sebi:EAD-2/AO/98/2012

SEBI · SEBI · 2012-03-22 · P. K. Kuriachen, Adjudicating Officer

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Facts / Headnote

Penalty imposed on Noticee for violation of Regulation 13(3) of PIT Regulations

Provisions invoked

• s. 15
• s. 19
• s. 15J
• s. 15I

Regulations

• Reg. 13

Parties

• Noticee (unnamed in text)

Holding

The Noticee violated Regulation 13(3) of the PIT Regulations by failing to disclose to ITPL the sale of shares that resulted in a change of more than 2% in his shareholding (from 6.91% to 4.71%), and a monetary penalty of Rs. 1,00,000 was imposed under Section 15A(b) of the SEBI Act.

Full text

Page 2 of 9 Appointment of Adjudicating Officer 2. In view of the above, SEBI vide order dated March 22, 2012 initiated adjudication proceedings under Section 19 read with section 15I of the Act and rule 3 of the SEBI (Procedure for Holding Inquiry and Imposing Penalty by Adjudicating Officer) Rules, 1995 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Adjudicating Rules’) and appointed Shri Satya Ranjan Prasad as the Adjudicating Officer (AO) to inquire into and adjudge under Section 15 A (b) of the Act for the alleged violation of the Noticee as mentioned above. Thereafter, SEBI vide order dated May 22, 2012 appointed the undersigned as the AO in the instant matter.

Page 3 of 9 5. The Noticee inter alia submitted that he is a small time businessman residing in Hyderabad and enjoys impeccable reputation in the society. This is the first time he is part of any inquiry or action. He executed trades in the normal course, without any malafide intentions. He made investments out of his hard earned savings on the basis of his wisdom and limited knowledge of the stock market. The shares of ITPL were bought with the long term objective of earning profits. There was an undue long period of suspension of the shares of ITPL resulting in liquidity issues in his business. The Noticee found a platform to sell his shares when the suspension was revoked trading resumed in 2010. He inadvertently violated SEBI Regulations in his desperation to offload his shares. He submitted that the violation was unintentional and had no motive. He is a lay person and is totally unaware of the SEBI Law/Rules/Regulations.

Page 4 of 9 7. In view of the above, I am proceeding with the inquiry taking into account the submissions made by the Noticee, documents and material as available on record.

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