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Darshana Devi vs Sebi

Securities Appellate Tribunal20 January 2023Tarun Agarwala

Ratio decidendi

The rule this decision rests on

The Tribunal disposes of the appeal without deciding any merits question, on the basis that the appellant's case falls within the SEBI Settlement Scheme 2022 issued under Regulation 26 of the SEBI (Settlement Proceedings) Regulations, 2018, and it directs the appellant to apply for settlement within two weeks, which the authority must then accept as an application filed in a pending proceeding.

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Judgment

As delivered

BEFORE THE SECURITIES APPELLATE TRIBUNALMUMBAI

Date of Decision : 20.01.2023

Misc. Application No. 14 of 2023 And Misc. Application No. 64 of 2023 And Appeal No. 78 of 2023

Darshana Devi W/o Shri Jitendra Kumar 18 - M - 14, Dabauli, Kanpur - 208 022 (U.P.). .....Appellant

Versus Securities and Exchange Board of India SEBI Bhavan, Plot No. C-4A, G-Block, Bandra-Kurla Complex, Bandra (East), Mumbai - 400 051. ... Respondent

Mr. Pushp Raj Singh, PCS i/b P.R. Singh & Co. for the Appellant.

Mr. Abhiraj Arora, Advocate and Mr. Shourya Tanay, Advocate i/b ELP for the Respondent.

CORAM : Justice Tarun Agarwala, Presiding Officer Ms. Meera Swarup, Technical Member

Per : Justice Tarun Agarwala, Presiding Officer (Oral)

1.

There is a delay in the filing of the appeal. For the

reasons stated in the application the delay is condoned. The

Application is allowed.

2

2. We find that the appellant's case is squarely covered by

the SEBI Settlement Scheme 2022 which has been issued in

terms of the Regulation 26 of Securities and Exchange Board

of India (Settlement Proceedings) Regulations, 2018.

3. In view of the aforesaid, we dispose of the appeal

directing the appellant to file an appropriate application for

settlement before the authority concerned within two weeks

from today. If the same is filed, the authority will accept the

settlement application in terms of SEBI Settlement Scheme

2022 as an application filed in a pending proceeding and pass

appropriate orders. The appeal is disposed of. The

miscellaneous application is also disposed of.

4. This order will be digitally signed by the Private

Secretary on behalf of the bench and all concerned parties are

directed to act on the digitally signed copy of this order.

Certified copy of this order is also available from the Registry

on payment of usual charges.

Justice Tarun Agarwala Presiding Officer

Ms. Meera Swarup Technical Member 20.01.2023 MADHUKAR Digitally signed by MADHUKAR SHAMRAO SHAMRAO BHALBAR msb BHALBAR Date: 2023.01.20 17:23:42 +05'30'

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