System route
stock exchange mechanism; RTA; depositories; escrow bank
Acknowledgement confirms submission or processing; it does not cure wrong applicability, authority, content or timing.
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Finin2min Summary — in 2 Minutes
Decision: Close only after consideration, extinguishment, filings, residual claims and failure consequences are resolved.
Legal owner and source control
Practical workflow
- Identify the exact completion/failure and transaction date.
- Assign the legal, business and system owner for completion/failure.
- Reconcile approvals, filing evidence and post-event monitoring for completion/failure.
Who should sign off
board; promoters; merchant banker; compliance officer; exchange; escrow bank; RTA; shareholders
The responsible-person map must match the actual transaction, delegation, committee and system access—not only job titles.
Evidence checklist
- completion report
- unclaimed/residual holder file
- breach and remediation record
- Applicable legal version, circular and event date.
- Maker-checker, exception, escalation and post-event reconciliation evidence.
Common failure
Avoid: Calling the transaction complete while investor funds, securities or filings remain unreconciled.
Portal and cross-law boundary
Other legal owners
Companies Act; LODR; SAST; PIT; tax; Depositories Act
Complete each approval and filing under its own legal regime.
Finin2min Q&A
What is the first document to prepare?
For Buy-backs and Delisting — Completion, failure, residual holders and enforcement, prepare a dated decision memorandum identifying the entity, transaction or service, legal owner, applicable provision, current circulars, responsible persons and unresolved conditions.
Can the official portal decide legal eligibility?
No. The portal applies configured validations. Legal eligibility, facts, approvals, exceptions and evidence remain the responsibility of the regulated persons.
What changes after a later SEBI instrument?
For Buy-backs and Delisting, recheck the effective date, saved actions, open transactions, policies, agreements, forms, system rules, disclosures and client or investor communications affected by this control.