Lawgist36Appeal to Securities Appellate Tribunal
(1) Any person aggrieved by an order made by the Authority or by an adjudicating officer under this Act may prefer an appeal before the Securities Appellate Tribunal which shall have jurisdiction over the matter.
(2) Every appeal under sub-section (1) shall be filed within a period of forty-five days from the date of receipt of the order appealed against and it shall be in such form and manner and shall be accompanied by such fee as may be prescribed:
Provided that the Securities Appellate Tribunal may entertain an appeal after the expiry of the said period, if it is satisfied that there was sufficient cause for not preferring the appeal within that period.
(3) On receipt of an appeal under sub-section (1), the Securities Appellate Tribunal may, after giving the parties to the appeal, an opportunity of being heard, pass such orders thereon as it thinks fit, confirming, modifying or setting aside the order appealed against.
(4) The Securities Appellate Tribunal shall send a copy of every order made by it to the Authority, the parties to the appeal and to the adjudicating officers concerned.
(5) The appeal filed before the Securities Appellate Tribunal under sub-section (1) shall be dealt with by it as expeditiously as possible and endeavour shall be made by it to dispose of the appeal finally within six months from the date on which the appeal is presented to it.
(6) Without prejudice to the provisions of sections 15T and 15U of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 (15 of 1992), the Securities Appellate Tribunal shall deal with an appeal under this section in accordance with such procedure as may be prescribed.
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- 1 Short title, extent and commencement
- 2 Definitions
- 3 Establishment and incorporation of Authority
- 4 Composition of Authority
- 5 Term of office and conditions of service of Chairperson and members of Authority
- 6 Removal of members from office
- 7 Restriction on future employment of members
- 8 Administrative powers of Chairperson
- 9 Meetings of Authority
- 10 Vacancies, etc., not to invalidate proceedings of Authority
- 11 Officers and employees of Authority
- 12 Extent and application
- 13 Transfer of assets, liabilities, etc., of Interim Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority
- 14 Duties, powers and functions of Authority
- 15 Power to issue directions
- 16 Power of investigation
- 17 Search and seizure
- 18 Power of Authority to ensure compliance
- 19 Management by Administrator
- 20 National Pension System
- 21 Central Recordkeeping Agency
- 22 Point of presence
- 23 Pension funds
- 24 Certain restrictions on foreign companies or individual or association of persons
- 25 Prohibition of investment of funds of subscribers outside India
- 26 Eligibility norms of the central recordkeeping agency, etc
- 27 Registration of central recordkeeping agency, pension fund, point of presence, etc
- 28 Penalty for failure by an intermediary or any other person to comply with provisions of this Act, rules, regulations and directions
- 29 Crediting sums realised by way of penalties to Subscriber Education and Protection Fund
- 30 Power to adjudicate
- 31 Attachment of assets and supersession of management of intermediary
- 32 Offences
- 33 Power to grant immunity
- 34 Exemption from tax on wealth, income, profits and gains
- 35 Cognizance of offences by court
- 36 Appeal to Securities Appellate Tribunal
- 37 Civil Court not to have jurisdiction
- 38 Appeal to Supreme Court
- 39 Grants by Central Government
- 40 Constitution of Pension Regulatory and Development Fund
- 41 Constitution of Subscriber Education and Protection Fund
- 42 Accounts and audit
- 43 Power of Central Government to issue directions
- 44 Power of Central Government to supersede Authority
- 45 Establishment of Pension Advisory Committee
- 46 Furnishing of returns, etc., to Central Government
- 47 Members, officers and employees of Authority to be public servants
- 48 Protection of action taken in good faith
- 49 Delegation of powers
- 50 Offences by companies
- 50A Powers of Authority not to apply to International Financial Services Centre
- 51 Power to make rules
- 52 Power to make regulations
- 53 Rules and regulations to be laid before Parliament
- 54 Power to remove difficulties
- 55 Application of other laws not barred
- 56 Savings
