sebi:Order/MC/VS/2021-22/14853

SEBI · SEBI · 2019-11-27 · Maninder Cheema, Adjudicating Officer

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Facts / Headnote

Clarified that adjudication order dated 27.08.2020 levying Rs. 5,00,000 penalty continues to apply to the original Noticee and is not applicable to the Appellant Noticee; no violation found against Appellant Noticee.

Provisions invoked

• s. 15H
• s. 12A
• s. 464

Regulations

• Reg. 3

Parties

• Rajesh Agarwal (PAN AMXPA5214B, Driving Licence No. CG0420130923140) - Appellant Noticee
• Rajesh Agarwal (PAN AMXPA5214B, Driving Licence No. GJ062011008547) - original Noticee

Holding

The Appellant Noticee with Driving Licence No. CG0420130923140 and Raipur/Thane addresses is a different person from the original Noticee with Driving Licence No. GJ062011008547 and Vadodara address who carried out the impugned trades. The penalty order dated 27.08.2020 is therefore not applicable to the Appellant Noticee and continues to apply to the original Noticee.

Full text

Adjudication Order in respect of Rajesh Agarwal in the matter of Vani Commercials Ltd. Page 2 of 16 matter to the undersigned for fresh consideration and for passing an order in respect of Rajesh Agarwal (“the Appellant Noticee”), the appellant before the SAT, who has the same PAN as the original Noticee but a different Driving License No. with certain other differences recorded by the Hon’ble SAT in respect of the identification documents of the original Noticee and the Appellant Noticee, within six months from the date of the order. The Hon’ble SAT also directed the appellant to appear before the undersigned on January 5, 2022.

Adjudication Order in respect of Rajesh Agarwal in the matter of Vani Commercials Ltd. Page 3 of 16 Further, as per records obtained from the website of India Post, a physical copy of the SCN was delivered to the address “H. No. A 8, Near Siddheswari Temple, Radhswaninagar, Bhatagon Chowk, Raipur, Chhatisgarh-492001” provided by the depositories. A copy of the SCN sent to the other physical address attributed to the PAN of the original Noticee as per records of the depositories – “204, La Citadel Flat 30 Nutan Bharat Society Alkapuri Vadodara, Gujarat” returned undelivered with the comments “door locked” and “insufficient address”. Thus, the SCN was successfully served upon one physical address as well as two e-mail id’s attributed to the PAN of the original Noticee.

Adjudication Order in respect of Rajesh Agarwal in the matter of Vani Commercials Ltd. Page 4 of 16 Appellant Noticee was asked to confirm his PAN. The Noticee was also asked to confirm the date and mode of receipt of the SCN by him. However, no response was received from the Appellant Noticee.

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