sebi:IVD-ID7/SCL/AO/DRK/AKS/EAD3-260/26/2011

SEBI · SEBI · 2004-07-13 · D. Ravi Kumar, Chief General Manager & Adjudicating Officer

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Facts / Headnote

Violations not established; adjudication proceedings disposed of with no penalty

Provisions invoked

• s. 15I

Regulations

• Reg. 7
• Reg. 13(4)
• Reg. 13
• Reg. 199
• Reg. 10
• Reg. 8
• Reg. 2
• Reg. 8(2)
• Reg. 8(1)

Parties

• Shri Arun Kumar Agarwalla

Holding

The alleged violations of Regulations 7(1A), 8(1), 8(2) and 10 of the Takeover Regulations and Regulation 13(4) of the Insider Trading Regulations were not established against Shri Arun Kumar Agarwalla. The adjudication proceedings were accordingly disposed of.

Full text

Page 2 of 10 Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers) Regulations, 1997 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Takeover Regulations’) and the offer opened on July 13, 2004 and closed on August 11, 2004. The price of the open offer was ` 12/- per share. The date of public announcement was October 27, 2003. The noticee along with the Acquirers had entered into a Share Purchase Agreement on 22.10.2003 with Jalan & Co, stock-broker of CSE, who was acting for and on behalf of and as Constituted Attorney of various Companies for purchase of 21,45,550 shares (constituting 44.70% of the share capital of SCL) at a price of ` 2/- per share. Pursuant to the agreement, the noticee along with the Acquirers were required to make a public offer to acquire 9,60,000 shares of SCL representing 20% of its paid up capital to the shareholders of SCL in compliance with the Takeover Regulations.

Page 3 of 10 (hereinafter referred to as ‘Ahilya’) to make / classify the scrip as frequently traded scrip. Ahilya is also an empanelled stock-broker of SCL. d. During the 9 months investigation period the scrip of SCL was traded only for 20 days (9 weeks during the 26 weeks). The major trading of 3,24,450 shares took place in the months of July and August, 2003. The total gross quantity (both buy and sell) traded during the period on CSE was 6,49,900 shares of which Ahilya accounted for 6,47,900 shares (99.69%). It was also observed that during the investigation period the share price of SCL at CSE had moved between ` 2.50/- and ` 4.00/-. e. All the clients were having their account with a single brokerage firm, Ahilya, and almost 99% of the trading volume was being handled by Ahilya. The buyers were Astrol Dealcom Pvt. Ltd., Bhagats Joshi (I) Ltd., Classic Agencies Pvt. Ltd. and Morgan Financial Services P. Ltd. The sellers were Classic Agencies Pvt. Ltd., GIR Marketing & Trading Co. Pvt. Ltd., Santosh Kumar Niraj Kumar (HUF), Sandeep Sales Agencies Pvt. Ltd. and Zenom Vyapaar Pvt. Ltd. All the major clients, except Classic Agencies Pvt. Ltd. which was connected / associated / related with SCL, had opened their account with Ahilya just prior to the investigation period. f. All the above clients except Santosh Kr. Niraj Kr. (HUF) had their demat accounts with the same Depository Participant, G. Raj & Co. (Consultants) Ltd. All these clients had opened the demat accounts just

Page 4 of 10 APPOINTMENT OF ADJUDICATING OFFICER 4. I was appointed as the Adjudicating Officer vide order dated December 10, 2008 (subsequent to the transfer of Shri Biju S.) under Section 15I of Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘SEBI Act’) read with Rule 3 of Securities and Exchange Board of India (Procedure for Holding Inquiry and Imposing Penalties by Adjudicating Officer) Rules, 1995 (hereinafter referred to as ‘Adjudication Rules’) to inquire into and adjudge under Sections 15 A(b) and15 H of the SEBI Act, the violations of Regulations 7(1A), 8(1) and 8(2) and 10 of the Takeover Regulations and Regulation 13(4) of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations, 1992 (hereinafter referred to as ‘Insider Trading Regulations’) alleged to have been committed by the noticee. SHOW CAUSE NOTICE, REPLY AND HEARING

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