The Board of directors of the company shall have an optimum combination of executive and non-executive directors with not less than fifty percent of the board of directors comprising of non-executive directors.

CS Kiran Kumar Guptha B As per SEBI Circular dated October 05, 2011, the following is an important amendment to Clause 41 of Listing Agreement: ‘The issuer shall submit audited financial results for the entire financial year, within sixty days of the end of the financial year. The issuer shall also submit the audited financial [...]

CS Kiran Kumar Guptha B The SEBI, vide Circular No. CIR/CFD/DIL/5/2013 dated February 4, 2013 by rescinding the Circular No. SEBI/CFD/SCRR/01/2009/03/09 dated September 03, 2009, has revised the requirements for the Stock Exchanges and Listed companies desirous of undertaking a Scheme of Arrangement (Amalgamation/ Merger/ Reconstruction/ Reduction Of Capital, etc.)  Under sections 391, 394 and [...]

I further direct the attachment of all movable and immovable properties standing in the names of Shri Subrata Roy Sahara, Ms Vandana Bhargava, Shri Ravi Shanker Dubey and Shri Ashok Roy Choudhary with immediate effect. These individuals are directed to furnish details of all movable and immovable properties standing in their names within 21 days from the date of this order. Pending furnishing of this information, these individuals are restrained from alienating, disposing or in any manner encumbering the movable and immovable properties standing in their individual names.

Before resolving the disputed questions as to whether the offer can be treated as public issue or not, and as to whether the right of renunciation was offered only under the mandate of section 81(3), etc.; the question regarding jurisdiction of the first respondent need be looked into. It is evident that the second respondent [...]

The Preamble of the SEBI describes the basic functions is to protect the interests of investors in securities and to promote the development of, and to regulate the securities market and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. The SEBI only act as market regulator and control the irregular market practices.

The Securities and Exchange Board of India SEBI has granted permission to Multi commodity exchange MCX-SX to operate as a full-fledged stock exchange, a development that ends nearly four-year-long wait of the bourse and will bring in more competition in markets.

Attention of SEBI has been drawn to news items appearing in a section of press wherein certain comments have been made about the pace of investigations completed during the year 2011-12. From the news items, it is noted that the data of entire years in the past has been compared with a part of the year 2011-12 and distorted inferences have been drawn. The correct position for the last three years is as under:-

The Applicant for grant of registration as an Alternative Investment Fund under SEBI (Alternative Investment Funds) Regulations, 2012 should make an application to SEBI in Form A as provided in the Regulations along with all the necessary documents.

SEBI (Credit Rating Agencies) Regulations, 1999 have prescribed a comprehensive Code of Conduct to be followed by all SEBI registered CRAs which, inter alia, states that a CRA shall at all times exercise due diligence, ensure proper care and exercise independent professional judgment in order to achieve and maintain objectivity and independence in the rating process.