sebi:BM/AO-4/2013

SEBI · SEBI · 2012-01-25 · Barnali Mukherjee, Adjudicating Officer

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Facts / Headnote

Charges not established; Noticee absolved; no monetary penalty imposed; case disposed of

Provisions invoked

• s. 15
• s. 12
• s. 15J

Regulations

• Reg. 3
• Reg. 3(a)

Parties

• Dinesh Shyamsing Saini

Holding

The charges of violation of Section 12A(a), (b) and (c) of the SEBI Act and Regulation 3(a), 3(b), 3(c), 3(d), 4(1) and 4(2)(f) of the PFUTP Regulations against Dinesh Shyamsing Saini do not stand established, and no monetary penalty under Section 15HA is imposed.

Full text

Page 2 of 6 2007 to 63.15% in December 2009. It was alleged that while the promoters conveyed the impression that they were reducing their shareholding, they did not dilute their controlling stake in BOR. On the contrary they had actually increased their holding in a deceptive manner with the active collusion of their front entities and allegedly made wrong disclosures to the exchange.

Page 3 of 6 advised to submit evidence in support of his submission that he was not a Noticee in any of the five companies. Thereafter, vide a letter dated November 22, 2012, the Noticee submitted that he was appointed as a director in the five companies on December 19, 2009, and that he did not have proper records because of which he had earlier submitted that he was not a director in the five companies. In order to proceed in the matter, vide hearing notice dated December 17, 2012, the Noticee was granted an opportunity of personal hearing before me on January 10, 2013. Subsequently, the hearing was preponed to January 4, 2013, and on the scheduled date, Dr. SK Jain, the authorized representative of the Noticee, appeared for the hearing, and made submissions before me on behalf of the Noticee, reiterating the earlier written submissions. Additional written submissions were also filed vide letter dated January 7, 2013. Along with the same, the Noticee also submitted Form 32 pertaining to the five companies. Therein, the Noticee has stated that the transactions, as alleged in the SCN, were entered into by the five companies, before December 19, 2009 i.e., before his appointment as a director therein.

Page 4 of 6 PFUTP Regulations Prohibition of certain dealings in securities 3. No person shall directly or indirectly— (a) buy, sell or otherwise deal in securities in a fraudulent manner;

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