sebi:Order/SM/S./2023-24/29050-29052

SEBI · SEBI · 2015-09-04 · Soma Majumder, Adjudicating Officer

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Facts / Headnote

Noticees held liable for non-compliance with SEBI Order dated September 04, 2015; severe penalty imposed under Section 15HB of the SEBI Act

Provisions invoked

• s. 11B
• s. 15
• s. 19
• s. 15H
• s. 15J
• s. 28A
• s. 15I(1)
• s. 73(2)
• s. 291

Regulations

• Reg. 4(2)(a)

Parties

• Noticee 1
• Noticee 2
• Noticee 3

Holding

The Noticees (directors of Sunshine Infrabuild Corporation Limited) failed to comply with the directions of SEBI Order dated September 04, 2015 requiring refund of money collected through issuance of debentures along with interest, and a severe penalty under Section 15HB of the SEBI Act was imposed on them.

Full text

Adjudication Order in the matter of Sunshine Infrabuild Corporation Limited Page 2 of 22 convertible debentures (‘NCDs’) during the financial year 2013-14, in violation of SEBI (Issue and Listing of Debt Securities) Regulations, 2008 (“ILDS Regulations”) and Companies Act, 1956 (“CA 1956/CA 56”). Vide the said order, SEBI issued directions to Sunshine and its directors including Noticee 1, Noticee 2, Noticee 3, Dharm Singh Kushwah, Mukesh Singh, Banwari Lal Baghel, Surendra Singh Baghel, inter alia, directing them to forthwith refund the money collected by Sunshine through the issuance of aforesaid debentures. Sunshine is a public company incorporated on September 24, 2008 and is registered at Registrar of Companies, Delhi (“RoC-Delhi”). Noticees 1 and 2 were the directors of Sunshine from September 24, 2008 to June 01, 2011, and Noticee 3 was a director of Sunshine from August 27, 2009 to June 01, 2011 (Noticees 1 to 3 are hereinafter collectively referred to as “Noticees”).

Adjudication Order in the matter of Sunshine Infrabuild Corporation Limited Page 3 of 22 5. The relevant extracts of the allegations levelled against Noticees 1 to 3 in the SCN are as under:

Adjudication Order in the matter of Sunshine Infrabuild Corporation Limited Page 4 of 22 1. Vide letter dated April 03, 2018 to SEBI, Noticee 1 acknowledged the receipt of the audit report and presented pay orders amounting to Rs. 21,28,112 on behalf of the Noticees (“Annexure - 5”). Thus, the said audit report was duly served on the Noticees. However, it was observed by SEBI that Noticees did not submit their comments or file any objections/representation with respect to the said audit report in terms of para 6 of the Hon’ble SAT’s order dated July 27, 2017.” …

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