New Delhi: Sebi has seen a significant increase in settlement pleas as it received 703 applications to settle violations of securities norms in 2024-25, indicating a trend towards resolving disputes without going through lengthy litigation processes.

In 2023-24, the regulator had received 434 settlement pleas. Of these 703 settlement applications in FY25, the regulator disposed of 284 by passing appropriate settlement orders during the year, while another 272 applications were returned, rejected, or withdrawn, according to Sebi’s 2024-25 annual report.

The settlement mechanism allows entities to resolve cases with market regulator, without going through lengthy litigation, by paying a settlement fee and complying with certain conditions.

For the 284 applications that were settled, Sebi collected Rs 798.87 crore towards settlement charges. agencies