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ON THE RADARThree new Supreme Court judges take oath todaySeven-judge bench takes up legislative privilegeDebenture-trustee compliance deadline: 27 Oct
LEAD · SUPREME COURT

Three judges join the Supreme Court as the Constitution Bench calendar gathers pace

Justices Sunita Agarwal, D.K. Upadhyaya and A.K. Singh are scheduled to take oath at 3:30 pm today.

The appointments arrive on a consequential court day. A seven-judge bench is also scheduled to begin examining the boundary between legislative privilege under Article 194 and freedom of speech under Article 19 in N. Ravi v. Speaker, Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly.

Why it matters: the case could clarify when a legislature may act against speech beyond the House, and the standard courts should apply when privilege meets a fundamental right. For disputes teams, it is one to watch for its treatment of institutional autonomy and judicial review.

THE PRACTITIONER TAKE

Track the questions framed and any distinction the bench draws between speech inside and outside the House. That distinction may travel well beyond media disputes.

Sources: LiveLaw alerts · Supreme Court

REGULATORY CLOCK

Debenture trustees: 21 days to operational deadline

SEBI’s extended timetable requires registered debenture trustees to separate activities outside SEBI’s regulatory perimeter into distinct business units by 27 October 2026.

Action: confirm governance, staffing, data separation, conflicts controls and customer communications before the effective date.

SEBI circular · 28 Apr 2026

Institutional bank holdings get a simpler approval path

RBI’s 1 October amendment introduces a one-time approval route for eligible mutual funds, insurers and pension funds to make subsequent acquisitions up to 10%, subject to conditions and continuing fit-and-proper compliance.

Watch: group-level promoter links, aggregation methodology and internal monitoring of thresholds.

DISPUTES & ENFORCEMENT

Fraud-account classification remains a live process issue

The Supreme Court’s 2026 ruling in SBI v. Amit Iron examined whether borrowers are entitled to a personal hearing and access to forensic-audit material before an account is classified as fraud.

Practice point: banks and borrowers should preserve the notice, response, disclosure and reasoned-decision trail; procedural fairness will be tested on the record.

Judgment PDF

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THE 30-SECOND BRIEF
  • Appointments: three judges are due to take oath at the Supreme Court today.
  • Constitution Bench: Article 194 privilege and Article 19 speech protections are in focus.
  • Compliance: debenture trustees should close implementation gaps before 27 October.
  • Transactions: institutional investors have a simplified route for certain subsequent bank-share acquisitions.
  • Verification: rely on signed orders and regulator PDFs before advising or acting.
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This pilot edition intentionally favours a small number of high-confidence developments over a long feed. Future editions will add High Courts, NCLT/NCLAT, competition, tax, data, transactions and legal-industry moves.

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