sebi:ORDER/BD/VS/2019-20/5677

SEBI · SEBI · 2014-04-10 · B J Dilip, Adjudicating Officer

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Facts / Headnote

Penalty of Rs. 1,00,000 imposed on the Noticee under Section 15HB of the SEBI Act, 1992

Provisions invoked

• s. 15
• s. 15H
• s. 15I
• s. 15J
• s. 28A

Parties

• M/s Hemant Industrial Services Limited

Holding

The Noticee, being a listed company on Calcutta Stock Exchange, violated Circular No. CIR/OIAE/1/2013 dated April 17, 2013 by failing to obtain SCORES authentication within 30 days and is liable for monetary penalty under Section 15HB of the SEBI Act, 1992. A penalty of Rs. 1,00,000 was imposed on M/s Hemant Industrial Services Limited.

Full text

Adjudication Order in respect of M/s Hemant Industrial Services Limited Page 2 of 11 APPOINTMENT OF ADJUDICATING OFFICER

Adjudication Order in respect of M/s Hemant Industrial Services Limited Page 3 of 11 opportunity of hearing on December 15, 2017 vide Notice of hearing dated December 06, 2017. In response, the Noticee vide its email dated December 10, 2017 inter alia submitted that they had not received the copy of the SCNs and that they had thought that the Noticee had got delisted and that for the want of old records, they sought and obtained the SCORES authentication after the Notice dated October 27, 2017 by the erstwhile AO. Further, the Noticee submitted that they are a family owned company with a paid up capital of Rs.24,74,500/- and that the company has been out of operation since more than a decade. The Noticee further submitted that the majority share of more than 75% of the shares are owned by the Directors themselves and that the directors are senior citizen and have started residing in Jaipur. The Noticee further submitted that that main director has been undergoing ill-health conditions and for the same reason requested for the postponement of the hearing. In reply, the Noticee was granted with an opportunity of hearing on January 23, 2018 vide notice of hearing dated January 1, 2018.

Adjudication Order in respect of M/s Hemant Industrial Services Limited Page 4 of 11 the requirement of SCORES authentication was not signed by it. The Noticee further stated that as on the date of obtaining SCORES authentication, no complaint was received from any investor. The Noticee also sought extension of the hearing.

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