Supreme Court of India

Securities and Exchange Board of India v. Rajeev Vasant Sheth

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Bench Sanjay Karol and Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh JJ.
Decided 11 August 2026

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What the Court ordered

In view of the above discussion that the respondents had engaged in insider trading and, as such, had avoided approximately Rs.1.38 crores in losses.

Judgment, page 18

In brief

Tara Jewels Limited, a listed jewellery company, suffered a net loss of about Rs.166.80 crores in the quarter ending September 2017 against Rs.6.62 crores in the preceding quarter, with sales falling roughly 69%. Respondent No.1, the Chairman and Managing Director, and Respondents No.2 and 3, his daughters who were promoters and Vice Presidents, sold shares during the UPSI period of 02.10.2017 to 29.11.2017 — Respondent No.1 disposing of over 60 lakh shares and the daughters their entire holdings of 1,14,440 shares each — thereby avoiding a cumulative loss of about Rs.1.38 crores.…

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