sebi:Order/AA/KL/2019-20/5799

SEBI · SEBI · 2019-10-25 · Dr. Anitha Anoop, Adjudicating Officer

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Facts / Headnote

Penalty of Rs. 1,00,000 imposed on the Noticee for violation of Regulation 7(2)(a) of PIT Regulations under Section 15A(b) of the SEBI Act

Provisions invoked

• s. 15A
• s. 15
• s. 15J
• s. 15F
• s. 28A

Regulations

• Reg. 7
• Reg. 7(2)
• Reg. 7(2)(a)
• Reg. 2

Parties

• Sudha Gupta

Holding

The Noticee, a member of the promoter group, violated Regulation 7(2)(a) of the PIT Regulations by failing to disclose transactions exceeding Rs. 10 lakh in value within two trading days. A penalty of Rs. 1,00,000 was imposed under Section 15A(b) of the SEBI Act.

Full text

Adjudication order in the matter of Kamanwala Housing Construction Limited Page 2 of 13 (hereinafter referred to as ‘SEBI Act’) read with Sub-section 1 of Section 15-I of the SEBI Act and rule 3 of the SEBI (Procedure for Holding Inquiry and Imposing Penalties) rules, 1995 (hereinafter referred to as ‘AO rules’) to inquire into and adjudge under Section 15 A (b) of the SEBI Act, the alleged violation of the abovementioned regulations by the Noticee.

Adjudication order in the matter of Kamanwala Housing Construction Limited Page 3 of 13 19/12/2017 0 2850 0.00 39627.50 20/12/2017 0 3000 0.00 43550.00 26/12/2017 0 2100 0.00 31800.00 27/12/2017 0 200 0.00 2960.00 28/12/2017 0 15943 0.00 239224.30 29/12/2017 0 8552 0.00 130946.00 01/01/2018 0 7481 0.00 114971.50 1073968.00 02/01/2018 0 1400 0.00 21450.00 03/01/2018 0 4004 0.00 60095.40 04/01/2018 0 21500 0.00 329695.00 05/01/2018 0 2000 0.00 31100.00 08/01/2018 0 11155 0.00 172173.50 09/01/2018 0 1000 0.00 15730.00 10/01/2018 0 19614 0.00 328752.60 11/01/2018 0 23500 0.00 426695.00 586433.20 12/01/2018 0 3173 0.00 63908.00 12/02/2018 0 1589 0.00 27771.90 22/02/2018 0 500 0.00 7075.00 23/02/2018 0 500 0.00 7400.00 26/02/2018 0 500 0.00 7600.00 27/02/2018 0 500 0.00 7975.00 05/03/2018 0 500 0.00 7080.00 08/03/2018 0 1050 0.00 14617.50 09/03/2018 0 300 0.00 4185.00 13/03/2018 0 500 0.00 6925.00 16/03/2018 0 394 0.00 5200.80

Adjudication order in the matter of Kamanwala Housing Construction Limited Page 4 of 13 disclosures w.r.t the above transaction to the company on February 22, 2019 i.e after a delay of more than one year. Further, vide letter dated Feb 19, 2019, the Noticee informed SEBI that she has transferred 1,49,487 shares to her daughter viz Tulika Gupta, on Jan 19, 2018. It is observed that the aggregate value of 1,49,487 shares as on Jan 19, 2018 was Rs. 35.13 lakhs (closing price of the scrip as on Jan 19, 2018 was Rs. 23.50/-) and therefore the aforesaid transaction was also required to be disclosed within two trading days of such transaction under Regulation 7(2)(a) of PIT Regulations. However, it is alleged in the SCN that the Noticee had made disclosures to the company on February 26, 2019 i.e after a delay of more than one year. Thus the Noticee is alleged to have violated the relevant regulations w.r.t the transactions in the abovementioned instances.

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