SAT quashes Sebi’s fine of Rs 25 cr on Mukesh Ambani, Anil Ambani, others

The Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) on Friday set aside a Sebi order that imposed a Rs 25 crore penalty on industrialists Mukesh Ambani, Anil Ambani and other entities for non-compliance with takeover norms in Reliance Industries case.

The order came after Ambanis appealed in the appellate tribunal against the capital markets regulator’s directive.

“We find that the appellant has not violated … the SAST (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers) Regulations. The imposition of penalty upon the appellant is without any authority of law. Consequently, the impugned order cannot be sustained and is quashed,” the appellate tribunal said in its 124-page order.