sebi:ASK/AO-32/2014-15

SEBI · SEBI · 2013-07-08 · A. Sunil Kumar, Adjudicating Officer

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Facts / Headnote

Penalty imposed on the Noticee for violation of regulation 8(3) of SAST Regulations, 1997 for the years 2003 to 2011

Provisions invoked

• s. 15A
• s. 15I
• s. 15J
• s. 15

Regulations

• Reg. 8
• Reg. 8(3)
• Reg. 8(1)
• Reg. 35

Parties

• Svaraj Trading and Agencies Limited

Holding

The Noticee violated regulation 8(3) of SAST Regulations, 1997 for the years 2003 to 2011 by failing to make timely disclosures, and a penalty of Rs. 10,00,000 was imposed under section 15A(b) of the SEBI Act. The obligation for years 2001 and 2002 was discharged under the SEBI Regularization Scheme, 2002.

Full text

Adjudication Order in respect of Svaraj Trading and Agencies Limited June 03, 2014 Page 2 of 12 2. Securities and Exchange Board of India (hereinafter referred to as “SEBI”) examined the draft Letter of Offer filed pursuant to the afore-mentioned public announcement and alleged that the Noticee had violated the provisions of regulation 8(3) of the SEBI (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers) Regulations, 1997 (hereinafter referred to as “SAST Regulations, 1997”) for the years 2001 to 2011.

Adjudication Order in respect of Svaraj Trading and Agencies Limited June 03, 2014 Page 3 of 12 Regulations, 1997 read with regulation 35 of SAST Regulations, 2011 during the years 2001 to 2011. The copies of the documents relied upon in the SCN were provided to the Noticee along with the SCN.

Adjudication Order in respect of Svaraj Trading and Agencies Limited June 03, 2014 Page 4 of 12 the shares of the company between March 23, 2011 and March 31, 2013 by any public shareholders. Also there is no sale/transfer of equity shares of the company by the promoters to outside public between2001 to 2013 which will suffice that there is no loss occurred to any public shareholders and no benefit has been claimed by any promoters during the non-compliance period. This would suffice that the company does not have any intention to harm any public shareholders or investors nor make any profit in trading of its shares.  We have filed the reports under regulation 8(3) to the stock exchange and thereby the transparency requirement was fully met by us and it should not be concluded that we had deliberately held back reporting under regulation 8(3). Delay in reporting has neither resulted in any gain to the promoters/directors of the company nor caused any loss to anybody. We therefore humbly pray to your good office to kindly condone the delay and take a lenient view in the aforesaid matter.

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