sebi:JJ/AK/AO-90/2015

SEBI · SEBI · 2011-06-03 · Jayanta Jash, Adjudicating Officer

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Facts / Headnote

Penalty imposed on the Noticee under Section 15C of the SEBI Act, 1992

Provisions invoked

• s. 15I
• s. 15J
• s. 15
• s. 15C

Parties

• M/s Thapar Ispat Limited

Holding

The Noticee, M/s Thapar Ispat Limited, failed to resolve investor grievances pending against it and failed to obtain SCORES authentication despite being called upon by SEBI, and is liable for a monetary penalty of Rs. 15,00,000 under Section 15C of the SEBI Act, 1992.

Full text

Adjudication Order in respect of M/s Thapar Ispat Limited Page 2 of 10 April 28, 2015 to as "Noticee") did not submit the details to SEBI which were required to be furnished in terms of the said Circular.

Adjudication Order in respect of M/s Thapar Ispat Limited Page 3 of 10 April 28, 2015 issued to the Noticee on October 01, 2013, calling upon the Noticee to show cause why an inquiry should not be held against it under Rule 4(3) of the Adjudication Rules read with Section 15I of the SEBI Act, 1992 for the alleged violations.

Adjudication Order in respect of M/s Thapar Ispat Limited Page 4 of 10 April 28, 2015  We acknowledge that there have been 46 complaints against the company. the complaint at Sr.32 has been already redressed, since the investor had sent the same to the company directly. Many complaints have been in duplicate or in even triplicate. Our company came with a right issue in the year 1993 and public issue in the year 1995 for issue of Fully Convertible Debentures. No fresh certificates were to be issued for the equity shares. The company has not issued any divided after 1995. You will kindly appreciate that many complaints have been of the nature i.e. non receipt of shares after conversion/ non receipt of dividend and non receipt of interest etc. in view of the above, such complaints are without any substance after a gap of so many years. However, redressal is our concern but full details are required for the same.  ..........................  Further, in the company's office a fire had broken out. The Secretarial records had been damaged /destructed. due to heavy damage, we could not retrieve the data about all such complaints on our own. A copy of DDR dated 21st September 2001 is enclosed for the perusal of your office. All the complaints are relating to that period i.e. before 2001. These complaints are also not available on Scores.  Also, the company has been sick industrial one under the BIFR provisions since 2001. Under these circumstances we cannot arrange the data on ou

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