sebi:EAD/PM-AA/AO/1/2017-18

SEBI · SEBI · 2017-05-18 · Prasanta Mahapatra, Adjudicating Officer

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Facts / Headnote

Penalty imposed on Noticee for violation of disclosure obligations under PIT Regulations, 1992

Provisions invoked

• s. 15A
• s. 15
• s. 15I
• s. 15J

Regulations

• Reg. 13
• Reg. 13(4)
• Reg. 13(5)
• Reg. 12(2)
• Reg. 58(8)

Parties

• Kannan Kashi Vishwanath

Holding

The Noticee violated Regulations 13(4) and 13(4A) read with Regulation 13(5) of PIT Regulations, 1992 by failing to make timely disclosures to stock exchanges on four occasions when shareholding changes due to pledge invocation exceeded the prescribed threshold. A monetary penalty of Rs. 1,00,000 was imposed under section 15A(b) of the SEBI Act, 1992.

Full text

Adjudication Order in respect of Kannan Kashi Vishwanath in the matter of Dr. Datsons Lab Ltd. Page 2 of 14 2. The details of changes in the shareholding of the Noticee in the company are as under: Date No of shares held - pre Acquisition / Disposal (%) No of shares Acquired / (disposed of) No of shares held - post Acquisition/ disposal (%) Mode Date of disclosure to stock exchange Due date of Disclosure under PIT 02/06/2014 19,50,000 ( 3.91%)* (4,00,000) 15,50,000 (3.11 %) Invocation 05/06/2014 04/06/2014 09/06/2014 15,50,000 ( 3.11%) (1,50,000) 14,00,000 (2.80 %)* Invocation 18/06/2014 11/06/2014 13/09/2014 14,00,000 (2.62 %)* (2,00,000) 12,00,000 (2.25 %)* Invocation 23/09/2014 16/09/2014 21/11/2014 12,00,000 (1.14 %)* (10,57,500) 1,42,500 (0.14 %) Invocation 26/11/2014 25/11/2014 *The change in percentage shareholding is due to change in total equity share capital of the company during the period APPOINTMENT OF ADJUDICATING OFFICER

Adjudication Order in respect of Kannan Kashi Vishwanath in the matter of Dr. Datsons Lab Ltd. Page 3 of 14 Rule 4 of the Adjudication Rules to show cause as to why an inquiry should not be initiated and penalty be not imposed under section 15A(b) of the SEBI Act, 1992 for the alleged violations specified in the SCN. It was alleged in the SCN that Noticee violated Regulations 13(4) and 13(4A) read with Regulation 13(5) of PIT Regulations, 1992. Copies of the documents relied upon in the SCN were provided to the Noticee along with the SCN.

Adjudication Order in respect of Kannan Kashi Vishwanath in the matter of Dr. Datsons Lab Ltd. Page 4 of 14  In each instance, pledges were invoked by the respective pledgees and no form of intimation, whether oral or written, was given either by pledgees or the concerned depositories and it came to the knowledge only upon checking the records of the concerned depositories.  In each of the four instances, information about invocation came to the knowledge of the Noticee on June 03, 2014, June 11, 2014, September 19, 2014 & November 24, 2014 respectively. The disclosures were made within two working days in each instance i.e. i) to the company on June 03, 2014 and to the Stock exchange on June 05, 2014, ii) to the company on June 11, 2014 and to the Stock exchange on June 12, 2014 though the same may have reached exchange only on June 18, 2014, iii) to the company and to the Stock exchange on September 19, 2014 though the same may have reached exchange only on September 23, 2014 and iv) to the company and the Stock exchange on November 26, 2014.  Delay counted by the noticee is as under: Date and day of invocation Due Date Delay (excluding holidays) Date when it came to notice From the date of actual invocation to date of filing From the date when invocation came to the notice Date of actual disclosure 02/06/2014 (Mon) 04/06/14 (Wed) 1 Nil 03/06/14 (Tue) 05/06/14 (Thu) 09/06/2014 (Mon) 11/06/14 (Wed) 4 3 11/06/14 (Wed) 18/06/14 (Wed) 13/09/2014 (Sat) 16/09/14 (Tue) 4 1 19/0

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