SEBI vide its circular no. HO/38/13/11(2)2026-MIRSD-POD/ I/3750/2026 dated January 30, 2026 has opened a special window for re-lodgement for transfer and dematerialisation (“demat”) of physical securities which were sold/purchased prior to April 01, 2019. This facility will be available for one year from February 05, 2026 to February 04, 2027.
The special window shall also be available for such transfer requests which were submitted earlier and were rejected/returned/not attended to due to deficiency in the documents/process/or otherwise. The securities so transferred shall be mandatorily credited to the transferee only in demat mode and shall be under lock-in for a period of one year from the date of registration of transfer. Such securities shall not be transferred/lien-marked/pledged during the said lock-in period. Cases involving disputes between transferor and transferee will not be considered in this window and may be settled by transferor and transferee through court/NCLT process. Further, securities which have been transferred to Investor Education and Protection Fund (IEPF) shall not be considered under this window for processing.
Transferees are encouraged to utilize this opportunity by furnishing the necessary documents as mentioned in the above mentioned circular to MUFG Intime India Private Limited (Formerly Link Intime India Private Limited), C-101, Embassy 247, L.B.S. Marg, Vikhroli (West), Mumbai – 400083, Maharashtra, India, Email id: Investor.helpdesk@in.mpms.mufg.com, Tel No.: +91 8108116767.