sebi:ORDER/SRP/HKS/2018-19/1436

SEBI · SEBI · 2005-07-07 · Satya Ranjan Prasad, Adjudicating Officer

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Facts / Headnote

Disposed of without adjudication on merits - proceedings not proceeded with for want of leave of Tribunal

Provisions invoked

• s. 21
• s. 23
• s. 23E
• s. 279
• s. 446

Parties

• Crew B.O.S. Products Limited

Holding

The adjudication proceedings initiated vide SCN dated December 29, 2017 against Crew B.O.S. Products Limited cannot be continued without leave of the Tribunal and are accordingly disposed of.

Full text

Adjudication Order in respect of Crew B.O.S. Products Limited Page 2 of 8 18,18,200 equity shares of Rs.10/- each aggregating to US$ 5,000,000 (US $5 million) on July 25, 2005. Fusion Investment Limited (in short ‘Fusion’) was the only entity to have subscribed the 1.818 million GDRs of CREW amounting to US $ 5 million and the subscription amount was paid by Fusion by obtaining loan through Credit Agreement dated July 07, 2005, from Banco Efisa, S.F.E., S.A. (in short ‘Banco’), a bank based in Lisbon Portugal. Simultaneously, an Account Charge Agreement dated July 07, 2005 was executed between CREW and Banco pledging the proceeds of the GDR issue to Banco. The said Account Charge Agreement was an integral part of the aforesaid Credit Agreement entered into between Fusion and Banco.

Adjudication Order in respect of Crew B.O.S. Products Limited Page 3 of 8 SHOW CAUSE NOTICE, REPLY AND PERSONAL HEARING 6. Show Cause Notice dated December 29, 2017 (hereinafter referred to as “SCN”) was issued to the Noticee in terms of Rule 4 of the Securities Contracts (Regulation) (Procedure for Holding Inquiry and Imposing Penalties by Adjudicating Officer) Rules, 2005 (hereinafter referred to as "SCR Adjudication Rules") read with Section 23-I of SCRA to show cause as to why an inquiry should not be initiated and penalty should not be imposed on the Noticee under Section 23E of SCRA, for the alleged violation of Section 21 of SCRA read with Clause 36 (7) of the Listing Agreement by the Noticee.

Adjudication Order in respect of Crew B.O.S. Products Limited Page 4 of 8 to the SCN in the matter, if any, on or before September 11, 2018 and if the Noticee failed to do so then matter would be decided ex-parte on the basis of the documents/material available on record.

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