sebi:Order/MC/HP/2020-21/11135-11139

SEBI · SEBI · 2020-10-28 · Maninder Cheema, Adjudicating Officer

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Facts / Headnote

Penalty imposed on Noticees under Section 15A(b) of the SEBI Act for violations of Regulation 7(2)(a) of PIT Regulations and Regulation 29(2) read with 29(3) of SAST Regulations; Noticee 4 held not liable under Regulation 29(2)

Provisions invoked

• s. 15A
• s. 15
• s. 15J

Regulations

• Reg. 7
• Reg. 29(1)
• Reg. 29
• Reg. 29(2)
• Reg. 29(3)
• Reg. 7(2)(a)
• Reg. 10
• Reg. 2(q)(2)
• Reg. 2(1)(q)(2)
• Reg. 2(1)(e)(1)
• Reg. 2(1)(q)(1)
• Reg. 7(2)(b)
• Reg. 2(1)(e)

Parties

• Rajeev Sheth (Noticee 1)
• Aarti Sheth (Noticee 2)
• Divya Sheth (Noticee 3)
• Purnima Sheth (Noticee 4)
• Divya Jewels International Pvt. Ltd. (Noticee 5)

Holding

Noticees 1, 2 and 3 were held to have violated Regulation 7(2)(a) of PIT Regulations (delayed disclosures) and Noticees 1, 2 and 3 were held to have violated Regulation 29(2) read with 29(3) of SAST Regulations (delayed and one omitted PAC disclosure). Noticee 4 was held not liable under Regulation 29(2) as she held only 0.06% shares and did not acquire or sell shares during the investigation period.

Full text

Adjudication Order in the matter of Tara Jewels Limited Page 2 of 31 2), Divya Sheth (Noticee 3), Purnima Sheth (Noticee 4) and Divya Jewels International Pvt. Ltd. (Noticee 5), pursuant to investigation in the captioned matter. Noticees 1 to 5 are collectively referred to as ‘Noticees/You’.

Adjudication Order in the matter of Tara Jewels Limited Page 3 of 31 Background of the Company 6. Tara Jewels Limited (hereinafter referred to as, ‘TJL/Company’) was incorporated as a private limited company on March 16, 2001, with the name Tara Ultimo Private Ltd. Thereafter, pursuant to the Scheme of Merger, the name of the company was changed to Tara Jewels Private Ltd on March 25, 2009. It became a public limited company on September 23, 2010. TJL is in the jewellery industry. The company is listed on BSE and NSE. Liquidation Order No. MA 2630/2019 in CP(IB)1541(MB)/2017 dated July 30, 2019 has been issued by Hon’ble National Company Law Tribunal, consequent upon which, TJL has gone under liquidation with effect from July 30, 2019.

Adjudication Order in the matter of Tara Jewels Limited Page 4 of 31 Name of Shareholder Sep 17 Dec 17 Number of shares Number of shares % Shares held % Shares held Rajeev Sheth (Noticee 1) 1,45,02,893 58.9 96,07,893 39.02 Divya Sheth (Noticee 3) 1,14,440 0.46 Nil Nil Aarti Sheth (Noticee 2) 1,14,440 0.46 Nil Nil Divya Jewels International Pvt. Ltd (Noticee 5) 33,600 0.14 33,600 0.14 Purnima Sheth (Noticee 4) 14,625 0.06 14,625 0.06 TOTAL 1,47,79,998 60.03 96,56,118 39.22

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