Former Kerala Chief Minister and Leader of the Opposition Pinarayi Vijayan has moved the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), seeking its intervention in the Adani Group's proposed $1.4 billion (Rs 13,220 crore) stake sale in the Vizhinjam Port project, alleging that the move violates the project's concession agreement.
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has proposed extending the facility of Direct Market Access (DMA) to all categories of investors, a move that could allow retail and other investors to directly access trading platforms without routing orders through brokers.
The National Stock Exchange (NSE) filed a draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on Wednesday, June 17, according to official documents.
NSE has filed draft IPO documents with SEBI for an offer involving nearly 149 million shares. The issue is expected to be worth around Rs 30,000 crore and could become India's largest-ever public offering.
In its interim order, SEBI's investigation prima facie revealed instances of routing and layering of funds via personal accounts and related entities without adequate disclosures or supporting documentation.
According to multiple reports citing sources, the SEBI notices also allege non-compliance with promoter classification norms.
He will take appropriate next steps based on legal advice, according to his spokesperson on Sunday.
The markets regulator barred Anil Ambani and 24 other entities from the capital markets for the diversion of funds from Reliance Home Finance Ltd. RHFL was barred for six months only.
The move comes as a result of their involvement in the misdirection of company funds.
Congress Madhya Pradesh in-charge general secretary Bhanwar Jitendra Singh, MP Congress Chief Jitu Patwari, MP Assembly leader of opposition Umang Singhar and other leaders led the protest from the MP Nagar area and marched towards the office of the Enforcement Directorate (ED).
