Inquiry into IPO scam

for Ministry of Company Affairs | Date - 14-03-2006


Rajya Sabha

The Ministry of Company Affairs proposes to look into the recent IPO scam. This enquiry would be independent of the inquires being conducted by the RBI and SEBI. Its terms of reference would be to ascertain the role-played by different persons and companies involved in cornering of shares issued through IPOs of Yes Bank and IDFC through multiple applications and to enable legal action against the same under companies Act, 1956.

This information was given by the Minister of Company Affairs Shri Prem Chand Gupta in reply to a question raised by Shri Gireesh Kumar Sanghi and Shri Santosh Bagrodia in Rajya Sabha today.

BY/S-20/06
(Release ID :16555)

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