SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE BOARD OF INDIA (APPEAL TO CENTRAL GOVERNMENT) RULES; 1993

1 · Short title and commencement: (1) These rules may be called the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Appeal to the Central Government) Rules, 1993. 2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

1 · 2-4-1993.

2 · Definitions. In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires, (a) "Act" means the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act; 1992 (15 of 1992); (b) "Authorised representative' means* in relation to an appellant, a person duly authorised by the appellant to present an appeal on his behalf to the Central Government; (ii) in relation to the Board, person duly appointed by the Board by notification in the Official Gazette as authorised representative to appear, plead and act for such authority in any such appeal and any other person acting on behalf of the person so appointed; (c) "Board" means the Securities and Exchange Board of India, established under section 3 of the Act; "Form" means the form appended to these rules; ( "regulations' means the regulations made by the Board under the Act; "rules" means the rules made under the Act.

3 · Form of Appeal: Any person aggrieved by an Order of the Board made under the Act O the rules O regulations made thereunder, may prefer an appeal to the Central Government in the form:

4 · Time within which appeal is to be preferred: (1) An appeal shall be preferred by the aggrieved person within a period of thirty days from the date of communication to him of the order of the Board made under the Act or rules or regulations. (2) When the appeal is preferred after the expiry of the period of thirty days specified in sub-rule (1), it shall be accompanied by an application supported by an affidavit setting forth the facts on which the appellant relies to satisfy the Central Government that he has sufficient cause for not preferring the appeal within the said period of thirty days Provided that if the Central Government is satisfied that the appellant had sufficient cause for not

5 · Payment of fees: (1) Every appeal shall be accompanied by a fee of rupees ?[five thousand] only. (2) The amount of fees shall be deposited in the nearest Government Treasury or the nearest branch of the State Bank of India: (3) The amount of the fees shall be deposited under the head "0.65 Other Admn: Services Other Services Other Receipts"

2 · Substituted for "five hundred" by the SEBI (Appeal to the Central Government) Amendment Rules, 1998, W.e.f: 4-9-1998.

6 · Contents of appeal. Every appeal filed under rule 3 shall be written in English r Hindi and shall set forth concisely under distinct heads, the grounds of appeal without any argument O narrative and such grounds shall be numbered consecutively.

7 · What to accompany. Every appeal shall be filed in the Form in duplicate and shall be accompanied by two copies (at least one of which shall be a certified copy) of the order of the Board appealed against and other documents to support the grounds of objection mentioned in the appeal: Explanation For the purpose of this rule "certified copy' includes the copy which was originally supplied to the appellant as well as a photostat copy thereof duly authenticated by the appellant or his authorised representative as a true copy.

8 · Filing of affidavits. Where a fact which cannot be borne out by, or is contrary to, the record is alleged, it shall be stated clearly and concisely and supported by a duly sworn affidavit.

9 · Rights of Appellant to appear before the Central Government: (1) Every appellant may appear before the Central Government in person or through his authorised representative. (2) An appellant may, by writing, authorise an advocate, or a Chartered Accountant; Or a Cost and Works Accountant; or a Company Secretary, having prescribed qualifications under clause (45) of section 2 of the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956), to function aS an authorised representative of such party

10 · Authorising a representative to appear:

11 · Authorisation to be filed. An authorised representative appearing for the appellant at the hearing of an appeal shall, unless the document referred to in rule 10 has been appended, file such a document before the commencement of the hearing:

12 · Procedure for filing appeal. (1) An appeal shall be preferred by the appellant Or his authorised representative to the Central Government in person o be sent by Registered Post addressed to the Secretary to the Government of India, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, New Delhi. (2) An appeal sent by post under sub-rule (1) shall be deemed to have been preferred to the Central Government on the day on which it is received in the office of the Secretary to the Government of India, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, at Delhi.

13 · Furnishing of information and documents (1) The Central Government may, before considering the appeal, require the appellant or the Board Or both to furnish such further information and documents as it considers necessary. (2) Parties concerned shall furnish such information and documents within 330 days of such order:

14 · Date and place of hearing of appeal to be communicated: The Central Government shall communicate, before considering the appeal, to the appellant or the Board or both the date and place of the hearing of the appeal and may send a copy of the appeal to the Board either before or with such communication.

15 · Hearing of appeal. (1) On the day fixed or on any other day to which the hearing may be adjourned, the appellant shall be heard in support of the appeal. The Central Government shall, then, if necessary, hear the Board O its authorised representative against the appeal, and in such case the appellant shall be entitled to reply. (2) In case the appellant does not appear in person Or through an authorised representative when the appeal is called for hearing, the Central Government may dispose of the appeal on merits: Provided that where an appeal has been disposed of as provided above and the appellant appears afterwards and satisfies the Central Government that there was sufficient cause for his non-appearance, when the appeal was called for hearing, the Central Government shall make an order setting aside the ex parte order and restore the appeal.

16 · Orders by the Central Government: The Central Government shall, (a) after considering the appeal preferred to it under rule 3; (b) after considering further documentary evidence referred to in rule 13; and

17 · Order to be signed and dated. The Order of the Central Government shall be in writing and shall be signed and dated:

18 · Order to be communicated to the party. The Central Government shall, after the order is signed, cause it to be communicated to the appellant and to the Board.

3 · Inserted by the SEBI (Appeal to the Central Government) Amendment Rules, 1998,W.e.f. 4- 9-1998.