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ZEEL (Zee Entertainment Enterprises) shares fell around 12% today primarily due to fresh regulatory action by SEBI, which significantly weakened investor sentiment. SEBI has passed a final order in the long-running case related to the unauthorised pledge of ZEEL's Hyderabad land as collateral for loans taken by promoter-linked Essel Group entities without proper approvals and disclosures. As part of the order, ZEEL has been fined ₹30 lakh and barred from accessing the securities market for two months, while founder Subhash Chandra and CEO Punit Goenka have each been barred from the securities market for one year and fined separately. The market interpreted the order as a negative development for the company's corporate governance, leading to heavy selling in the stock despite the broader Indian market closing strongly higher today.