Depositories Act, 1996
23A. Appeal to Securities Appellate Tribunal
(1) Save as provided in sub-section (2), any person aggrieved by
an order of the Board made, on and after the commencement of the Securities
Laws (2nd Amendment) Act, 1999, under this Act, or the regulations made
thereunder, may prefer an appeal to a Securities Appellate Tribunal having
jurisdiction in the matter.
(2) No appeal shall lie to the Securities Appellate Tribunal
from an order made by the Board with the consent of the parties.
(3) Every appeal under sub-section (1) shall be filed within a
period of forty-five days from the date on which a copy of the order made by
the Board is received by the person referred to in sub-section (1) and it shall
be in such form and be accompanied by such fees as may be prescribed :
PROVIDED that the Securities Appellate Tribunal may
entertain an appeal after the expiry of the said period of forty-five days if
it is satisfied that there was sufficient cause for not filing it within that
period.
(4) On receipt of an appeal under sub-section (1), the
Securities Appellate Tribunal may, after giving the parties to the appeal an
opportunity of being heard, pass such orders thereon as it thinks fit,
confirming, modifying or setting aside the order appealed against.
(5) The Securities Appellate Tribunal shall send a copy of every
order made by it to the Board and parties to the appeal.
(6) The appeal filed before the Securities Appellate Tribunal
under sub-section (1) shall be dealt with by it as expeditiously as possible
and endeavor shall be made by it to dispose of the appeal finally within six
months from the date of receipt of the appeal.