sebi:EAD/PM-AA/AO/9/2018-19

SEBI · SEBI · 2017-12-15 · Prasanta Mahapatra, Adjudicating Officer

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Facts / Headnote

SCN disposed of without imposition of any penalty

Provisions invoked

• s. 15I
• s. 15G

Regulations

• Reg. 3(i)
• Reg. 12(2)

Parties

• Hariharan Vaidyalingam

Holding

The allegation that Hariharan Vaidyalingam violated Regulation 3(i) of PIT Regulations, 1992 by selling 3,000 shares of FTIL on November 16, 2012 while in possession of UPSI was not established, and SCN No. EAD/AO-PM/AA/OW/31695/1/2017 dated December 15, 2017 was disposed of without imposition of any penalty.

Full text

Adjudication Order in respect of Hariharan Vaidyalingam in the matter of FTIL Page 2 of 8 selling by its Members, pairing of contracts and settlement of contracts beyond 11 days, impending payment defaults by the members of NSEL and loss of reputation of Promoters and Management of FTIL. It was observed that any news impacting business of NSEL will automatically impact share price of its holding company (i.e. FTIL) and any news impacting credentials of Promoters and Management of FTIL, NSEL and MCX will also impact the share price of FTIL, therefore, suspension of trading by NSEL was a negative news. As per the Investigating Authority, the UPSI came into existence on April 27, 2012, upon the issuance of the SCN to NSEL by the DCA and it ceased to exist when NSEL suspended trading in all contracts (except e-series contracts) and deferred settlement of all pending contracts on July 31, 2013.

Adjudication Order in respect of Hariharan Vaidyalingam in the matter of FTIL Page 3 of 8 SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations, 1992 (hereinafter referred to as "PIT Regulations, 1992").

Adjudication Order in respect of Hariharan Vaidyalingam in the matter of FTIL Page 4 of 8 7. Vide letters dated January 29 and February 01, 2018 sent through emails, Noticee responded to the SCN and submitted as follows:  Whole Time Member, SEBI vide her order dated January 31, 2018 was pleased to revoke the directions issued against me vide interim order dated August 2, 2017 and accordingly disposed of the said order against me.  The Ld. Whole Time Member has held in the said order dated January 31, 2018 that the UPSI period ceased to exist on October 03, 2012 when the information and implication of the said SCN was published in the Economic Times and that I had sold my shares after the said date. In view of the said order, Show Cause Notice issued against me in the matter of investigation into insider trading by certain entities in the scrip of 63 Moons Technologies Limited on the basis of the findings arrived by the Ld. Whole Time Member, SEBI.

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