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13Aug
Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023: Key Provisions, Implications and Practical Takeaways for Professionals

Introduction

Data has become one of the most valuable assets of modern businesses. Companies routinely collect and process personal information relating to customers, employees, directors, shareholders, vendors and other stakeholders. Protecting such information is therefore not merely an IT responsibility—it is increasingly a corporate governance, legal and compliance responsibility.

India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (“DPDP Act”) establishes a comprehensive framework for processing digital personal data while recognising the individual’s right to protect personal data and the legitimate need of organisations to process such data. The Act received Presidential assent on 11 August 2023.

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12Aug
Deciphering the Corporate Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026: Key Reforms and Current Status

The Indian corporate regulatory landscape is on the cusp of a major legislative shift. Introduced to modernize framework mechanics, the Corporate Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026 represents a significant step in India’s legislative evolution. The bill aims to transition the country from a rigid, form-heavy compliance model to a risk-aligned, practical ecosystem.

For company secretaries, general counsel, and corporate professionals, this Bill alters daily compliance workflows, restructuring thresholds, digital board processes, and enforcement liabilities.

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23Jul
Companies (Incorporation) Fifth Amendment Rules, 2021

Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has issued Companies (Incorporation) Fifth Amendment Rules, 2021 which will be effective from 1st Sept, 2021. Vide this amendment, in the Companies (Incorporation) Rules, 2014, a new rule 33A has been inserted, which provides for allotment of a new name to the existing company under section 16(3) of the Companies Act, 2013.

This situation arises in case of rectification of name of company u/s 16 of the act, if through inadvertance a company is registered with a name which is identical with existing company.

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23Jul
Recognition to CS under IFSCA

International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) has recognized the Company Secretary as ‘Compliance Officer’ to be appointed under Regulation 130 of IFSCA (Issuance and Listing of Securities) Regulations, 2021 issued vide gazette notification dated 16th July, 2021.

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20Jul
SEBI introduces Block Mechanism in demat account for sale transaction

After extensive consultations with Depositories, Clearing Corporations and Stock Exchanges, SEBI has issued a circular to provide a mechanism of block in the demat account of clients undertaking sale transactions. When the client intends to make a sale transaction, shares will be blocked in the demat account of the client in favour of Clearing Corporation. If sale transaction is not executed, shares shall continue to remain in the client’s demat account and will be unblocked at the end of the T day. Thus, this mechanism will do away with the movement of shares from client’s demat account for early pay-in and back to client’s demat account if trade is not executed.

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11Jul
Limited purpose addition of Retail and Wholesale Trade in MSME

When the Minister of MSME Shri Nitin Gadkari announced on 2nd July, 2021 that the Government has decided to include Retail and wholesale trades as MSMEs and they are allowed to be registered on Udyam Registration Portal, the entire media got flooded with such newsreports; little knowing the fact that there is a rider with it too.

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