CIRCULAR No. MRD/DP/ 01/2012, dated 20-1-2012 -SEBI, vide circular no. CIR/MRD/DP/21/2010, dated July 15, 2010, introduced Call Auction in Pre-open session (hereinafter referred to as “pre-open session”) for the scrips forming part of Sensex and Nifty. Further, SEBI, vide circular no. CIR/MRD/DP/32/2010, dated September 17, 2010 and vide letter dated September 17, 2010 provided clarification with regard to order matching and order level risk management.
SEBI vide circular no. SMD/SED/RCG/271/96, dated January 19, 1996, inter-alia, prescribed no price bands for scrips on the first day of trading pursuant to IPO. Further SEBI vide circular no. SEBI/Cir/ISD/1/2010, dated September 2, 2010, inter-alia, prescribed no price bands on the first day of re-commencement of trading for scrips specified under para 1(c) (hereinafter referred to as Re-listed scrips) of the said circular.
SEBI, vide circular Ref. No. SMD/POLICY/CIR-32/97, dated December 03, 1997 had mandated all stock exchanges to open/maintain at least one investor service centre for the benefit of the public/Investors. Such centres are required to inter alia provide counseling service to the investors. It is also noted that some stock exchanges have constituted Investor Grievance Redressal Committees (IGRC) for redressal of investor grievances.
1. SEBI, vide its various communications has mandated all stock exchanges that not be more than twenty per cent of the members of the arbitration committee shall be trading members. 2. It has now been decided to do away with the representation of trading members on arbitration committee/panel of all stock exchanges. It is, henceforth, stipulated that the arbitration committee/panel shall not comprise of any trading members.
RBI Circular No. DGBA.CDD. No.H- 4836 The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has clarified that interest rates on small savings schemes, except the PPF, will remain fixed throughout the term of schemes. In a circular, RBI said interest rate for small savings will be declared on April 1 every year and will remain valid till the maturity of the scheme. The circular has been released as a clarification after it observed that news items are appearing in media conveying an impression that the interest rates on small savings schemes linked to government securities are floating in nature and will undergo change depending on the yields.
Candidates who are desirous of applying for verification of the marks obtained by them in the November 2011/December 2011 exams are requested to note and follow the procedure detailed below The application for verification of marks must be in the handwriting of the candidate. If the candidate had appeared in Hindi medium, his/her application should be in Hindi. Typewritten applications will not be entertained.
Inspection/certified copies of evaluated answer books provides information for their academic guidance but does not provide any remedy in case of any discrepancies that may be noticed in the process. The remedy lies in the existing process of verification of answer books, which is independent and distinct from the inspection/certified copies process. Hence, examinees may make a separate application for verification of answer books, without waiting for inspection/certified copies of answer books. Examinees may note that request for verification of answer books has to be made within 30 days from the date of declaration of results.
Denel (Proprietary Limited) Vs. GOI, Ministry of Defence (SC) – Exercising its powers under Section 11 (6) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 reiterated that right to appointment of an Arbitrator does not get automatically forfeited after expiry of 30 days as prescribed under Section 11(4) & 11(5) of the Act unless petition is filed for appointment of Arbitrator under Section 11(6) of the Act prior to appointment by opposite party. The SC appointed an independent Sole Arbitrator due to apprehensions of bias and impartiality, contrary to the clauses of the contract necessitating appointment of DGOF or government servant, as the Sole Arbitrator.
RPFC Vs. The Hooghly Mills Co. Ltd. & Ors.(SC) – .The question which falls for consideration before this Court in this case is whether the employer of an establishment which is an ‘exempted establishment’ under the Employees’ Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 (hereinafter, ‘the Act’ ) is subject to the provisions of Section 14B of the said Act whereby in cases of default in the payment of contribution to the provident fund, proceedings for recovery of damages can be initiated against the employer of such an ‘exempted establishment’. The question was raised by the respondent before the High Court and both the Single Bench and the Division Bench of the High Court have recorded a finding in favour of the respondent and held that the respondent being an ‘exempted establishment’ cannot be subjected to the provisions of Section 14(B) of the Act.
Master Circular No.8 /2011-12 (Updated as on January 20, 2012)-. This Master Circular consolidates the existing instructions on the subject of Compounding of Contraventions under FEMA, 1999 at one place. The compounding of contraventions under Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA), 1999 is a voluntary process by which an applicant can seek compounding of an admitted contravention of any provision of FEMA, 1999 under Section 13(1) of the FEMA, 1999.
