Supreme Court Hears Civil Appeals Against SEBI's Attachment Orders – Appellants Challenge Levy of Retrospective Interest on Penalty Without Express Provision in Adjudication Order. The core question was whether the Recovery Officer could demand interest at 12% p.a. from the date of original adjudication orders under Section 28A SEBI Act read with Section 220 Income Tax Act in absence of a prior direction for interest, and whether Explanation 4 inserted in 2019 applies retrospectively to pre-existing orders....
The appeals arose from the dismissal by the Securities Appellate Tribunal of challenges to attachment notices issued by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI). The appellants, promoter-dire...
