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Authored by Aryan Birewar, Associate, Private Equity and Venture Capital, Lex Consult & Sakshi Singh, Associate, Corporate and M&A at Argus Partners. Introduction On July 02, 2025, the Reserve Bank of India (“RBI”) notified the RBI (Prepayment Charges on Loans) Directions, 2025, (“Directions”) prohibiting the levying of prepayment charges on floating-rate loans sanctioned or renewed on or after January 01, 2026. Prepayment charges refer to the charges imposed by regulated en

Written by Neha Joshi and Manognya Eleswarapu, the authors are law students currently pursuing BA.LLB from Symbiosis Law School, Pune. Introduction Amidst the rising foreign capital inflow into the Indian Banking sector, the Government of India is actively considering the proposal to increase the Foreign Direct Investment ( FDI ) limit in Public Sector Banks ( PSBs ) from the existing 20% to 49%. This stringent statutory restriction on the FDI limit, through the government

Introduction Arbitration in India has undergone a marked transformation over the past three decades. Once perceived as an ancillary or alternative mechanism, it has now emerged as a central pillar of commercial dispute resolution. This transition is not accidental; it reflects a deliberate legislative and judicial effort to promote efficiency, finality, and party autonomy. 1 The enactment of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (“the Act"), signalled a conscious break

Written by Shivank Duseja, the author is a law student currently pursuing BBA LLB (Hons.) from Symbiosis Law School, Pune State Bank of India v. Union of India and Ors. Court: Supreme Court of India Bench: Mr. Justice P.S. Narasimha and Shri Justice A.S. Chandurkar. Date: February 13, 2026 SUMMARY OF FACTS The Aircel Group entities Aircel Limited, Aircel Cellular Limited and Dishnet Wireless Limited (collectively, the corporate debtors) were granted telecom licences by the

Written by Bhavya Gupta and Ritika Jain, the authors are law students currently pursuing BA.LLB from Symbiosis Law School, Pune. Introduction According to International Monetary Fund, money laundering accounts for 2-5% of total global GDP per annum, the concerned numbers are worrisome indicating the increased proliferation of illicit financial flows, resulting in distorting of investment flows, destabilizes financial markets, erodes the tax base and undermine the macroec

Written by Kapuganti Bharath, the author is a law student currently pursuing BA.LLB from Symbiosis Law School, Pune The Indian quick commerce is a fast-growing industry that has reached 64,000 crore ($7.47 billion) in FY25 and is expected to grow three times in FY28. As organizations in the Indian quick commerce sector continue to develop growth strategies using regulatory arbitrage to take advantage of foreign direct investment regulation, labor economics and operations, t

The Indian start-up economy has experienced exponential growth over the last decade, characterised with thousands of new ventures emerging across key sectors, including technology and healthcare.

[1] Written by Kaanan Bhatia, the author is a law student currently pursuing LLB from Sushant University Introduction [2] In today’s global economy where businesses thrive by operating cross borders entering into complex commercial agreements, there has been a rapid increase in cross border disputes. Disputes involving cross jurisdictions are therefore complex, requiring an understanding of both domestic and international legal frameworks along with a lot of money and t

Involvement of a non-disputing party in resolving a disagreement between disputing parties has led to the development of amicus curiae, which has had a significant impact within the ambit of arbitration. The word ‘Amicus Curiae’ is a term derived from Latin that means ‘friend of the court’.

Peer-to-peer (P2P) lending industry in India is a fintech innovation, acting as an alternative to traditional banking, that allows to lend and borrow money directly between individuals with an online intermediary in between.

Written by Diya Sher, the author is a law student currently pursuing BA.LLB.(hons) from Symbiosis Law School Pune. Introduction Now...

Written by Advocate Anand Kumar Maurya, Legal Consultant at Eresolution Consultancy Services Pvt. Ltd., Introduction A contract dispute...

“A ‘contract of guarantee’ is a contract to perform the promise, or discharge the liability, of a third person in case of his default.

Written by Devesh Pratap Mall and Oshin Beniwal, the authors are law students currently pursuing BA.LLB from National Law University,...