sebi:17366

SEBI · SEBI · 1995-01-13 · G. N. Bajpai, Chairman, Securities and Exchange Board of India

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Facts / Headnote

ORHL and Dr (Mrs) S Talwar debarred from accessing capital market for five years

Provisions invoked

• s. 11B
• s. 11(1)
• s. 21

Parties

• Oriental Remedies and Herbals Limited
• Dr Pyush Agarwal
• Dr (Mrs) Neelam Agarwal
• Dr N Rai
• Dr (Mrs) S Talwar
• Shri Nagar Mal Agarwal

Holding

ORHL and its director Dr (Mrs) S Talwar were directed to disassociate from capital market related activities and not to access the capital market for five years, and public companies in which the said director holds controlling or substantial interest were also barred from raising funds from the capital market for five years.

Full text

1.1 A Co-ordination and Monitoring Committee (hereinafter referred to as the ‘CMC’) was set up jointly by the Department of Company Affairs (hereinafter referred to as ‘the DCA’) and the Securities and Exchange Board of India (hereinafter referred to as ‘SEBI’) in 1999 in respect of companies which raised money from the public and which are not traceable. These companies are identified as vanishing companies. Seven Task Forces for each region were also set up consisting of DCA Officers, SEBI Officers and the concerned Stock Exchange Officials to assist the CMC in identifying vanishing companies in the region and recommending the action to be taken by DCA and SEBI against such companies. 1.2 In the fifth meeting of the CMC held on 1.7.2000, the criteria for identifying vanishing companies has been laid down as under: Companies which have not complied with listing requirements / filing requirements of Stock Exchange / Registrar of Companies respectively for a period of 2 years. Where no correspondence has been received by the Exchange from the company for a long time. Where no office of the company is located at the mentioned registered office address at the time of Stock Exchange inspection. 1.3 In the fourteenth meeting of the Calcutta Task Force held on 2.4.2002, 30 identified vanishing companies were in the Eastern Region of which two were in liquidation and 19 were traceable. The remaining 9 companies were found to be non-traceable by the Task Force. This included Oriental

Public issue by Oriental Remedies and Herbals Limited 2.1 ORHL came out with a public issue of 18,80,000 equity shares of Rs 10/- each for cash at par through a prospectus dated 13.1.95. The issue opened on 16.2.95, the earliest closing date was 20.2.95 and the latest closing date 27.2.95. It has been stated in the prospectus that applications have been made to the Stock Exchanges at Calcutta and Bombay for listing of the shares. In page 10 of the prospectus, it was stated under the head "Project" that the company is setting up a plant in Himachal Pradesh to manufacture Ayurvedic, Homeopathic and Unani medicines and intermediaries from Herbs, Plants and Flowers which are available abundantly in the local market. In page 12 of the prospectus, under the heading "Schedule of Implementation", the following is stated:" The schedule of implementation of various activities as estimated by the management of the company is details as follows: Activity Commencement Completion

2. Building & Other Civil Works November, 1994 February, 1995 3. Placement of orders for Plant & Machinery November, 1994 January, 1995

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