The Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) has refused to give interim relief to Punit Goenka, former chief of Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd, against a Sebi order that barred him from holding key positions in four Zee group firms and in the merged entity of ZEEL and Sony Pictures Networks India. "After hearing the learned senior counsel for the parties at some length, we are of the opinion that the matter has to be decided finally. We, consequently, direct the respondent (Sebi) to file a reply by Monday, September 4, 2023," the bench of Presiding Officer Justice Tarun Agarwala and Technical Member Meera Swarup said in their order passed on Wednesday. The matter will be listed for final disposal on September 8, the appellate tribunal said in its order uploaded on its website on Thursday. Goenka moved SAT last week challenging capital markets regulator Sebi's confirmatory order passed on August 14. In its order, Sebi restrained Goenka and his father Subhash Chandra from holding the
The Zee Ent promoter has been barred holding key positions in four group firms and merged entity
According to Sebi's order, Goenka will remain barred from holding key positions in the merged entity too
SAT directed SEBI to pass a final order by the middle of next month and asked Chandra and Goenka to defend themselves before the regulator
An Indian tribunal on Monday dismissed an appeal by former Zee Group Chairman Subhash Chandra and Zee Entertainment CEO Punit Goenka to lift the markets regulator's ban
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Goenka was set to become the merged entity's managing director and CEO, leading a $10 billion TV enterprise
Goenka and Chandra have denied the charges and moved the Securities and Appellate Tribunal (SAT), asking it to stay the order where the matter is pending
Sony Pictures Entertainment on Wednesday said it took the India markets regulator's order banning Zee Entertainment founder and chief executive officer from holding board positions seriously
The stock quoted its lowest level since September 2021, with over three-fold jumped in average trading volumes
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The board is currently reviewing the detailed order and appropriate legal advice is being sought in order to take the next steps as required, Zee Entertainment Chairman R Gopalan said
The matter pertains to a Letter of Comfort (LoC) granted by Chandra in September 2018 towards credit facilities taken by certain group companies from YES Bank. The credit amounted to Rs 200 crore
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