sebi:Order/MC/VS/2020-21/9460-9471

SEBI · SEBI · 2019-06-28 · Maninder Cheema, Adjudicating Officer

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Facts / Headnote

Penalty imposed on Noticee Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 10 and 11 for disclosure violations; penalty table amounts not in excerpts

Provisions invoked

• s. 15A
• s. 15
• s. 15H

Regulations

• Reg. 7
• Reg. 3
• Reg. 4
• Reg. 13
• Reg. 199
• Reg. 13(1)
• Reg. 13(3)
• Reg. 200
• Reg. 29(1)
• Reg. 29
• Reg. 2
• Reg. 9
• Reg. 29(2)
• Reg. 201

Parties

• Minal Bharat Patel
• Ruchit Bharat Patel
• Prashant Jayantilal Patel
• Pat Financial Consultants Private Limited
• Acira Consultancy Private Limited
• Hridaynath Consultancy Pvt. Ltd.
• Moneybee Realty Pvt. Ltd.
• Bharat J. Patel
• Hardik Bharat Patel
• Pankaj J Patel
• Pranav Holdings P. Ltd.
• Finquest Securities P. Ltd.

Holding

The Adjudicating Officer held Noticee Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 10 and 11 liable for failure to make disclosures regarding shareholding/acquisitions in Transpek Industry Ltd. under the PIT Regulations and SAST Regulations and imposed monetary penalty under Section 15A(b) of the SEBI Act.

Full text

Adjudication Order in respect of 12 entities in the matter of Transpek Industry Ltd. Page 2 of 37 9Th Floor, New Sarvottam CHS, Irla Bridge, Andheri West, Mumbai – 400058 and 3/4, Shankar Smruti Chawl, Shivaji Nagar, Tembhi Pada Road, Mumbai – 400078

Adjudication Order in respect of 12 entities in the matter of Transpek Industry Ltd. Page 3 of 37 BACKGROUND 1. Securities and Exchange Board of India (hereinafter referred to as “SEBI”) initiated adjudication proceedings under Section 15A (b), Section 15HA and Section 15HB of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 (hereinafter referred to as “SEBI Act”) against Minal Bharat Patel (“Noticee No. 1”),Ruchit Bharat Patel (“Noticee No. 2”), Prashant Jayantilal Patel (“Noticee No. 3”), Pat Financial Consultants Private Limited (“Noticee No. 4”), Acira Consultancy Private Limited (“Noticee No. 5”), Hridaynath Consultancy Pvt. Ltd. (“Noticee 6”), Moneybee Realty Pvt. Ltd. (“Noticee 7”), Bharat J. Patel (“Noticee 8”), Hardik Bharat Patel (“Noticee 9”), Pankaj J Patel ( “Noticee 10”), Pranav Holdings P. Ltd. (“Noticee 11”), Finquest Securities P. Ltd. (“Noticee 12”) (“hereinafter together referred to as “the Noticees”), for alleged violations of provisions of the SEBI (Prohibition of Fraudulent and Unfair Trade Practices) Regulations, 2003 (hereinafter referred to as the “PFUTP Regulations”), SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations,1992 (hereinafter referred to as the “PIT Regulations”), the SEBI (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers) Regulations, 2011 (“Takeover Regulations”) and Clause A (2) in the Code of Conduct for Stock Brokers as specified under Schedule II read with Regulations 7 and 9 of SEBI (Stock Brokers and Sub-Brokers) Regulations, 1992

Adjudication Order in respect of 12 entities in the matter of Transpek Industry Ltd. Page 4 of 37 3. The appointment of the undersigned as AO was communicated vide order dated August 5, 2019.

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