Madras HC issues notice to SEBI, MCA, ED in NSE co-location case
India TV NewsThe Madras High Court has admitted a Public Interest Litigation filed by the Chennai Financial Markets and Accountability in the National Stock Exchange co-location case and issued notices to the SEBI, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, the CBI, Enforcement Directorate and the NSE. The order copy dated September 27 also said that the PIL brought to the knowledge of the court that the third respondent, the Central Bureau of Investigation filed the first investigation report bearing "No.RC AC1 2018 A0011" on 28.05.2018, in relation to NSE co-location Scam and there appears to be a slow progress in the said investigation. The PIL further said: "It is shocking that the 1st Respondent had absolved the 7th respondent NSE and its officials of all allegations under the SEBI Regulations, 2003 in the relevant SCNs." The whistleblower had alleged that some trading member of NSE in collusion of employees or management of the exchange including preferential treatment to certain trading members to obtain faster access to market trade data.