sebi:Order/BM/RK/2024-25/30324

SEBI · SEBI · 2020-10-29 · Barnali Mukherjee, Adjudicating Officer

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Facts / Headnote

Penalty of Rs 15 crores imposed on remand; first leg affirmed, second leg set aside for re-decision

Provisions invoked

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

Regulations

• Reg. 3(a)

Parties

• Arun Panchariya

Holding

On remand from SAT, the Adjudicating Officer held the first-leg GDR issuance violation proved and imposed a penalty of Rs 15,00,00,000 under Section 15HA of the SEBI Act on Arun Panchariya.

Full text

Adjudication order in the matter of GDR issue of Winsome Yarns Limited. Page 2 of 15 Securities Market) Regulations, 2003 (hereinafter referred to as the “PFUTP Regulations”) imposing penalty of Rs 25 crores.

Adjudication order in the matter of GDR issue of Winsome Yarns Limited. Page 3 of 15 'Adjudication Rules') to show cause as to why an inquiry should not be held and penalty be not imposed against him under Section 15HA of the SEBI Act for the alleged violations of Section 12A(a), (b), (c) of SEBI Act read with Regulations 3(a), (b), (c), (d) and 4(1) of PFUTP Regulations.

Adjudication order in the matter of GDR issue of Winsome Yarns Limited. Page 4 of 15 a) Noticee submitted that he has not violated the provisions as alleged and was not the beneficiary nor there is any proof or evidence of benefit having gone to him with regard to second leg of transaction and that Winsome had confirmed of having received the GDR proceeds and the same has also been held by SAT. b) Noticee submitted that there is no connection nor there is any concrete evidence to prove connection between him and Highblue Sky(HBSF) and Aspire. c) With respect to its connection with HBSF, the Noticee relied upon submission made by HBSF in its reply to Show Cause Notice dated June 30, 2017 and that the said reply finds its mention in the member

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