Mahua Moitra of Trinamool Congress and two others are the complainants in the matter.
The Lokpal, in its order, has highlighted the fact that the complainants did not submit any credible evidence in the matter while attempting to make the authority do a "roving inquiry".
The applicant is known to be a frivolous and habitual litigant, with previous applications being dismissed by the Court, with imposition of costs in some cases, said a SEBI statement.
She had a pace that was hard to match and held an ambition that helped the Indian capital markets scale greater heights.
There are unfinished items on agenda, and the incoming, seasoned bureaucrat will be expected to use his rich experience in the government apparatus to balance what market participants and policy makers want, keeping investor interest and protection at the centre stage.
As its chief, she balanced transparency and safety of the common investor with ease of doing business, and ushered in a number of radical reforms.
New Delhi late on Thursday appointed Tuhin Kanta Pandey, the top bureaucrat in its Finance Ministry, to head the Securities and Exchange Board of India
The government has received several applications for the post of SEBI Chief and is likely to go with a current or a former bureaucrat.
The Government of India has invited applications for filling up the post of Chairman in Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI).
The commercial banker-turned-regulator said an organization does not have to rely on a small set of specialized talent to deploy technology as AI democratizes that whole process
The PAC is headed by K C Venugopal of the Congress
"This is factually incorrect, there was no investigation," a finance ministry spokesperson said.
Sources say the search process has been started so that a replacement is in place if incumbent Madhavi Puri Buch does not get an extension after her three-year tenure ends on February 28, 2025
PAC to review SEBI, TRAI functioning amid Hindenburg-Adani row; key officials to testify on October 24 as controversy over SEBI chief Madhabi Puri Buch’s alleged links with Adani Group intensifies.
The board of the capital markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), which met on Monday, approved a slew of changes in rules governing primary and secondary markets along with mutual funds and FPIs but kept mum on any matter related to disclosures & conflict of interest related to chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch.
SEBI Meeting Highlights: Market participants had been closely watching this meeting's outcome to see if the regulator would implement the proposals made through a consultation paper released a few months ago.
On the agenda are crucial decisions relevant to market players and intermediaries, including the big one—of strengthening the index derivatives framework.
Allegations against Buch may be discussed, but a formal agenda is yet to be finalized
In the order, Lokpal has said that the observations made on the complaints should not be construed as an expression of opinion
The Party also alleged that between 2017-2021, Buch held foreign assets and made investments in the US between 2021-2024, including in Chines funds
Madhabi Puri Buch and husband Dhaval Buch clarified that a property jointly owned by the couple was leased to an associate entity of Wockhardt in accordance with standard practices, and all necessary disclosures were made.
In the statement, Madhabi and Dhaval Buch have also referred to communication from companies named in by the Congress party in its allegations earlier this week.
The West Bengal leader had filed the complaint against Buch on September 12 after several allegations of conflict of interest were made by Congress party and Hindenburg Research against the market regulator's chief
The Tuesday showdown came after PAC’s last meeting on August 29 had added the performance review of regulators such as Trai, CAG and Sebi as suo motu subject.
Congress said that Sebi chief has 99 percent stake in the advisory firm Agora Pvt Ltd