sebi:Order/PM/AB/2020-21/8084

SEBI · SEBI · 2017-11-15 · Prasanta Mahapatra, Adjudicating Officer

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Facts / Headnote

Violation established; monetary penalty of Rs. 5,00,000 imposed

Provisions invoked

Regulations

Parties

Holding

The Noticee violated Regulation 29(1) read with Regulation 29(3) of SAST Regulations, 2011 by failing to disclose the pledge/encumbrance of 60,00,000 shares of Scanpoint Geomatics Ltd. within two working days, and is liable to a monetary penalty of Rs. 5,00,000 under section 15A(b) of the SEBI Act, 1992.

Full text

Adjudication Order in respect of Rakhi Trading Pvt. Ltd. in the matter of Scanpoint Geomatics Ltd. Page 2 of 10 APPOINTMENT OF ADJUDICATING OFFICER

Adjudication Order in respect of Rakhi Trading Pvt. Ltd. in the matter of Scanpoint Geomatics Ltd. Page 3 of 10 appeared for the hearing and informed that they have filed an application for settlement. The Noticee also filed written submissions dated April 5, 2018 in response to the SCN.

Adjudication Order in respect of Rakhi Trading Pvt. Ltd. in the matter of Scanpoint Geomatics Ltd. Page 4 of 10 Notably, the said intention gets further more fortified by the fact that the Pledge of the shares of SGL was not even registered under the Depositories Act. Moreover, it was incumbent upon the Karnavati to inform the Depository participants about the said Pledge of the shares as has been held in the Judgment of M/s Pushpanjali Tie Up Pvt. Ltd. Vs. Renuka Chaudhary & Ors. (AIR 2015 Bom 1). Pertinently, the intention of the Parties was clear that no shareholding or control of the company was being transferred by way of the Pledge hence, the same was not registered under the Depositories Act, 1958.  In the present scenario none of the essential ingredients to form a violation of the SAST Regulation, 2011 exist. Importantly, the Sebi has failed to point out in the Show Cause notice the prejudice which has been caused to the investor nor has the Sebi been able to make out the case which satisfies the essentials so as to come to a

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