This week in Indian law: SEBI issued a consolidated master circular for transfer agents, the RBI tightened digital lending norms, and Gujarat promulgated a GST amendment ordinance introducing a track-and-trace mechanism. Active regulatory week despite the Supreme Court's continuing summer vacation. 5 significant legal developments this week across securities regulation, banking, and state legislation.
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SEBI Issues Consolidated Master Circular for Transfer Agents
Category: securities-market | Date: 9 June 2025 | Source: SEBI
SEBI issued a consolidated master circular for Registrars to an Issue and Share Transfer Agents (RTAs), bringing together all existing circulars, guidelines, and directions applicable to RTAs into a single comprehensive document. The master circular covers registration requirements, obligations towards investors, record-keeping standards, technology infrastructure mandates, and compliance reporting frameworks.
Why it matters: RTAs benefit from a single consolidated compliance reference, replacing the need to navigate multiple overlapping circulars. However, the consolidation also introduces enhanced requirements in areas such as technology infrastructure and investor servicing standards that require immediate attention.
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Regulatory updates
RBI Tightens Digital Lending Norms With Updated Directions
Regulator: RBI | Date: 10 June 2025
The RBI issued updated directions on digital lending, building on the comprehensive framework issued in May 2025. The update introduces enhanced customer protection measures, including mandatory cooling-off periods for certain loan products, restrictions on aggressive collection practices, and requirements for transparent fee disclosure at the point of loan disbursal.
Key point: Digital lending platforms and LSPs (Lending Service Providers) must implement the enhanced customer protection measures within the prescribed timeline — aggressive collection practices are now explicitly prohibited.
Legislative and policy developments
Gujarat Promulgates GST Amendment Ordinance With Track-and-Trace
Date: 12 June 2025 | Source: Gujarat Government Gazette
The Gujarat government promulgated the Gujarat Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025, introducing a track-and-trace mechanism for specified high-value goods. The ordinance empowers GST authorities to mandate the use of tracking technology — including RFID tags and QR codes — on certain goods categories to combat evasion and ensure supply chain transparency.
Key point: Gujarat's ordinance may serve as a pilot for potential nationwide GST amendments — businesses operating in Gujarat with high-value goods should prepare for track-and-trace compliance requirements.
Also this week
- SC vacation continues — The Supreme Court summer vacation continues with only vacation bench activity on urgent matters.
- DPDP Act implementation — Industry response to the MeitY consent management blueprint continued, with fintech and data processing companies evaluating compliance requirements.
By the numbers
- 3 — Categories covered this week: securities, regulatory, and legislative
- 1 — Consolidated SEBI master circular replacing multiple existing circulars for RTAs
- 5 — States that have initiated GST track-and-trace pilot programmes
Looking ahead
- June 16-22: NCLT Reliance Naval resolution; MCA beneficial ownership notification
- June 19: RBI project finance directions expected
- June 23-30: SEBI RPT and investment adviser master circulars anticipated
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