sebi:Order/MC/RM/2022-23/16813-16819

SEBI · SEBI · 2021-04-30 · Maninder Cheema, Adjudicating Officer

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Provisions invoked

• s. 15
• s. 15H
• s. 15I
• s. 15J
• s. 21
• s. 23J
• s. 4A
• s. 23
• s. 23H
• s. 4(2)
• s. 14
• s. 150
• s. 4(1)
• s. 2(41)
• s. 25
• s. 12A
• s. 149(12)
• s. 177
• s. 177(4)
• s. 292A

Regulations

• Reg. 2(c)
• Reg. 3
• Reg. 4(1)
• Reg. 4(2)
• Reg. 4(2)(f)
• Reg. 200
• Reg. 201
• Reg. 4(2)(r)
• Reg. 2
• Reg. 4(1)(c)(e)

Parties

• Mr. Madhav Sapre (Noticee-1)
• Mr. Harish Palecanda (Noticee-2)
• Ms. Nivedita Patil (Noticee-3)
• Mr. V N Badoni (Noticee-4)
• Ms. Drunal Shah (Noticee-5)
• Mr. Sanjay Shah (Noticee-6)
• M/s. Shyam C Agarwal (Noticee-7)

Holding

The excerpt does not contain the final disposition of the case; it presents allegations and investigative findings against six independent directors and one statutory auditor of Sharon Bio Medicine Limited for violations of PFUTP, LODR, SCRA, and Listing Agreement provisions relating to corporate governance failures, related party transaction non-disclosure, and audit documentation deficiencies.

Full text

Adjudication Order in the matter of Sharon Bio Medicine Limited Page 2 of 76 i. under Section 15HA and 15 HB of the SEBI Act 1992 read with Section 23H of SCRA, 1956, against Mr. Madhav Sapre (“Noticee-1”), Mr. Harish Palecanda (“Noticee-2”), Ms. Nivedita Patil (“Noticee-3”), Mr. V N Badoni (“Noticee-4”), Ms. Drunal Shah (“Noticee-5”) and Mr. Sanjay Shah (“Noticee- 6”), for the alleged violations of Regulation 4(2)(f) of the SEBI (Prohibition of Fraudulent and Unfair Trade Practices relating to the Securities Market) Regulations 2003 (hereinafter referred as ‘PFUTP Regulations’), SEB Regulations 4(1),(c),(e),(g), 4 (2) (f) (ii)(7), 4(2)(f) (iii) (3)(6) (12) of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 (hereinafter referred as ‘LODR Regulations 2015’), Section 21 of SCRA, and Clause 49(1), Clause 49(D)(1) to (13), Clause 49(E) (1) and (2) of Listing Agreement. ii. under Section 15HA of SEBI Act, 1992 against Statutory Auditor M/s.Shyam C Agarwal (“Noticee-7”), for the alleged violations of Section 4(1), Section 4(2),(f) and (r) of the PFUTP Regulations . APPOINTMENT OF ADJUDICATING OFFICER

Adjudication Order in the matter of Sharon Bio Medicine Limited Page 3 of 76 4. The allegations levelled against the Noticees in the SCN are summarized as below:

Adjudication Order in the matter of Sharon Bio Medicine Limited Page 4 of 76 Drunal Shah Independent and Non-Executive Director Sanjay Shah Independent and Non-Executive Director Harish Palecanda Independent and Non-Executive Director Source: Data from BSE and annual report

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