Amaresh Pathak & Ors. Vs Securities and Exchange Board of India

BEFORE THE SECURITIES APPELLATE TRIBUNAL MUMBAI Date: 02.12.2020 Appeal No. 332 of 2020 Amaresh Pathak & Ors. …Appellants Versus Securities and Exchange Board of India …Respondent Mr. Saurabh Bacchawat, Advocate with Mr. Harsh Kesharia, Advocate for the Appellants. Mr. Vishal Kanade, Advocate with Ms. Nidhi Singh, Ms. Kinjal Bhatt and Mr. Hersh Choudhary, Advocates i/b Vidhii Partners for the Respondent. WITH Appeal No. 345 of 2020 Pradip Basu …Appellant Versus Securities and Exchange Board of India …Respondent Mr. Saurabh Bacchawat, Advocate with Mr. Harsh Kesharia, Advocate for the Appellant. Mr. Vishal Kanade, Advocate with Ms. Nidhi Singh, Ms. Kinjal Bhatt and Mr. Hersh Choudhary, Advocates i/b Vidhii Partners for the Respondent. WITH Appeal No. 314 of 2020 Sonu …Appellant Versus Securities and Exchange Board of India …Respondent Ms. Kapila Mahendroo, Advocate i/b AGKM Corpus Juris LLP for the Appellant. Mr. Vishal Kanade, Advocate with Ms. Nidhi Singh, Ms. Kinjal Bhatt and Mr. Hersh Choudhary, Advocates i/b Vidhii Partners for the Respondent. WITH Appeal No. 322 of 2020 Ramesh Baheti …Appellant Versus Securities and Exchange Board of India …Respondent Ms. Kapila Mahendroo, Advocate i/b AGKM Corpus Juris LLP for the Appellant. Mr. Vishal Kanade, Advocate with Ms. Nidhi Singh, Ms. Kinjal Bhatt and Mr. Hersh Choudhary, Advocates i/b Vidhii Partners for the Respondent. WITH Appeal No. 350 of 2020 Kusum Devi Baid & Anr. …Appellants Versus Securities and Exchange Board of India …Respondent Mr. Saurabh Bacchawat, Advocate with Mr. Harsh Kesharia, Advocate for the Appellants. Mr. Vishal Kanade, Advocate with Ms. Nidhi Singh, Ms. Kinjal Bhatt and Mr. Hersh Choudhary, Advocates i/b Vidhii Partners for the Respondent. WITH Appeal No. 353 of 2020 Dev Kishan Mal …Appellant Versus Securities and Exchange Board of India …Respondent Ms. Kapila Mahendroo, Advocate i/b AGKM Corpus Juris LLP for the Appellant. Mr. Vishal Kanade, Advocate with Ms. Nidhi Singh, Ms. Kinjal Bhatt and Mr. Hersh Choudhary, Advocates i/b Vidhii Partners for the Respondent. WITH Appeal No. 355 of 2020 Kuldeep Singh …Appellant Versus Securities and Exchange Board of India …Respondent Ms. Kapila Mahendroo, Advocate i/b AGKM Corpus Juris LLP for the Appellant. Mr. Vishal Kanade, Advocate with Ms. Nidhi Singh, Ms. Kinjal Bhatt and Mr. Hersh Choudhary, Advocates i/b Vidhii Partners for the Respondent. WITH Appeal No. 367 of 2020 Narayan Dass Rathi …Appellant Versus Securities and Exchange Board of India …Respondent Ms. Kapila Mahendroo, Advocate i/b AGKM Corpus Juris LLP for the Appellant. Mr. Vishal Kanade, Advocate with Ms. Nidhi Singh, Ms. Kinjal Bhatt and Mr. Hersh Choudhary, Advocates i/b Vidhii Partners for the Respondent. WITH Appeal No. 368 of 2020 Davender Kumar …Appellant Versus Securities and Exchange Board of India …Respondent Ms. Kapila Mahendroo, Advocate i/b AGKM Corpus Juris LLP for the Appellant. Mr. Vishal Kanade, Advocate with Ms. Nidhi Singh, Ms. Kinjal Bhatt and Mr. Hersh Choudhary, Advocates i/b Vidhii Partners for the Respondent. WITH Appeal No. 382 of 2020 Vishnu Khaitan …Appellant Versus Securities and Exchange Board of India …Respondent Mr. Jaikishan Lakhwani, Advocate i/b J L Legal Advisors for the Appellant. Mr. Vishal Kanade, Advocate with Ms. Nidhi Singh, Ms. Kinjal Bhatt and Mr. Hersh Choudhary, Advocates i/b Vidhii Partners for the Respondent. WITH Appeal No. 383 of 2020 Rachana Govind Attal …Appellant Versus Securities and Exchange Board of India …Respondent Mr. Jaikishan Lakhwani, Advocate i/b J L Legal Advisors for the Appellant. Mr. Vishal Kanade, Advocate with Ms. Nidhi Singh, Ms. Kinjal Bhatt and Mr. Hersh Choudhary, Advocates i/b Vidhii Partners for the Respondent. WITH Appeal No. 387 of 2020 Debashis Sur Chowdhury …Appellant Versus Securities and Exchange Board of India …Respondent Mr. Jaikishan Lakhwani, Advocate i/b J L Legal Advisors for the Appellant. Mr. Vishal Kanade, Advocate with Ms. Nidhi Singh, Ms. Kinjal Bhatt and Mr. Hersh Choudhary, Advocates i/b Vidhii Partners for the Respondent. WITH Appeal No. 388 of 2020 Benu Mimani …Appellant Versus Securities and Exchange Board of India …Respondent Mr. Jaikishan Lakhwani, Advocate i/b J L Legal Advisors for the Appellant. Mr. Vishal Kanade, Advocate with Ms. Nidhi Singh, Ms. Kinjal Bhatt and Mr. Hersh Choudhary, Advocates i/b Vidhii Partners for the Respondent. WITH Appeal No. 407 of 2020 Akhileshwar Kumar Mishra …Appellant Versus Securities and Exchange Board of India …Respondent Ms. Kapila Mahendroo, Advocate i/b AGKM Corpus Juris LLP for the Appellant. Mr. Vishal Kanade, Advocate with Ms. Nidhi Singh, Ms. Kinjal Bhatt and Mr. Hersh Choudhary, Advocates i/b Vidhii Partners for the Respondent. WITH Appeal Lodging No. 419 of 2020 Rupesh Kumar Srivastava …Appellant Versus Securities and Exchange Board of India …Respondent Ms. Kapila Mahendroo, Advocate i/b AGKM Corpus Juris LLP for the Appellant. Mr. Vishal Kanade, Advocate with Ms. Nidhi Singh, Ms. Kinjal Bhatt and Mr. Hersh Choudhary, Advocates i/b Vidhii Partners for the Respondent. WITH Misc. Application No. 414 of 2020 (Exemption from filing certified copy) And Appeal Lodging No. 423 of 2020 Pawan Somani & Anr. …Appellants Versus Securities and Exchange Board of India …Respondent Mr. Saurabh Bacchawat, Advocate with Mr. Harsh Kesharia, Advocate for the Appellants. Mr. Vishal Kanade, Advocate with Ms. Nidhi Singh, Ms. Kinjal Bhatt and Mr. Hersh Choudhary, Advocates i/b Vidhii Partners for the Respondent. AND Misc. Application No. 471 of 2020 (Delay Application) And Appeal Lodging No. 414 of 2020 Sunil Singhal …Appellant Versus Securities and Exchange Board of India …Respondent Mr. Bharat B. Merchant, Advocate with Mr. Nadeem M. Shama, Advocate and Mr. Hari Om Maheshwari, Authorized Representative i/b Thakordas and Madgavkar for the Appellant. Mr. Vishal Kanade, Advocate with Ms. Nidhi Singh, Ms. Kinjal Bhatt and Mr. Hersh Choudhary, Advocates i/b Vidhii Partners for the Respondent. ORDER:

1. We have heard the learned counsel for the parties through

video conference.

2. Three weeks time is allowed to the appellants to file

rejoinder. The matters would be listed for admission and for final disposal on December 23, 2020.

3. Parties are directed to take instructions from the Registrar

48 hrs. before the date fixed in order to find out as to whether the matters would be taken up for hearing through video conference or through physical hearing.

4. The present matters were heard through video conference

due to Covid-19 pandemic. At this stage it is not possible to sign a copy of this order nor a certified copy of this order could be issued by the Registry. In these circumstances, this order will be digitally signed by the Presiding Officer on behalf of the bench and all concerned parties are directed to act on the digitally signed copy of this order. Parties will act on production of a digitally signed copy sent by fax and/or email. Digitally signed by TARUN AGARWAL DN: c=IN, o=PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT UTTAR PRADESH, postalCode=221505, st=Uttar Pradesh, TARUN 2.5.4.20=30fcf68685192bbc53e6ff1608a83fb3881de7ac2ab 7954d509c85ed6e0f7c41, serialNumber=095f8b286bb0b1cd07ff676611f4f5e7999727 d404aa38ca422f9d3529bdb8a3, cn=TARUN AGARWAL AGARWAL Date: 2020.12.02 16:00:18 +05'30' Justice Tarun Agarwala Presiding Officer Justice M. T. Joshi Judicial Member 02.12.2020 PK