sebi:Order/JS/VC/2025-26/32016

SEBI · SEBI · 2025-04-03 · Jai Sebastian, Adjudicating Officer

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Facts / Headnote

Abated

Provisions invoked

• s. 15
• s. 15H

Regulations

• Reg. 3(a)
• Reg. 26

Parties

• Bimala Joshi

Holding

The adjudication proceedings against Bimala Joshi are abated on account of her death on May 08, 2021, and the SCN dated August 05, 2022 is disposed of without going into the merits of the case.

Full text

Adjudication Order in respect of Bimala Joshi in the matter of dealings in Illiquid Stock Options on BSE Page 2 of 4 3. During the IP, 14,720 entities were found to have executed non-genuine trades in BSE’s stock options segment. It was observed that Bimala Joshi (hereinafter referred to as the “Noticee”) was one of the entities who indulged in execution of reversal trades in stock options segment of BSE during the IP. Her trades were alleged to be non-genuine in nature which created false or misleading appearance of trading in terms of artificial volumes in stock options. Therefore, her trades were alleged to be manipulative and deceptive in nature. In view of the same, SEBI initiated adjudication proceedings against the Noticee for alleged violation of the provisions of regulations 3(a), (b), (c), (d), 4(1) and 4(2)(a) of SEBI (Prohibition of Fraudulent and Unfair Trade Practices) Regulations, 2003 (hereinafter referred to as “PFUTP Regulations”).

Adjudication Order in respect of Bimala Joshi in the matter of dealings in Illiquid Stock Options on BSE Page 3 of 4 whom proceedings were initiated and appeals against the said proceedings were pending, to settle the proceedings. The scheme commenced from August 22, 2022 and remained open for a period of three months. Later, the applicable period of the Settlement Scheme 2022 was extended to January 21, 2023 by SEBI. The SCN was issued to the Noticee through Speed Post Acknowledgement Due (hereinafter referred to as “SPAD”), however, it returned undelivered to SEBI with remark ‘No such person’.

Adjudication Order in respect of Bimala Joshi in the matter of dealings in Illiquid Stock Options on BSE Page 4 of 4 personal actions, i.e., the actions where the relief sought is personal to the deceased, the right to sue will not survive to or against the representatives and in such cases the maxim actio personalis moritur cum persona (personal action dies with the death of the person) would apply. It is also relevant to refer to the decision of Hon’ble Securities Appellate Tribunal in Chandravadan J. Dalal v. SEBI (Appeal No. 35/2004 decided on June 15, 2005) wherein it was held that: “The appeal abates since the appellant during the pendency of the appeal died on 29th November 2004. The appeal accordingly abates. The penalty imposed on the original appellant being personal in nature also abates.”

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