sebi:MO/130/IVD/01/06

SEBI · SEBI · 2004-09-29 · Madhukar, Whole Time Member

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Facts / Headnote

Vision Organics Limited (described as Vision Organics Private Limited in operative part) and its promoters/directors Shri J.H. Shah and Smt. Nayana J. Shah debarred from accessing the securities market for a period of three years with immediate effect

Provisions invoked

• s. 11B
• s. 11(4)
• s. 19

Regulations

• Reg. 11
• Reg. 3

Parties

• M/S VISION ORGANICS LIMITED
• SHRI J.H. SHAH
• SMT. NAYANA J. SHAH

Holding

Vision Organics Limited and its promoters/directors Shri J.H. Shah and Smt. Nayana J. Shah violated Regulations 3, 4 and 6(a) of the FUTP Regulations, 1995 and were debarred from accessing the securities market for three years.

Full text

Home » Enforcement » Orders » Orders of Chairman/Members Enforcement Enforcement▼ ORDER   DIRECTIONS UNDER SECTION 11(4) (b) AND 11B OF SEBI ACT, 1992 READ WITH REGULATION 11 OF SEBI (PROHIBITION OF FRAUDULENT AND UNFAIR PRACTICES RELATING TO SECURITIES MARKET) REGULATIONS, 2003 AGAINST M/S VISION ORGANICS LIMITED, ITS PROMOTERS/DIRECTORS, SHRI J.H AND SMT. NAYANA J. SHAH. 1.0 BACKGROUND 1.1 Pursuant to the receipt of an investor complaint, Securities & Exchange Board of India (hereinafter referred to as SEBI) conducted investigation into the initial public offer and the selling and dealing in the scrip of Vision Organics Ltd (hereinafter referred to as VOL).  Shri J H Shah and Smt. Nayana J. Shah were the promoters/directors of VOL. 1.2 VOL had come out with an Initial Public Offer (IPO) of 43.50 lakh shares of Rs.10/- each at a premium of Rs.30/- per share which opened for subscription on October 19, 20 investigation revealed that as the company was not able to get the issue fully subscribed, it, through Shri Dilip Thakkar, the then director of VOL, approached one Shri  Keta and  family to subscribe to the issue with an understanding that the shares allotted will be repurchased with a commission by VOL. 1.3 Investigation further revealed that Shri Ketan Shah and family had applied for 23,25,000 partly paid shares and the same were allotted to them which constituted 64.15% of shares (i.e. 36,25,000 shares) allotted to public in the IPO. The allotment of the issue was complet

1.1 Pursuant to the receipt of an investor complaint, Securities & Exchange Board of India (hereinafter referred to as SEBI) conducted investigation into the initial public offer and the buying, selling and dealing in the scrip of Vision Organics Ltd (hereinafter referred to as VOL). Shri J H Shah and Smt. Nayana J. Shah were the promoters/directors of VOL. 1.2 VOL had come out with an Initial Public Offer (IPO) of 43.50 lakh shares of Rs.10/- each at a premium of Rs.30/- per share which opened for subscription on October 19, 2000. The investigation revealed that as the company was not able to get the issue fully subscribed, it, through Shri Dilip Thakkar, the then director of VOL, approached one Shri Ketan Shah and family to subscribe to the issue with an understanding that the shares allotted will be repurchased with a commission by VOL. 1.3 Investigation further revealed that Shri Ketan Shah and family had applied for 23,25,000 partly paid shares and the same were allotted to them which constituted 64.15% of the total shares (i.e. 36,25,000 shares) allotted to public in the IPO. The allotment of the issue was completed on November 03, 2000. On November 24, 2000, Shri Ketan Shah and family sold 21,61,770 shares out of 23,25,000 shares allotted to them in off-market transactions to Ms. Jyoti Relwani, Ms. Shilpa Dave and Ms. Varsha Trivedi who were related to the employees of VOL. 1.4 The investigation further revealed that Shri Ketan Shah and family received the sale proceed

Vision Equity Issue (Bank of Punjab) 4.7 I also find it very interesting that all these accounts were opened in the month of October 2000 and except for the aforesaid transactions there were no other transactions account. All the accounts became dormant in December 2000. 4.8 I find that the modus operandi of transferring the funds was as under: a)   Vision Equity Issue Account of VOL with Bank of Punjab Ltd, Bankers to the issue had received subscription amount of Rs. 14, 76,000 in the account. HDFC Bank Ltd., anoth the issue, transferred an amount of Rs. 1,43,39,214 which was the subscription amount it had received, to Vision Equity Issue Account of VOL with Bank of Punjab. So in Equity Issue Account with Bank of Punjab was having subscription amount of Rs 1,58,15,214. Out of this, an amount of Rs. 1, 55, 15,214 was transferred to the account Bank of Punjab. (Account no. CA4002825). b) Thereafter a pay order of Rs.2,63,51,500/- dated 22/11/2000 was issued by Bank of Punjab Ltd. from the account of VOL and the said pay order was deposited in the account of Dave (Account No. 0331300060794) with HDFC Bank Ltd., Baroda. Smt. Leena Dave issued cheques in favour of Ms. Jyoti Relwani, Ms. Shilpa Dave and Ms. Varsh Rs.87,79,460, Rs.1,75,54,460 and Rs.87,85,000 respectively. They in turn transferred the funds to Shri Ketan Shah and family by issuing cheques to them direc indirectly through Philoden. 4.9 I further find that VOL called for the call money of Rs 30 per share on allotment

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