Indian court restrains Invesco from calling shareholders meeting in win for Zee


FILE PHOTO Punit Goenka CEO and managing director of Zee Entertainment Enterprises attends a news conference before the Zee Cine Awards in Macau January 21 2012. REUTERSBobby YipFile Photo

FILE PHOTO: Punit Goenka, CEO and managing director of Zee Entertainment Enterprises, attends a news conference before the Zee Cine Awards in Macau January 21, 2012. REUTERS/Bobby Yip/File Photo

NEW DELHI (Reuters) -An Indian court on Tuesday temporarily restrained Zee Entertainment Enterprises' top investor Invesco from calling a shareholder meeting, in a win for the TV network that sent its shares higher.

U.S. investment firm Invesco, which owns nearly 18% of Zee via two funds, wanted an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) of shareholders in a bid to oust the Indian company's CEO Punit Goenka and suggested that six new independent board members be appointed.

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