sebi:AO/SBM/EAD-1/298-301/2018

SEBI · SEBI · 2013-07-17 · Suresh B Menon, Adjudicating Officer

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Facts / Headnote

Penalty imposed on SPCL and its three directors, payable jointly and severally, for violation of SEBI directions and for carrying on unregistered CIS activities

Provisions invoked

• s. 11A
• s. 15
• s. 12
• s. 15H
• s. 15J
• s. 15D

Regulations

• Reg. 65
• Reg. 4
• Reg. 3
• Reg. 4(2)
• Reg. 4(2)(t)

Parties

• Sai Prasad Corporation Limited (SPCL)
• Mr. Balasaheb K. Bhapkar
• Mr. Shashank B Bhapkar
• Ms. Vandana B. Bhapkar

Holding

The Adjudicating Officer held that SPCL and its directors Mr. Balasaheb K. Bhapkar, Mr. Shashank B Bhapkar and Ms. Vandana B. Bhapkar violated SEBI's interim order dated July 17, 2013, Section 12(1B) of the SEBI Act with Regulation 3 of CIS Regulations, and Regulation 4(2)(t) of PFUTP Regulations, and imposed monetary penalty under Sections 15D(a), 15HA and 15HB payable jointly and severally.

Full text

Page 2 of 17 of Companies (RoC) (b) Contact details of the designated person for corresponding with SEBI (c) Details of the past and present directors of SPCL (d) Brochures pertaining to the schemes / offers which were made available to the public (e) Copies of the application forms that were required to be submitted by the investors/applicants to participate in the schemes offered by SPCL (f) Sample copies of the registration letter and allotment letter issued to the investors who had subscribed to the schemes offered by SPCL (g) Sample copies of the agreement letter/contract required to be entered into by investor/applicant under the schemes offered by SPCL (h) Details of the scheme wise amount mobilized/collected by SPCL till date along with the number of investors under the schemes offered by SPCL (i) Details of the scheme wise amount paid/redeemed by SPCL till date along with the number of investors under the schemes offered by SPCL (j) Certified copy of the audited financial statement for the last three financial years (k) Copy of Income Tax Returns filed by SPCL for the last three financial years (l) Details of all the bank accounts maintained by SPCL (m) List of investors who have subscribed to the schemes offered by SPCL alongwith their contact details (n) Details of the regulatory approvals obtained by SPCL, if any, for provision of accidental death/disability benefits to investor, under schemes offered by SPCL (o) Details of any other similar scheme(s), if any, flo

Page 3 of 17 schemes/plan, which were akin to the schemes offered by its group companies, viz. SPPL and SPFL and had also mobilized money/funds from the public through various schemes launched by it. It was observed that SPCL had floated these schemes after the aforementioned interim order dated July 17, 2013.

Page 4 of 17 assistance in case of Accidental Death of the subscriber/investor. It is further observed that SPCL had mobilized an amount of Rs137.12 crores from the investors during the year 2012-2013. On perusal of the Annual Report submitted by SPCL for the FY 2012-2013, it was observed that the said amount of Rs 137.12 crores was reflected in the Annual Report of SPCL as “Project Participation Contribution” under the head "other long term liabilities" in the Balance Sheet of SPCL for the FY ended March 31, 2013. It was also observed by SEBI that the amount mobilized by SPCL, had increased from Rs 137.12 crores (during 2012- 2013) to Rs 478.35 crores (during FY 2013-2014). It was noted that the schemes offered by SPCL in the name of its joint venture participation business (JVPSS) for the development of land is nothing but a smokescreen for its fund mobilizing activity. Further, it was observed that SPCL had engaged in fund mobilizing activity from the public,by floating/sponsoring/ launching 'collective investment scheme' as defined in Section 11AA of the SEBI Act without obtaining a certificate of registration from SEBI, which was required to be obtained in terms of Section 12(1B) of the SEBI Act, 1992 ( hereinafter referred to as ‘SEBI Act’) and regulation 3 of SEBI (Collective Investment Schemes) Regulations, 1999 (hereinafter referred to as ‘CIS Regulations’). Considering the fact that no prior registration was obtained by SPCL in respect of the aforementioned activiti

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