sebi:Order/MC/VS/2020-21/8795-8800

SEBI · SEBI · 2019-04-11 · Maninder Cheema, Adjudicating Officer

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Facts / Headnote

Penalties imposed on all six Noticees for violations of PFUTP Regulations and SAST Regulations

Provisions invoked

• s. 15A
• s. 15
• s. 15H
• s. 15J

Regulations

• Reg. 3
• Reg. 4
• Reg. 29(1)
• Reg. 29
• Reg. 3(a)

Holding

All six Noticees were found liable for violations: Noticees 1-6 for violating Regulations 3(a),(b),(c)&(d), 4(1) and 4(2)(a)&(e) of the PFUTP Regulations under Section 15HA, and Noticees 1 and 3 additionally for violating Regulation 29(1) read with 29(3) of the SAST Regulations under Section 15A(b). Penalties of Rs. 5,00,000 each were imposed on Noticees 1-6 for PFUTP violations and Rs. 2,00,000 each on Noticees 1 and 3 for SAST violations.

Full text

Adjudication Order in respect of 6 entities in the matter of Ramchandra Leasing and Finance Ltd. Page 2 of 31 1. Securities and Exchange Board of India (hereinafter be referred to as, the “SEBI”), initiated adjudication proceedings under Section 15HA and 15A (b) of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 (hereinafter be referred to as, the “SEBI Act”) for violation of various provisions of the SEBI (Prohibition of Fraudulent and Unfair Trade Practices relating to the Securities Market) Regulations, 2003 (hereinafter be referred to as, the “PFUTP Regulations”) and the SEBI (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers) Regulations, 2011 (“SAST Regulations”) alleged to have been committed by Melicent Sales Agencies Private Limited (“Noticee 1”), Madhubala Kishor (“Noticee 2”), Nuria Sales Agencies Private Limited (Noticee 3”), Jhamku Devi (“Noticee 4”), Kishor Kumar Mangilal (“Noticee 5”) and Anant Maruti Tambe (“Noticee 6”) (hereinafter together referred to as “the Noticees”) in the scrip of Ramchandra Leasing and Finance Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “RLFL” or “the company”) during the the “investigation period” or the “relevant period” between September 1, 2015 and July 11, 2016 (“relevant period” or “investigation period”).

Adjudication Order in respect of 6 entities in the matter of Ramchandra Leasing and Finance Ltd. Page 3 of 31 against the Noticees under Section 15HA and 15A (b) of SEBI Act for the aforesaid alleged violations.

Adjudication Order in respect of 6 entities in the matter of Ramchandra Leasing and Finance Ltd. Page 4 of 31 Name of the promoter

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