Supreme Court of India

Pramod Jain and Others v. Securities and Exchange Board of India

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Reported as [2016] 9 S.C.R. 178
Bench Anil R. Dave J.
Decided 7 November 2016

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What the Court ordered

In view of the above, we do not find any merit in this appeal and the same is accordingly dismissed.

Judgment, page 27

From the headnote

Securities Exchange Board of India (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers) Regulations, 1997 - s.27 - Hostile takeover of shares - Public Offer - Withdrawal of - On the ground that due to delay on the part of SEBI in taking decision on the draft letter of offer (DLO), the target company siphoned off its coffers, depleted its valuable fixed assets and eroded its net worth substantially and thereby the very object of the offer got defeated - SEBI rejected the application for withdrawal - Securities Appellate Tribunal upheld the order of SEBI - On appeal, held: There was undue delay on

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