📢 Compliance Newsletter – August, 2026 Edition is here! Delighted to share our latest edition covering the key regulatory developments across MCA, RBI, SEBI and the Stock Exchanges during August, 2026. Some highlights this month: 🔹 𝐌𝐂𝐀 sees Parliament pass the MSME Development (Amendment) Act, 2026 - decriminalising several offences and mandating CPSEs to route MSME payments through TReDS - while CCFS, 2026 gets a further extension to September 15, 2026 🔹 𝐑𝐁𝐈 holds t

A CFO once told me an acquisition wasn't material because "nothing is signed yet." The binding term sheet had been signed eleven days earlier. That one sentence explains why Regulation 30 of SEBI LODR remains the hardest judgment call in a listed company's compliance calendar. What Regulation 30 is really about Regulation 30 is not a filing formality. It is a market-integrity obligation — investors must learn of material developments from the company, not from a news channel

The Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT), Mumbai, in its order dated 13.08.2026, has once again settled an important compliance question: does settling with SEBI shield a listed company from a separate fine by the stock exchange for the same violation? The Facts: 🔹 Hindustan Foods Ltd. failed to meet the minimum Independent Director requirement under Reg. 17(1)(b) of LODR Regulations (at least 50% Board strength) for periods between 27.08.2018 and 08.11.2022. 🔹 The Company