The Adani case: SC refuses to accept the Centre’s proposals in a sealed cover
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to accept in a sealed cover the Centre’s suggestion on a proposed panel of experts for strengthening regulatory measures for the stock market.
Observing that it wants to maintain full transparency in the interest of investors, a bench comprising Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud and Justices P. S. Narasimha and J.B. Pardiwala said it would rather not accept the Centre’s suggestion in a sealed cover.
“We will not accept the sealed cover suggestion by you because we want to maintain full transparency,” the bench said.
On February 10, the apex court had said the interests of Indian investors need to be protected against market volatility in the backdrop of the Adani Group stock rout and asked the Centre to consider setting up a panel of domain experts headed by a former judge to look into strengthening the regulatory mechanism.
Until now, four public interest litigations (PILs) have been filed in the top court on these issues by lawyers M.L. Sharma and Vishal Tiwari, Congress leader Jaya Thakur, and activist Mukesh Kumar.
The Adani Group stocks took a beating on the bourses after the US-based short-seller Hindenburg Research made a litany of allegations, including fraudulent transactions and share-price manipulation, against the leading Indian business conglomerate.
The Adani Group has dismissed the charges as lies, saying it complies with all laws and disclosure requirements, adding the allegations were a “calculated attack” against India.
(VP)
