sebi:Order/VV/JR/2019-20/5957-5958

SEBI · SEBI · 2017-04-28 · Vijayant Kumar Verma, Adjudicating Officer

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Facts / Headnote

SCN disposed of without penalty

Provisions invoked

• s. 15A
• s. 15
• s. 15I
• s. 15J

Regulations

• Reg. 7
• Reg. 11
• Reg. 199
• Reg. 13(1)
• Reg. 11(1)
• Reg. 7(1)
• Reg. 7(2)
• Reg. 35(2)

Parties

• Vijay Mehta
• MCML
• Harsh Mehta

Holding

The Noticees failed to make disclosure under Regulation 7(1A) read with 7(2) of SAST Regulations, 1997, but the SCN was disposed of without any penalty because disclosure under PIT Regulations had fulfilled the disclosure objective.

Full text

In the matter of Mefcom Agro Industries Limited Page 2 of 9 Shares and Takeovers) Regulations, 2011 (hereinafter referred to as “SAST Regulations, 2011”).

In the matter of Mefcom Agro Industries Limited Page 3 of 9 (Prohibition of Insider Trading) regulations, 1992 (“PIT Regulations”). That the aforesaid fact has been mentioned in your SCNs as well.  That from the aforesaid, it is apparent that the information as to the change in the shareholding of the Promoters was in due knowledge of the market at large.  It is further pertinent to note that the information about the change in shareholding was duly available in the record of the Target Company and the stock exchanges in view of the disclosures made by the Target Company to BSE under Clause 35 of Listing Agreement. The shareholding pattern for the period ended December 2005; March 2006 and June 2006 reflects the change in our shareholding under Promoters and Promoters group category.  Further with respect to the observation in Para 17 of the SCN, we herein deny the averment that the other Noticees provided exit to us. In this regard it is herein submitted that we had merely sold our shares in the open market and had no association or relation with the other Parties.  The Regulation 7(1A) is applicable only with respect to shares which were acquired pursuant to Regulation 11(1). Herein the shares were held by us much prior to the notification of the SEBI (SAST) Regulations and hence the shares so held cannot be said to be acquired under Regulation 11(1) and thus the provisions of Regulation 7(1A) does not trigger.  In light of the abovesaid reiterated provisions, it is cl

In the matter of Mefcom Agro Industries Limited Page 4 of 9 video conferencing from SEBI, Northern Regional Office, was conducted on October 25, 2019. The Noticees appeared and undertook to make further submissions on or before November 10, 2019. The Noticees, vide letter dated November 1, 2019 made

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