Securities & Appellate Tribunal says it can function without a technical member
May 17, 2021
But asks Finance Ministry to fill up post lying vacant for 2 years
Can the Securities and Appellate Tribunal (SAT) hear matters in the absence of a technical member in the bench? In response to an objection raised by market regulator SEBI on SAT hearing cases without a technical member, the two member bench has ruled that it has the authority to run the tribunal.
In a rare instance, SAT has also marked its order copy to the Finance Ministry and the Supreme Court, and asked for it to be treated as a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in the Apex court. SAT members were more amused when SEBI effectively questioned their ability to run the tribunal, lawyers present in the hearing said.