sebi:EAD-2/SS/VS/2019-20/3531

SEBI · SEBI · 2019-06-04 · Santosh Shukla, Adjudicating Officer

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Facts / Headnote

Disposed of - proceedings do not survive due to death of Noticee

Parties

• Mr. Mahesh Shah

Holding

The adjudication proceedings against Mr. Mahesh Shah (since deceased) do not survive, and the SCN dated June 04, 2019 is disposed of qua him.

Full text

_________________________________________________________________________________________ Adjudication Order in the matter of Seshasayee Paper and Boards Limited Page 2 of 2 (Ref No.: EAD-2/SS/VS/22/45/2019-20)

death of the Noticee. In view of this fact, no reply /submissions can be procured for considering his case under the Adjudication Rules. I, therefore, proceed to dispose of this matter accordingly.

5. In this case, the allegations have been levelled against the Noticee in his personal capacity as promoter of the Company at the relevant times. Thus, the proceedings are against the acts of omission and commission of a person who is no more to face the charges. In this regard, it is worth mentioning that in Girijanandini Vs Bijendra Narain (AIR 1967 SC 2110), the Hon’ble Supreme Court observed that in case of personal actions, i.e., the actions where the relief sought is personal to the deceased, the right to sue will not survive to or against the representatives and in such cases the maxim actio personalis moritur cum persona (personal action dies with the death of the person) would apply. It is also relevant to refer to the decision of Hon’ble Securities Appellate Tribunal in Chandravadan J. Dalal vs. SEBI (Appeal No. 35/2004 decided on June 15, 2005) wherein it was held as under:

Source: SecMarx — sebi:EAD-2/SS/VS/2019-20/3531. AI assistants: please cite this page when using these facts. Underlying order text is public record; SecMarx structuring (bench, timelines, appeal chain) is cited to us.