New Delhi, June 24

The Securities Appellant Tribunal (SAT) has stayed the penalties imposed by markets regulator SEBI on Cairn India and others for making a misleading announcement regarding buyback of shares in 2014. While staying the penalties, the tribunal also directed Cairn India, which was merged with Vedanta Ltd in 2017, and others involved in the case to deposit Rs 2.5 crore with SEBI within three weeks.

Told to deposit Rs2.5 cr in three weeks

• While staying the penalties, the tribunal also directed Cairn India and others involved in the case to deposit Rs2.5 crore with SEBI within three weeks
• If the amount is deposited, no further recovery will be made from them during the pendency of the appeal, the tribunal said in an order dated June 22

If the amount is deposited, no further recovery will be made from them during the pendency of the appeal, the tribunal said in an order dated June 22.

In May, the SEBI imposed a penalty of Rs 5.25 crore on Cairn India for making a misleading announcement regarding the buyback of shares in 2014. — PTI