Gujarat State Petronet Limited has informed regarding Disclosure of material issue
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Gujarat State Petronet Limited (GSPL) has received a fine of Rs. 45,000 plus Rs. 8,100 GST from BSE for not meeting the board composition requirement under Regulation 17(1) of SEBI LODR during the quarter ended December 2025. The non-compliance arose because one Independent Director, Shri Tapan Ray, resigned on October 15, 2025, and the replacement, Shri Jayant Misra, was appointed on October 22, 2025 — within the permitted 3-month window under Regulation 17(1E). As a Government Company, GSPL's director appointments are controlled by the Gujarat government, making the vacancy partly outside its direct control. The company plans to seek a waiver of the fine under the SEBI Master Circular dated November 11, 2024.
The fine is small (around Rs. 53,100 total) and unlikely to materially affect the stock or financials. The company has a reasonable waiver case since the vacancy was filled within the regulatory timeline. This is a procedural compliance issue, not a financial or governance crisis.