sebi:Order/BM/DS/2022-23/22551-22580

SEBI · SEBI · 2022-05-04 · Barnali Mukherjee, Adjudicating Officer

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Facts / Headnote

Penalty imposed on Noticees 1 to 8 for fraudulent and unfair trade practices; Noticee 9 given benefit of doubt; Noticees 10 to 30 dealt with for circular trading

Provisions invoked

• s. 15
• s. 12A
• s. 15H
• s. 15J
• s. 28A
• s. 24

Regulations

• Reg. 3
• Reg. 4(1)
• Reg. 200
• Reg. 3(a)
• Reg. 2(1)
• Reg. 4(2)(e)

Holding

Noticees 1 to 8 were found to have violated Regulation 3(a),(b),(c),(d), 4(1), 4(2)(a) and (g) of the PFUTP Regulations, 2003 read with Section 12A(a), (b) and (c) of the SEBI Act, 1992, having devised and facilitated a manipulative scheme in the scrip of Mangalam Industrial Finance Limited. Noticee 9 was given benefit of doubt as no connection with other noticees was found.

Full text

Adjudication Order in the matter of Mangalam Industrial Finance Limited Page 2 of 88 15 SANDEEP KUMAR JAIN ACSPJ9399K 16 RAJENDRA KUMAR JAIN AAUPJ7028D 17 SAI GANGA PACKING LIMITED AADCE2356D 18 OLEANDER MANUFACTURERS AND CREDIT LTD. AAACO3452D 19 BRAHMA COLONIZERS PRIVATE LIMITED AAACB6502F 20 SUBHADRABEN RAMESHCHANDRA SHAH GKCPS4278A 21 VIVEK SHIVARAM KALE DWIPK5478R 22 DIPALIBEN YASH BHATT BBWPB1748J 23 NIRAJ ASHOKBHAI PARMAR CPUPP4465B 24 KETAN PRAVINBHAI PANCHAL CBRPP1212R 25 JAYSHRIBEN U PATEL ANIPP1660Q 26 PRAKASH VIJAYKUMAR SHAH FQRPS3820Q 27 ARJUN HIRJI THAKKER AXSPT5584H 28 VIDHI ZAVERI AAPPZ8294C 29 MUSHABBER IMRANALI AHMADI BQBPA5642J 30 RAMESHBHAI DHADUMAL BHATIYA AOIPB6201J

Adjudication Order in the matter of Mangalam Industrial Finance Limited Page 3 of 88 Fraudulent and Unfair Trade Practices) Regulations, 2003 (hereinafter referred to as “PFUTP Regulations, 2003”) read with Section 12A (a), (b) and (c) of SEBI Act, 1992 and Noticee 9 also violated regulation 4(2)(e) of the PFUTP Regulations, 2003.

Adjudication Order in the matter of Mangalam Industrial Finance Limited Page 4 of 88 2022. Through the notice, Noticee 25 was advised to appear for hearing on December 21, 2022. It was also specified that in case of its non-appearance, the matter will be proceeded with on the basis of material available on record. 5) Noticee 10 had sought inspection of documents vide mail dated October 19, 2022, which was duly granted and conducted by the authorized representative of Noticee 10 on November 15, 2022. Noticee 16 also sought inspection of documents vide mal dated October 19, 2022, which was granted on November 15, 2022. However, Noticee 16 did not attend the inspection. Noticee 11 had also sought inspection of documents vide mail dated November 21, 2022, which was granted on December 02, 2022. However, the authorized representative of Noticee 11 informed that inspection of documents is not required by Noticee 11 if copy of investigation report can be provided to Noticee 11. Vide mail dated November 28, 2022, Noticee 11 was provided a copy of relevant extracts of Investigation report. 6) Vide mail dated Noember 02, 2022, the Noticees who had not submitted their replies were advised to make their submissions on or before November 10, 2022. 7) The delivery status and mode of dispatch of SCN, hearing and Noticees’ submissions and hearings granted is tabulated below. Table -1 Noticee no Name of entity SCN Delivery

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