Bd. held that the Noticee failed to conduct annual audits for FY...

Bd. held that the Noticee failed to conduct annual audits for FY 2021-22 and 2022-23 in breach of Reg. 25(3) of the RA Regulations and Clauses 2 and 7 of the Code of Conduct in the Third Schedule to Reg. 24(2); audits for those years were completed only after the regulator's inspection request, whereas the audit for FY 2023-24 was timely. The Bd. found the failures constituted contraventions attracting liability under s.15EB of the SEBI Act and, having considered remedial steps taken, imposed a monetary penalty in exercise of powers under s.15J, concluding the Noticee is liable to pay the prescribed penalty.