SAT has directed RFL to maintain its assets worth Rs 200 crore for a period of three months
Lender had approached tribunal seeking shares pledged by Karvy to it be unfreezed, saying the clients who owned the securities owed money to Karvy and therefore the pledge was good in law
Their complaint stated about 45,000 investors had been affected by the alleged fraud
The counsel argued that the exchange should have also been given chance to explain its position on the disgorgement order
In November, the Supreme Court stayed a SAT order which had held that Sebi does not have the power to bar auditors
This comes after Karvy moved to SAT against the NSE's directive which suspended the broker's licence on Monday due to non-compliance of regulatory provisions of the exchange
Karvy will be represented by Vikram N of Visesha Law Services, according to the cause list put out by SAT.
The apex court move comes as a big relief to Sebi as the SAT order had led to jurisdictional ambiguity
Sebi ruling was related to alleged fraudulent trading in the F&O space in the securities of Reliance Petroleum
The Securities Appellate Tribunal on Wednesday is likely to hear an appeal by Reliance Industries Ltd against a Sebi order that had barred the company and 12 of its promoter group entities from dealing in equity derivatives. The watchdog had barred the company and the entities for alleged unfair trade practices related to the securities market. Through an order on March 24, 2017, Sebi had also directed RIL to disgorge Rs 447 crore along with interest. The total amount of disgorgement, including interest, was around Rs 1,952 crore. SAT would hear RIL's appeal against the Sebi ban on Wednesday, as per the tribunal's cause list. Noted lawyer Harish Salve would be appearing for RIL. The case dates back to March 2007, when Mukesh Ambani-led RIL decided to sell 5 per cent stake in Reliance Petroleum, a listed subsidiary which was later merged with RIL in 2009. Sebi ruling was related to alleged fraudulent trading in the F&O space in the securities of Reliance Petroleum. RIL and the 1
In July 2014, Sebi had barred Rajan after finding him guilty of trading in shares on the basis of unpublished price sensitive information
Many believe the SAT order has cast doubt over Sebi's regulatory turf and whether it has the power to impose strictures against auditors
The SEBI-SAT standoff is expected to end up in the Supreme Court
Obedience of court rulings vital for ease of doing business
NSE and the people punished, challenged the order at the SAT on May 21
The scandal involving overstatement of bank and cash balances by over Rs 3,300 cr had come to light in January 2009
The ratio of appeals dismissed to those decided in favour of Sebi shows a decline. There were 18 appeals in favour of Sebi for every order passed against it in FY18. The ratio has since dropped to 5.5
If one were to run state agencies efficiently, there simply cannot be an absence of advance planning to ensure the tribunals we create are also well-manned by judges
SAT was cautious in its order, saying they had clearly not expressed any opinion on the merit of the complaint filed by appellant
The administrator's order was not submitted to Sahara Life Insurance, which according to SAT, was breach of justice