sebi:Order/SR/SM/2020-21/7532/4

SEBI · SEBI · 2019-12-26 · Sangeeta Rathod, Adjudicating Officer

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Facts / Headnote

Penalty imposed

Provisions invoked

• s. 15A
• s. 15
• s. 15J
• s. 28A
• s. 23
• s. 14
• s. 33(5)
• s. 14(1)
• s. 31
• s. 33
• s. 14(4)
• s. 13(2)

Regulations

• Reg. 13(3)
• Reg. 7(3)
• Reg. 40(9)
• Reg. 4
• Reg. 7(2)
• Reg. 40(10)

Parties

• Era Infra Engineering Limited

Holding

The Adjudicating Officer held Era Infra Engineering Limited violated regulations 40(10) r/w 40(9), 13(3) and 7(3) of the LODR Regulations, 2015 for the specific periods established and imposed a penalty of Rs. 6,00,000 under section 15A(b) of the SEBI Act, 1992.

Full text

Adjudication order in respect of Era Infra Engineering Limited Page 2 of 18 the view that there are grounds to adjudicate upon the alleged violations, appointed Shri V.S. Sundaresan as Adjudicating Officer (in short AO), under section 15-I of The Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 (hereinafter referred to as the SEBI Act, 1992) r/w rule 3 of Securities and Exchange Board of India (Procedure for Holding Inquiry and Imposing Penalties by Adjudicating Officer) Rules, 1995 (hereinafter referred to as Adjudication Rules, 1995) to inquire into and adjudge under section of 15A(b) of the SEBI Act, 1992, the alleged violations of provisions of regulations 40(10) read with (r/w) 40(9), regulations 7(3) and 13(3) of LODR Regulations, 2015. The said matter was transferred and undersigned was appointed AO, which was conveyed vide communique dated December 26, 2019.

Adjudication order in respect of Era Infra Engineering Limited Page 3 of 18 II. Upon perusal of the replies of the Stock exchanges, it is observed that: II.1. The Noticee has not submitted to both NSE and BSE, the compliance certificate as required under Regulation 40(10) r/w 40(9) of the LODR Regulations for the half year period ended September 2017, March 2018 and September 2018. Thus, the Noticee has alleged to have violated Regulation 40(10) read with Regulation 40(9) of LODR Regulations. II.2. The Noticee has submitted with a delay to NSE, the statement with respect to Investor Complaints as per Regulation 13(3) of the LODR Regulations for the quarters ended March 2016, December 2016, September 2017; and has not submitted/submitted with a delay to BSE for the quarters ended March 2016, December 2016, September 2017, December 2017, March 2018, and June

Adjudication order in respect of Era Infra Engineering Limited Page 4 of 18 13.(3) The listed entity shall file with the recognised stock exchange(s) on a quarterly basis, within twenty-one days from the end of each quarter, a statement giving the number of investor complaints pending at the beginning of the quarter, those received during the quarter, disposed of during the quarter and those remaining unresolved at the end of the quarter.

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