sebi:CO/01/IES/04/2003
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Facts / Headnote
Shri Suresh Gaggar directed to dissociate himself from the capital market for a period of 3 years and prohibited from dealing in securities for a period of 3 years, effective from 7th April, 2003
Provisions invoked
- s. 11B
- s. 4(3)
Regulations
- Reg. 9
- Reg. 199
- Reg. 10
Parties
- Shri Suresh Gaggar
Holding
Shri Suresh Gaggar, acting in concert with other members of the Gaggar family, acquired more than 10% voting rights and control of the company in violation of Regulations 9/10 of the Takeover Regulations, 1994 and the Listing Agreement by failing to make a public announcement, and was therefore debarred from the capital market and from dealing in securities for 3 years.
Full text
(i) That the Gaggar family acquired 64,100 shares which is 25.8% (approx.) of the total issued share capital of the company which was 2,47,500 shares, during the period from October 1, 1994 to December 30, 1995. These shares were mainly acquired from M/s J P Kedia, D P Kedia and Strong Steels Ltd (hereinafter referred to as “Kedias”) in off market deals when the scrip was under suspension and just before the rights issue. The said Kedias are admittedly the co- promoters of the company. This is in violation of the 1994 regulations. The details of the acquisition are as under:
(g) For the first time, the letter dated October 9, 1995 addressed to BSE about EGM for the purpose of increase in authorised share capital and proposed rights issue bore the signature of Gaggar; Letters written thereafter to the exchange were all signed by Gaggars.
operation of a bank account of any company can be delegated to any person in the company including directors. This, by itself cannot impute that the persons to whom such powers are delegated "control" the company. It was stated that such delegation was only for operational ease and cannot be said that it created any "powers" in the hands of which such duties are delegated.
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