sebi:Order/GR/RR/2020-21/10365

SEBI · SEBI · 2019-05-17 · G RAMAR, Adjudicating Officer

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Facts / Headnote

Disposed of - proceedings terminated due to prior settlement order

Provisions invoked

• s. 15H

Regulations

• Reg. 3
• Reg. 26

Parties

• Drishti Makhija

Holding

The adjudication proceeding against Drishti Makhija was disposed of without imposing any penalty, as SEBI had already passed a settlement order dated January 14, 2021 covering the Noticee for the defaults alleged in the SCN.

Full text

Adjudication Order against Drishti Makhija in the matter of dealing in Illiquid Stock Options on the BSE Page 2 | 3 penalties) Rules, 1995 (Adjudicating Rules) to inquire into and adjudge under Section 15HA of the SEBI Act for the alleged violations specified at para 1 above committed by the Noticee.

Adjudication Order against Drishti Makhija in the matter of dealing in Illiquid Stock Options on the BSE Page 3 | 3 4. The undersigned received intimation that SEBI has received an application for settlement in the prescribed form from the Noticee, and to keep the proceedings in abeyance till disposal of the settlement application.

Subsequently, vide Order dated July6, 2018, Shri. Satya Ranjan Prasad was appointed as the Adjudicating Officer in the said matter in the place of Shri Shri Biju S. Later, vide order dated May 17, 2019 the undersigned has been appointed as the Adjudicating Officer in the instant matter. The proceeding is therefore been carried forward where they had been left off by the previous AO.

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