SAT asks Sebi to probe violation of public shareholding norms
13 Jun 2013 11:56 PM GMT
Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) on Wednesday reserved its judgement in Gillette India case and asked market regulator Sebi to investigate cases of alleged violation of minimum public shareholding norms by listed companies.
"The market regulator should not just take action against the companies but find out solutions to solve the problem," SAT said.
SAT asked both the parties to file final documents supporting their cases in one week, after which it will pronounce the order. Gillette India had challenged Sebi's order before SAT after the market regulator rejected its proposal to bring down the promoter holding to 75 per cent.
After hearing the arguments of counsels of Gillette India and Sebi, SAT member Jog Singh decided to reserve the ruling. Gillette India is owned by The Procter and Gamble Co. (P&G), the world's largest consumer goods company.
According to filings to the stock exchange, the promoters currently hold 88.76 per cent of Gillette India.Senior advocate JJ Bhatt appearing for Sebi told the tribunal that the regulator has apprehensions in accepting Gillette's proposal as under the sought arrangement public will not have access to 25 per cent holding.
"The market regulator should not just take action against the companies but find out solutions to solve the problem," SAT said.
SAT asked both the parties to file final documents supporting their cases in one week, after which it will pronounce the order. Gillette India had challenged Sebi's order before SAT after the market regulator rejected its proposal to bring down the promoter holding to 75 per cent.
After hearing the arguments of counsels of Gillette India and Sebi, SAT member Jog Singh decided to reserve the ruling. Gillette India is owned by The Procter and Gamble Co. (P&G), the world's largest consumer goods company.
According to filings to the stock exchange, the promoters currently hold 88.76 per cent of Gillette India.Senior advocate JJ Bhatt appearing for Sebi told the tribunal that the regulator has apprehensions in accepting Gillette's proposal as under the sought arrangement public will not have access to 25 per cent holding.
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