sebi:MIRSD/MCS/AO/DRK/ASG/EAD3-08/2009

SEBI · SEBI · 2007-03-21 · D. Ravi Kumar, Chief General Manager & Adjudicating Officer

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Facts / Headnote

Penalty imposed on MCS Ltd. for failure to redress investor grievances

Provisions invoked

• s. 15
• s. 15I
• s. 15J
• s. 15C

Regulations

• Reg. 13
• Reg. 9
• Reg. 8
• Reg. 9A(1)(e)

Parties

• MCS Ltd.

Holding

MCS Ltd. was held liable for violating Regulation 9A(1)(e) and Clauses 5 and 21 of the Code of Conduct under Regulation 13 of the SEBI (Registrars to an Issue and Share Transfer Agents) Regulations, 1993, by failing to redress investor grievances within the time specified by SEBI, and a penalty of Rs. 25,00,000 was imposed under Section 15C of the SEBI Act, 1992.

Full text

2 taken under the SEBI Act, 1992/ Regulations against the entity and its directors if it failed to do so. The letter dated March 21, 2007 granted MCS a ‘final opportunity’ to redress the grievances. In addition to various

3 4. The first reply from the entity was on July 17, 2006 stating that MCS had handed over the data regarding the issue of MUL to Karvy Computer Share Pvt. Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as ‘KCPL’). It is noted that after the offer for sale of MUL, subsequently in April 2005 the share transfer agency work had been handed over to KCPL.

4 of receipt of the complaint or within the time specified SEBI. The said actions on the part of the entity is also alleged to be in violation of Regulations 9A(1)(e) and Clause 5 and Clause 21 of the Code of Conduct stipulated under Regulation 13 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Registrars to an Issue and Share transfer agents) Regulations,

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