Securities Appellate Tribunal
Kaushik Roy vs Sebi on 9 January, 2017
Author: J.P. Devadhar
Bench: J.P. Devadhar
BEFORE THE SECURITIES APPELLATE TRIBUNAL
MUMBAI
Date of Decision : 09.01.2017
Misc. Application No. 234 of 2016
And
Appeal No. 290 of 2016
Kaushik Roy
20, Maitri Park Road,
Kolkata Municipal Corporation,
Regent Park,
South 24 Parganas, 700070. ...Appellant
Versus
1.Mr. Prashant Saran Learned Whole Time Member Securities and Exchange Board of India, Eastern Regional Office, L&T Chambers, 3rd floor, 16 Camac Street, Kolkata - 700017.
2. Manish S. Roy Recovery Officer, SEBI, Eastern Regional Office, L&T Chambers, 3rd floor, 16 Camac Street, Kolkata - 700017.
3. Prasad Jagadale Adjudicating Officer, SEBI Bhavan, Plot No. C-4A, G-Block, Bandra-Kurla Complex, Bandra (East), Mumbai - 400 051. ...Respondents Mr. Devasis Mitra, Advocate i/b Nitindra Mohan Mukherjee for the Appellant.
Mr. Pulkit Sukhramani, Advocate i/b The Law Point for Respondents.
CORAM : Justice J.P. Devadhar, Presiding Officer Jog Singh, Member Dr. C.K.G. Nair, Member Per : J.P. Devadhar (Oral) 2
1. This appeal is filed to challenge the order passed by the Whole Time Member ('WTM' for short) of Securities and Exchange Board of India ('SEBI' for short) on July 9, 2013.
2. In view of the fact that the impugned order is passed without hearing the appellant, counsel for SEBI, on instruction states that the impugned order dated July 9, 2013 be quashed and set aside qua the appellant with liberty to the WTM of SEBI to pass fresh order on merits after hearing the appellant. Accordingly, the impugned order dated July 9, 2013 is quashed and set aside qua the appellant with direction to the WTM of SEBI to pass fresh order on merits and in accordance with law.
3. In view of the above, attachment levied on the bank account of the appellant shall stand vacated forthwith.
4. Appeal as also the Misc. Application are disposed of in the aforesaid terms with no order as to costs.
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Justice J.P. Devadhar Presiding Officer Sd/-
Jog Singh Member Sd/-
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