NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 06, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC (“KSF”) and KSF partner, former Louisiana Attorney General Charles C. Foti, Jr., remind investors that they still have time October 31, 2022 Lead plaintiff motions in a securities class action lawsuit against Azure Power Global Limited (“Azure” or the “Company”) (NYSE: AZRE) if it acquired the Company’s securities between June 15, 2021 and August 26, 2022 inclusive have (the “Class Period”). This lawsuit is pending in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.

What you can do

If you have purchased securities from Azure and would like to discuss your legal rights and how this case may affect you and your right to compensation for your economic loss, you can contact KSF Managing Partner Lewis Kahn toll-free, without obligation and at no cost to you, at 1-877-515-1850 or email ([email protected]) or visit us https://www.ksfcounsel.com/cases/nyse-azre/ to learn more. If you wish to be a lead plaintiff in this class action lawsuit, you must file a petition with the court October 31, 2022.

About the lawsuit

Azure and certain of its executives are accused of failing to disclose material information during the class action period in violation of federal securities laws.

On August 29, 2022, the company announced that its chief executive officer had resigned less than two months after his appointment and that it “received a whistleblower complaint in May 2022 alleging possible procedural irregularities and misconduct by certain employees at a plant that went to one of its subsidiaries.” During the company’s review of these allegations, Azure discovered “deviations from safety and quality standards” and “also identified evidence of manipulation of project data and information by certain employees.”

As a result of this news, Azure shares fell $4.61 per share, or approximately 44.07%, from $10.46 per share to a closing price of $5.85 on August 29, 2022.

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