{"id":2844,"date":"2026-04-10T12:01:37","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T12:01:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rnm.in\/blog\/?p=2844"},"modified":"2026-04-10T12:03:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T12:03:27","slug":"key-regulatory-legal-updates-in-march-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rnm.in\/blog\/key-regulatory-legal-updates-in-march-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Key Regulatory &#038; Legal Updates in March 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<ol>\n<li><b> Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA)\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Corporate Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Corporate Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026 was the month\u2019s biggest headline, focusing on decriminalisation and reducing the compliance burden for smaller players.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Decriminalisation:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Over 20 sections of the Companies Act and LLP Act were moved from criminal to civil liability, replacing potential jail time with monetary penalties.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Small Company Expansion:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The definition of a &#8220;Small Company&#8221; 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global minimum tax rules into Indian books.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Read More:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mca.gov.in\/content\/mca\/global\/en\/home.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.mca.gov.in\/content\/mca\/global\/en\/home.html<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li><b> Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>SEBI: Market Liberalisation<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>SEBI\u2019s March 23 Board Meeting introduced several &#8220;pro-investor&#8221; and &#8220;pro-fund&#8221; measures:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>AIF &#8220;Inoperative&#8221; Status:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs) struggling with legal tail-ends can now be tagged as &#8220;inoperative,&#8221; allowing them to wind down without being stuck in a compliance loop.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Retail Social Investing:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> To boost the Social Stock Exchange, the minimum investment for Social Impact Funds (SIFs) was slashed from <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u20b9<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2 lakh to just <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u20b9<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1,000.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>FPI Net Settlement:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Approved a new &#8220;Net Settlement&#8221; 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