Supreme Court Upholds SEBI's Authority on Mutual Fund Winding Up; Clarifies 'Consent' in Regulation 18(15)(c) Interpretation.

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....SEBI powers to issue directions and levy penalty - trustee’s decision to wind up a scheme of the mutual fund - Interpretation of the term ‘consent’ in Regulation 18(15)(c) - The unit holders are investors who take the risk and, therefore, entitled to profits and gains. Having taken the calculated risk, they must also bear the losses, if any. Unitholders are not entitled to fixed return or even protection of the principal amount - The Regulations under challenge do not suffer from the vice of manifest arbitrariness. - SC....