sebi:BM/AO-3/2013

SEBI · SEBI · 2011-04-19 · Barnali Mukherjee, Adjudicating Officer

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Facts / Headnote

Penalty imposed on Noticee for violation of Regulation 13(4) read with 13(5) of PIT Regulations

Provisions invoked

• s. 15
• s. 15J

Regulations

• Reg. 13(4)

Parties

• C.R. Rajesh Nair

Holding

The Noticee, as Managing Director of Sigrun Holdings Ltd., violated Regulation 13(4) read with 13(5) of PIT Regulations by failing to disclose share sales within two working days on four occasions. A penalty of Rs. 2,00,000 was imposed under Section 15A(b) of the SEBI Act.

Full text

C.R. Rajesh Nair in the matter of Sigrun Holdings Ltd. Page 2 of 11 disclosures made by the Noticee under regulation 13(4) of PIT Regulation for the period from 01.12.2009 to 30.06.2010 on BSE website. It was observed that the Noticee was the Managing Director of Sigrun Holdings Limited (Formerly known as Gee Kay Finance and Leasing Company Limited) (hereinafter referred to as “Company”) had sold shares of the company at four instances during the period 21.11.2009 to 30.06.2010.

C.R. Rajesh Nair in the matter of Sigrun Holdings Ltd. Page 3 of 11 APPOINTMENT OF ADJUDICATING OFFICER 5. I was appointed as the Adjudicating Officer, vide order dated March 22, 2011, under Section 15 I of the SEBI Act read with rule 3 of SEBI (Procedure for Holding Inquiry and Imposing Penalty by Adjudicating Officer) Rules, 1995 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Rules’) to inquire into and adjudge under Section 15 A (b) of the SEBI Act for the alleged violation of Regulation 13(4) read with 13(5) of PIT Regulations allegedly committed by the Noticee.

C.R. Rajesh Nair in the matter of Sigrun Holdings Ltd. Page 4 of 11 9. In the interest of natural justice and in terms of rule 4(3) of the Rules, the Noticee was granted an opportunity of hearing on 21.06.2011 vide notice dated 02.06.2011 the said notice was duly acknowledged by the Noticee. The Noticee vide its letter dated 07.06.2011 informed that he is desirous to avail consent process.

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