Neha Maloo vs Sebi
- CitationReview Application No. 26 of 2022
Ratio decidendi
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The Tribunal holds that where an applicant's case falls within the terms of a settlement scheme issued under Regulation 26 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Settlement Proceedings) Regulations, 2018, the applicant may be permitted to apply for settlement under that scheme, and such application, if filed within the time directed, is to be accepted and treated as an application filed in a pending proceeding, with appropriate orders to follow from the authority concerned.
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Judgment
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BEFORE THE SECURITIES APPELLATE TRIBUNAL MUMBAI Date of Decision: 04.11.2022 Review Application No. 26 of 2022 And Misc. Application No. 989 of 2022 And Appeal No. 242 of 2022 Neha Maloo Wardley House, 3rd Floor, 25, Swallow Lane, Kolkata- 700 001 ...Applicant 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. Ram Awatar Dhoot, Advocate for the Applicant. Mr. Abhiraj Arora, Advocate with 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. Review application has been filed against the order dated 02.06.2022 passed in illiquid stock option matter. There is a delay in the filing of the review application. For the reasons stated in the application the delay is condoned. 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 review application directing the applicant 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 review application is disposed of accordingly. 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 RAJALAKS HMI Digitally signed by RAJALAKSHMI Technical Member 04.11.2022 HARISH HARISH NAIR Date: 2022.11.16 PK NAIR 16:23:51 +05'30'
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