Supreme Court of India

Securities and Exchange Board of India v. M/s. Opee Stock-link Ltd. & Anr.

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Reported as [2016] 4 S.C.R. 171
Bench Anil R. Dave J.
Decided 11 July 2016

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that the Whole Time Member as well as the Adjudicating Officer of the SEBI were justified in imposing penalty upon the respondents for the reasons recorded by them. 1.

Judgment, page 10

From the headnote

Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956 - ss. 13, 2(i) - Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 - s. 12A(a), (b), (c) - Securities and Exchange Board of India (Prohibition of Fraudulent and Unfair Trade Practices Relating to Securities Markets) Regulations, 2003 - Initial public offerings (!PO) - Shares offered to public at large by two companies - Shares over subscribed - Shares meant for Retail Individual Investors cornered through hundreds of benami/fictitious demat account holders through off market transactions - Violation ofs. 12A(a), (b). (c) of the SEBI Act and Regs 3

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