Section 22A:
Right of appeal to Securities Appellate Tribunal against refusal of stock exchange to list securities of public companies.
1[22A. Right of appeal to Securities Appellate Tribunal against refusal of stock exchange to list
securities of public companies.--(1) Where a recognised stock exchange, acting in pursuance of any
power given to it by its bye-laws, refuses to list the securities of any company, the company shall be
entitled to be furnished with reasons for such refusal, and may,--
(a) within fifteen days from the date on which the reasons for such refusal are furnished to it, or
(b) where the stock exchange has omitted or failed to dispose of, within the time specified in
sub-section (1A) of section 73 of the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956) (hereafter in this section
referred to as the "specified time"), the application for permission for the shares or debentures to be
dealt with on the stock exchange, within fifteen days from the date of expiry of the specified time or
within such further period, not exceeding one month, as the Securities Appellate Tribunal may, on
sufficient cause being shown, allow,appeal to the Securities Appellate Tribunal having jurisdiction in the matter against such refusal, omission
or failure, as the case may be, and thereupon the Securities Appellate Tribunal may, after giving the stock
exchange, an opportunity of being heard,--
(i) vary or set aside the decision of the stock exchange; or
(ii) where the stock exchange has omitted or failed to dispose of the application within the
specified time, grant or refuse the permission,and where the Securities Appellate Tribunal sets aside the decision of the recognised stock exchange or
grants the permission, the stock exchange shall act in conformity with the orders of the Securities
Appellate Tribunal.
(2) Every appeal under sub-section (1) shall be in such form and be accompanied by such fee as may
be prescribed.
(3) The Securities Appellate Tribunal shall send a copy of every order made by it to the Board and
parties to the appeal.
(4) The appeal filed before the Securities Appellate Tribunal under sub-section (1) shall be dealt with
by it as expeditiously as possible and endeavour shall be made by it to dispose of the appeal finally within
six months from the date of receipt of the appeal.]
Notes:
1. Ins. by s. 5, ibid. (w.e.f. 16-12-1999).