Legal Due Diligence Before Raising Secured Debt in India: Bank, NBFC & Private Credit Borrower Checklist 2026

A borrower-side 2026 legal readiness checklist for Indian companies raising secured debt from banks, NBFCs or private credit funds, covering authority, charges, security, covenants, litigation, licences, contracts, tax, guarantees and closing conditions.

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SARFAESI Act: Borrower Remedies Against Section 13(2) Notice, Possession, Section 14, DRT & Bank Auction

A practical guide to borrower remedies under the SARFAESI Act, including Section 13(2), objections under Section 13(3A), possession measures, Section 14, Section 17 DRT proceedings, auction challenges, CERSAI, limitation and DRAT appeals.

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NBFC LSP Agreement: Key Clauses, RBI Digital Lending Compliance and Legal Risk Checklist

An NBFC LSP Agreement is a contractual arrangement between a regulated lender, such as an NBFC, and a Lending Service Provider that performs one or more digital lending functions for the regulated entity, such as customer acquisition, services incidental to underwriting, loan servicing, monitoring or recovery. Under RBI’s Digital Lending Directions, digital lending through an...

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RBI’S CRACKDOWN ON EVERGREENING OF LOANS AND CIRP IMPLICATIONS

Abstract The Reserve Bank of India has, recently, undertaken the stringent steps to curb evergreening of loans, which has been found in a few financial institutions and practices by them for perpetuating nonperforming assets by giving fresh loans for servicing old ones. This article critically examines those newly introduced regulatory steps and explores their broader...

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