding of Contraventions under FEMA
- RBI issues Reserve Bank of India (Setting Up of Wholly Owned Subsidiaries by Foreign Banks) Guidelines, 2025
Securities laws changes
- SEBI (Listing Obligation and Disclosure Requirements) (Fourth Amendment) Regulations, 2025
- SEBI (Issue and Listing of Non-Convertible Securities) (Amendment) Regulations, 2025
- SEBI (Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements) (Third Amendment) Regulations, 2025
- SEBI (Listing Obligation and Disclosure Requirements) (Fifth Amendment) Regulations, 2025
- SEBI (Alternative Investment Fund) (Third Amendment) Regulations, 2025
- SEBI (Depositories and Participants) (Third Amendment) Regulations, 2025
- SEBI (Foreign Venture Capital Investors) (Amendment) Regulations, 2025
- SEBI (Foreign Portfolio Investors) (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2025
- SEBI (Share Based Employee Benefits and Sweat Equity) (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2025
- SEBI (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers) (Amendment) Regulations, 2025
- SEBI (Infrastructure Investment Trusts) (Fourth Amendment) Regulations, 2025
- SEBI (Real Estate Investment Trusts) (Third Amendment) Regulations, 2025
- SEBI (Listing Obligation and Disclosure Requirements) (Sixth Amendment) Regulations, 2025
Environment laws changes
- Greenhouse Gases Emission Intensity Target Rules, 2025
Covering these key amendments that have a bearing on Indian businesses, investors and other stakeholders, this Update also provides relevant comments from LKS Corporate Law Team.