The Delisting Regulations applicable in India have been controversial since inception. Earlier this year, SEBI published a discussion paper seeking to review them. This Blog commented on the discussion paper here.
Earlier this week, in my column in Business Standard, I wrote about how tinkering with the Delisting Regulations will not be of help. The Delisting Regulations is a body of law unique to India, and in its interplay with the Takeover Regulations and the law on minimum public shareholding, it adjusts the adjective from “unique” to “peculiar”. The column can be accessed here.