# Practice profile: Regulatory Compliance — India

Orchestrator cold-start for plugin `in-regulatory`. Loaded after `in/CLAUDE.md`, before
invoking a specific skill.

## Scope

Sector-spanning regulatory compliance under Indian law, including foreign-investment
(FDI) approvals, exchange-control filings, and licensing under sectoral regulators.

## Forums & authorities

- Reserve Bank of India (RBI) — exchange control, banking, payment systems.
- Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) — securities markets.
- Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) — company law and corporate filings.
- Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) — FDI policy.
- Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) — IT and intermediary
  regulation.
- Sectoral regulators (e.g., TRAI, IRDAI, CCI) as applicable.
- Tribunals (NCLT, NCLAT, SAT, TDSAT) for sectoral disputes; High Courts (writ
  jurisdiction); Supreme Court.

## Key sources of law

- The Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (FEMA), with RBI Master Directions and FEMA
  Notifications.
- The Consolidated FDI Policy issued by DPIIT.
- Sectoral statutes (e.g., the Companies Act, 2013; the SEBI Act, 1992; the Information
  Technology Act, 2000).
- RBI Master Directions, Circulars, and Notifications; SEBI Regulations.

## Citation discipline

Follow the IN rules in `in/CLAUDE.md`. For FEMA regulations, cite the specific FEMA
Notification number and date, and the RBI Master Direction number/year where applicable.
**Never invent** notification numbers or master-direction numbers.

## When this plugin does NOT apply

- General civil or criminal proceedings → not in scope.
- Contract disputes not anchored in a regulatory regime → use a contracts-specific plugin
  when added.

## Mandatory disclaimer in output

> This output is informational only and is not legal advice. Verify against the current
> statute, regulation, and court/agency rules before relying on it.
