In 2008, RBI had issued an order banning NBFC (Non-Banking Financial Company) business of one of Sahara’s company – Sahara India Financial Corporation Ltd (SIFCL), against which Sahara approached the Courts and Hon’ble Allahabad High Court as well as the Supreme Court of India.
The Hon’ble Supreme Court of India, while providing relief to Sahara, had quashed the RBI’s ban order and asked RBI to hear SIFCL afresh. In pursuance of this, SIFCL and RBI, in a series of meetings in a mutually accepted manner decided a sun-set period for the NBFC business of SIFCL whereby from 2011 SIFCL was to stop taking fresh deposits and return the erstwhile deposits and eventually, in 2015 close the NBFC.
“It is in pursuance of this mutually decided upon arrangement and as per the wish of Sahara that the RBI has cancelled this licence and therefore is not at all any kind of blow … to Sahara in any manner, as is being mentioned by some,” the group said.
Moreover, regarding the SEBI order on Sahara Mutual Fund, the mutual fund business of Sahara is very small with total assets under management of Rs. 134.29 crore only and is in infancy state with no major consequences on the group.
“The actual reason behind SEBI’s action is that SEBI has asked to change the sponsor company in which Shri Subrata Roy Sahara ji was there. SEBI can only explain the basis of their decision to do so. However, Sahara is in the process of doing the needful as SEBI has directed”, the group added.
“Sahara stands on strong foundations which are evident from its un-withered standing even during the current constraints”, it said.
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Every good deed and noble gestures done by Sahara in past, should be considered before passing the verdict. I am nobody to tell the government that how it’s done, but I can at least put my thought forward because I have seen their (Sahara’s) work in the past, and that’s why I support Mr. Roy and Sahara.
SIFCL was founded to benefit the people and give them an opportunity to invest their money at right place with right amount of information. Banning it will be like snatching that opportunity from number of people. But thanks to Supreme Court of India, which requested RBI to hear SIFCL once. I think it’s a good start.
It’s good to hear such good news in Sahara’s favor. Finally SIFCL will be heard by RBI. At least they are given the opportunity which they were striving for from a very long time. Sahara Group should do its best to have the ball in its court. Wishes from a well wisher.