sebi:Order/NH/YK/2024-25/31191

SEBI · SEBI · 2024-04-04 · N Hariharan, Chief General Manager and Adjudicating Officer

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Facts / Headnote

Monetary penalty imposed on the Noticee for violations committed by TSR Consultants Private Limited prior to its amalgamation with the Noticee.

Provisions invoked

• s. 11B
• s. 11
• s. 15
• s. 15H
• s. 15J
• s. 23
• s. 10
• s. 28
• s. 230
• s. 124
• s. 17
• s. 232o

Parties

• Link Intime India Private Limited

Holding

The Noticee (Link Intime India Private Limited) is held liable for violations committed by TSR Consultants Private Limited prior to its amalgamation, specifically for failure to close 62 vulnerabilities immediately after detection through VAPT Audit and failure of the Technology Committee to review cyber security implementation for three quarters, and a monetary penalty was imposed under Section 15HB of the SEBI Act.

Full text

Adjudication Order in the matter of TSR Consultants Private Limited Page 2 of 35 3. Based on the findings of Inspection conducted by SEBI and the response dated April 04, 2024 submitted to SEBI, certain non-compliances of SEBI Circulars were alleged. A summary of charges and violations alleged to have been committed by TSR are given in the table below: Table 1

Adjudication Order in the matter of TSR Consultants Private Limited Page 3 of 35 aforementioned violations of the provisions of law alleged to have been committed by the TSR. Pursuant to the amalgamation of TSR with the Noticee, vide communique dated September 25, 2024, the undersigned was informed about the continuance of Adjudication proceedings against the Noticee for the violations allegedly committed by TSR prior to amalgamation.

Adjudication Order in the matter of TSR Consultants Private Limited Page 4 of 35  It was observed that the aforesaid finding was communicated to the TSR by SEBI vide letter dated March 22, 2024. The TSR vide letter dated April 04, 2024, had, inter alia, stated as under in respect of the aforesaid finding in the IR: “We confirm that all the vulnerabilities mentioned here were addressed and acted upon within the stipulated time. However, we had not communicated the closure to SEBI within the stipulated time. We regret this omission and would be careful in future in communicating the same.”

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