Lawgist19CPenalty for failure to redress investors‟ grievances
If any depository or participant or any issuer or its agent or any person, who is registered as an intermediary under the provisions of section 12 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 (15 of 1992), after having been called upon by the Board in writing, to redress the grievances of the investors, fails to redress such grievances within the time specified by the Board, such depository or participant or issuer or its agents or intermediary shall be liable to a penalty 1 [which shall not be less than one lakh rupees but which may extend to one lakh rupees for each day during which such failure continues subject to a maximum of one crore rupees].
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1. Subs. by s. 44, ibid., for certain words (w.e.f. 8-9-2014).
- 18 Power of Board to call for information and enquiry
- 19 Power of Board to give directions in certain cases
- 19A Penalty for failure to furnish information, return, etc
- 19B Penalty for failure to enter into an agreement
- 19C Penalty for failure to redress investors‟ grievances
- 19D Penalty for delay in dematerialisation or issue of certificate of securities
- 19E Penalty for failure to reconcile records
- 19F Penalty for failure to comply with directions issued by Board under section 19 of the Act
- 19FA Penalty for conduct business in a fair manner
- 19G Penalty for contravention where no separate penalty has been provided
- 19H Power to adjudicate
- 19-I Factors to be taken into account by adjudicating officer
- 19-IA Settlement of Administrative and Civil Proceeding
- 19-IB Recovery of amounts
- 19-IC Continuance of proceedings
- 19J Crediting sums realised by way of penalties to Consolidated Fund of India
