Escalation mechanism
The feature ensuring that a complainant dissatisfied with how a complaint was handled can escalate it so that an independent party looks at the facts and decides.
This one is not written up yet
The definition above is the short version. A full explanation — how it works, a worked example and the exam traps — is still being written. In the meantime the chapter below covers it in context.
Written up from the same chapter
- Action Taken ReportThe reply an entity must upload on SCORES saying what it did about an investor complaint — it is routed straight to the complainant and starts the clock on their right to ask for a review.
- Banking OmbudsmanA person appointed by the RBI to resolve complaints from banking customers about services offered by banks, including credit cards issued by banks and NBFCs.
- Central Recordkeeping AgencyThe intermediary that holds every NPS subscriber record — it issues the PRAN, unitises contributions at scheme NAV and sits between the subscriber, the pension funds and the trustee bank.
- SCORESSEBI's centralised web-based system for processing investor complaints, on which the company or intermediary must upload an Action Taken Report and the investor can watch the status online.
- Securities Appellate TribunalThe statutory tribunal established under the SEBI Act that hears appeals from orders of SEBI and of its adjudicating officers, which must be filed within 45 days of receipt of the order.
Where this is taught
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