sebi:Order/AS/DP/2024-25/31074-31082

SEBI · SEBI · 2023-05-02 · Asha Shetty, Adjudicating Officer

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Facts / Headnote

Violations established against Noticee Nos. 1, 3, 4, 5 and 6; allegations against Noticee Nos. 2, 7, 8 and 9 not sustained (benefit of doubt given)

Provisions invoked

• s. 15
• s. 12A
• s. 12
• s. 15G
• s. 15J
• s. 65B

Regulations

• Reg. 3
• Reg. 5
• Reg. 2
• Reg. 6
• Reg. 2(e)
• Reg. 4(1)
• Reg. 8
• Reg. 2(1)(g)
• Reg. 2(g)
• Reg. 3(1)
• Reg. 2(1)(n)
• Reg. 2(1)(e)
• Reg. 164

Parties

• Noticee No. 1 (Chandalia)
• Noticee No. 2
• Noticee No. 3 (Mark Corporation)
• Noticee No. 4 (Facts Tradelink)
• Noticee No. 5 (Saurabh Hirawat)
• Noticee No. 6 (Suhani Hirawat)
• Noticee No. 7 (Dinesh Kumar Maheshwari)
• Noticee No. 8 (Dinesh Kumar Maheshwari HUF)
• Noticee No. 9 (Keerti Dinesh Maheshwari)

Holding

The Adjudicating Officer held that Noticee Nos. 1, 3, 4, 5 and 6 violated Section 12A(d), 12A(e) of the SEBI Act and Regulation 3(1) and 4(1) of the PIT Regulations by communicating and trading on the basis of UPSI relating to Carlyle's investment in PNBHFL. The allegations against Noticee Nos. 2, 7, 8 and 9 (Maheshwari Group) were not sustained, and they were given the benefit of doubt.

Full text

Adjudication Order in the matter of trading activities by certain entities in the scrip of PNB Housing Finance Ltd. Page 2 of 76

Adjudication Order in the matter of trading activities by certain entities in the scrip of PNB Housing Finance Ltd. Page 3 of 76

Adjudication Order in the matter of trading activities by certain entities in the scrip of PNB Housing Finance Ltd. Page 4 of 76

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