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  • 7/4/2025
Mumbai, July 04 2025 (ANI): Reacting to SEBI's interim order on Jane Street Group, Corporate Lawyer HP Ranina said, "SEBI seems to have acted on some investigation otherwise they wouldn't have taken such a strong step... The interim order is premature; we have to consider what the facts are. If they show manipulation clearly, the interim order would be justified. Now, the option before the company is to appeal to the appellate tribunal, which will surely review all the facts. The company, Jane Street, will be able to present all the facts on record, and an adequate opportunity will be given to them. If necessary, the SEBI appellate tribunal may order a forensic audit to go into the transactions and the books of account. Thereafter, the appellate tribunal will pass an order... It all depends on the facts of the case... If there's factual evidence of manipulation as claimed by SEBI, then this order will stand in a court of law. Otherwise, it will be overruled."

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00:00SEBI seems to have acted based on some investigation
00:04because otherwise they would not have taken such a strong step
00:09of banning them from doing any work on the stock exchanges
00:13or freezing their bank account.
00:16So unless there's specific proof,
00:18they would not have passed this interim order.
00:21Now the view is that the interim order is premature.
00:24They should have waited.
00:25That's something based on facts.
00:28We have to consider what the facts are.
00:30If the facts show that there has been some manipulation
00:34and that is clear beyond doubt,
00:37then an interim order would be justified.
00:40So now the option before the company is
00:47to go in appeal to the appellate tribunal.
00:50I'm sure the appellate tribunal will go into all the facts
00:54and the company Jane Street will be able to bring all the facts on record.
01:00Adequate opportunity will be given to them.
01:03If necessary, SEBI appellate tribunal may order a forensic audit
01:07to go into the transactions and the books of account.
01:11And thereafter, the appellate tribunal will pass an order.
01:13If SEBI has erred in passing this interim order,
01:18then it will be set aside
01:19and the company would be able to function as before.
01:23Otherwise, it may be upheld.
01:25If it is upheld, then again,
01:27they can go and appeal to the Supreme Court
01:29and the Supreme Court may decide
01:31whether there is any error in the order of SEBI.
01:34So as I see, it all depends on the facts of the case.
01:40The facts have to be very clear.
01:42This is not an issue of law.
01:43This is an issue of facts.
01:45If there is a factual evidence of manipulation
01:47as cleaned by SEBI,
01:49then this order will stand in a court of law.
01:52Otherwise, it will be overruled.
01:54This is not an issue of facts.

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