Mumbai Court Orders FIR Against ex-SEBI chief Madhabi Buch; SEBI to Appeal

An investigation, under Section 156(3) Cr.P.C, against ex-Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch, three of its current whole-time directors and two BSE officials, in a listing fraud dating back to 1994, is directed by the Special Judge under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, Mumbai. Further, Anti-Corruption Bureau (‘ACB’) has been ordered to register an FIR against them. [Sapan Shrivastava v Madhabi Puri Buch and Ors]