sebi:1300358639142

SEBI · SEBI · 2002-08-20 · G. N. Bajpai, Chairman, SEBI

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Facts / Headnote

Direction issued — KSIL and promoters Pravin K Tayal, Navin K Tayal and Sanjay K Tayal directed to dissociate from capital market for 2 years and prohibited from dealing in securities for 2 years; no directions against Shri Ram Pratap Tayal

Provisions invoked

• s. 11B
• s. 4(3)
• s. 11
• s. 11(3)
• s. 12

Regulations

• Reg. 11
• Reg. 6

Parties

• KSIL (KSL and industries Limited)
• Shri Pravin K Tayal
• Shri Navin K Tayal
• Shri Sanjay K Tayal
• Shri Ram Pratap Tayal

Holding

The Chairman of SEBI directed KSIL and its three promoter directors to dissociate from the capital market and to not deal in securities for a period of 2 years, for fraudulently creating an illusion of over-subscription of a public issue of PCL through applications made by their employees using funds provided by KSIL. No directions were issued against Shri Ram Pratap Tayal as he was found not to be a director of KSIL during the relevant period.

Full text

1.4 Show cause notices were issued to KSIL and its 4 promoters namely – Shri Ram Pratap Tayal, Shri Pravin K Tayal, Shri Navin K Tayal and Shri Sanjay K Tayal on 5.8.2002. Thereafter, KSIL was granted an opportunity of being heard in person before me on 16.9.2002. In their reply dated 20.8.2002, M/s. KSIL submitted that : a. The following documents were not furnished to them (i) Copy of the complaint (ii) Summons for appearance to 12 applicants. (iii) Statement of Shri Manoj Maheshwari and Arvind Sharma (iv) Chairman’s order dated 4.2.00 (v) Communication dated 14.8.00 b. Shri Ram Pratap Tayal was not a director of KSIL. c. KSIL replied on behalf of 12 investors, on their request for financial assistance. They requested State Bank of Indore to issue stock invests on behalf of the 12 applicants towards subscription in the said public issue. After issuance of the stock invests, the applicants decided to withdraw their application and they did so with intimation to KSIL prior to closing of the issue. Upon receipt of the withdrawal applications, the Registrars to the Issue and PCL informed the applicants that there would be no allotment in respect of these applications and that the applications had been rejected. Inspite of the said fact, PCL deliberately and fraudulently encashed the stock invests. The amounts under the stock invests were refunded after a long time and after repeated follow up. Further, since PCL did not allot any shares to the applicants and hence there being n

view of the above, there was no possibility or desirability of requesting bankers to ‘stop payment.’ g. The letter dated 27.4.98 issued by the State Bank of Indore to SEBI and Annexure Nos. IV & V to the show cause notice clearly demonstrates the incorrectness of the allegation. The comparison of the three charts contained in Annexures III, IV & V clearly show the inconsistency of the allegation of rerouting money by PCL to KSIL and of bailing of the issue. It is clear from the date of clearances of the stock invests, date of credit received in the account of PCL, date of debit in the accounts of PCL and the date of issue of pay orders of EMPEY that the aforesaid dates do not tally with one another. h. No shares were issued in favour of any of the 12 applicants and hence there is no basis for coming to a conclusion that shares would have been offloaded in the open market at a later stage to deceive common investors. i. The action which is contemplated against KSIL is an action under Section 11B of the SEBI Act and the said section does not apply to KSIL or any person mentioned in the show cause notice because (i) it is not a person or class of persons referred to in Section 12 nor associated in the security market except as investor. (ii) None of the contents of the show cause notice are in respect of any of the matter/s stipulated in the Section 11(A) of the SEBI’s Act. In the course of hearing before me, counsel for KSIL also submitted that SEBI cannot impose penalties unde

and on that ground is required to be recalled. b. The apex court (sic) in a number of pronouncements has held that delay in investigation / enquiry would itself vitiate the investigation / enquiry. c. SEBI had issued a showcause notice dated 5.8.2002 calling upon them to show cause why directions under Section 11 and 11B of the SEBI Act should not be issued. The present showcause notice is, therefore, common in so far as

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