sebi:ORDER/PM/RR/2020-21/7576

SEBI · SEBI · 2017-05-16 · Prasanta Mahapatra, Adjudicating Officer

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Facts / Headnote

Partially upheld: violation of Regulation 12(1) read with Clause 1.2 of Schedule 1, Part A of PIT Regulations, 1992 (Code of Conduct) and Regulation 13(4)/13(5) of PIT Regulations, 1992 (delayed disclosure) established; allegation of violation of Section 12A(a),(b),(c) of SEBI Act and Regulations 3(a),(b),(c),(d), 4(1), 4(2)(e) of SEBI PFUTP Regulations, 2003 not established. Penalty imposed.

Provisions invoked

• s. 15A
• s. 15
• s. 12A
• s. 15H
• s. 15J

Regulations

• Reg. 3
• Reg. 12(1)
• Reg. 199
• Reg. 3(a)
• Reg. 13(4)
• Reg. 13(5)
• Reg. 12
• Reg. 201
• Reg. 54

Parties

• Narayan Acharya

Holding

The Noticee was held liable for failure to ensure implementation of the Code of Conduct under SEBI (PIT) Regulations, 1992 and for delayed disclosure of share transactions under Regulation 13(4)/13(5) of PIT Regulations, 1992, but was exonerated of the charge of price manipulation under Section 12A of the SEBI Act and SEBI (PFUTP) Regulations, 2003.

Full text

Adjudication Order against Narayan Acharya in the matter of Alexander Stamps and Coin Limited Page 2 | 27 APPOINTMENT OF ADJUDICATING OFFICER

Adjudication Order against Narayan Acharya in the matter of Alexander Stamps and Coin Limited Page 3 | 27 c) Adoption of Code of internal procedures and conduct for listed companies and other entities was made mandatory by SEBI under SEBI (PIT) Regulations, 1992 with effect from February 20, 2002. It was observed that the Company had failed to implement the Code of Conduct as required under aforesaid Regulations. As per provisions of Schedule I (Part A) of SEBI (PIT) Regulations, 1992, the Compliance officer shall be responsible for the implementation of Code of conduct under the overall supervision of the Board of the listed company. The Noticee, being a director of the Company, had failed to ensure the implementation of the Code of Conduct as required under SEBI (PIT) Regulations, 1992. 4. On account of aforesaid failure, the Noticee was alleged to have violated Regulation 12(1) read with Clause 1.2 of Schedule 1, Part A of SEBI (PIT) Regulations, 1992 read with Regulation 12 of SEBI (PIT) Regulations, 2015.

Adjudication Order against Narayan Acharya in the matter of Alexander Stamps and Coin Limited Page 4 | 27 Noticee. From the submissions of the company, it is observed that Mr. Narayan Acharya had submitted the required disclosure with a substantial delay on October 01, 2015 with regard to transactions made on March 11 and March 12, 2015, thereby violating the provisions of regulation 13(4) read with Regulation 13(5) of SEBI (PIT) Regulations,

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