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Did Reliance Industries get away lightly in the unlawful gains case?

More punitive action was needed against the company and the management, say experts

A man walks past a Reliance Industries Limited sign board installed on a road divider in Gandhinagar. Photo: Reuters
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A man walks past a Reliance Industries Limited sign board installed on a road divider in Gandhinagar. Photo: Reuters

Shrimi Choudhary Mumbai
Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Friday delivered its verdict in the decade-old unlawful gains case involving the country’s second-biggest company, Reliance Industries. The capital market regulator has directed the Mukesh Ambani-led company to disgorge (give up) Rs 447 crore, with interest of 12 per cent per annum since November 2007, it made “illegally”.

Besides the high interest levied, the only punitive action is a one-year ban from dealing in the futures and options (F&O) segment by the company. So has the company gotten away lightly?

Read more: Reliance Industries' unlawful gains case and what

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