sebi:Order/SM/DD/2022-23/18024

SEBI · SEBI · 2021-03-02 · Soma Majumder, Adjudicating Officer

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Facts / Headnote

Violation established; penalty of Rs. 1,00,000 imposed under Section 15A(b)

Provisions invoked

• s. 11B
• s. 11
• s. 15A
• s. 15
• s. 19
• s. 15I
• s. 15J
• s. 15F
• s. 28A

Regulations

• Reg. 7(2)(a)

Parties

• Mr. Y S Manjunath

Holding

Noticee violated Regulation 7(2)(a) of PIT Regulations on four occasions by failing to disclose trades exceeding Rs. 10 lakh, and a penalty of Rs. 1,00,000 under Section 15A(b) of SEBI Act was imposed.

Full text

Adjudication Order in respect of Mr. Y S Manjunath in the matter of Titan Company Ltd. Page 2 of 10 as ‘Noticee/by name’). Therefore, SEBI initiated adjudication proceedings against Noticee under the provisions of Section 15A(b) of Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 (hereinafter referred to as ‘SEBI Act’) for alleged violation of Regulation 7(2)(a) of PIT Regulations by Noticee.

Adjudication Order in respect of Mr. Y S Manjunath in the matter of Titan Company Ltd. Page 3 of 10 b) It was observed from the table above that in the calendar quarter ended December 2018, the total traded value of the securities traded by Noticee in the scrip of Titan was Rs 13,95,138/- and in the calendar quarter ended March 2019, the total traded value of the securities traded by Noticee in the scrip of Titan was Rs. 31,54,052/-. It was observed that on four (4) occasions in the aforesaid calendar quarters, Noticees traded value of securities in Titan exceeded rupees ten lakhs. Therefore, for the aforesaid transactions, which were in excess of the limit specified in Regulation 7(2)(a) of PIT Regulations, Noticee was required to make disclosure in terms of the aforesaid regulation. In this regard, in reply to a query by SEBI, TCL vide email dated October 28, 2020, confirmed that it had not received any disclosures from Noticee.

Adjudication Order in respect of Mr. Y S Manjunath in the matter of Titan Company Ltd. Page 4 of 10 8. The relevant extract of the submissions by Noticee are given hereunder: - a. He was not aware of the rules and guidelines pertaining to securities law. b. He was not holding managerial position nor working in finance and legal department. He was an operating level employee in manufacturing area. c. He had not received any communication from the company with respect to code of conduct. d. He was not aware of the rules and regulations related to the disclosure of the trading details to the company.

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