sebi:PB/AO-22/2011

SEBI · SEBI · 2004-09-23 · Parag Basu, Adjudicating Officer

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Facts / Headnote

Penalty imposed

Provisions invoked

• s. 15A
• s. 15
• s. 15J

Regulations

• Reg. 7
• Reg. 7(1)
• Reg. 7(3)
• Reg. 7(2)

Holding

The Noticee violated regulation 7(1) read with regulation 7(2) of SAST Regulations by failing to disclose acquisition of 9,33,460 shares constituting 5.33% of ETP on June 22, 2002 within the prescribed time. A monetary penalty of Rs. 50,000 under section 15A(b) of the SEBI Act was imposed.

Full text

Page 2 of 8 APPOINTMENT OF ADJUDICATING OFFICER 3. The undersigned has been appointed as Adjudicating Officer vide order dated September 23, 2004 under section 15 I of the SEBI Act read with rule 3 of the SEBI (Procedure for Holding Inquiry and Imposing Penalties by Adjudicating Officer) Rules, 1995 (hereinafter referred to as ‘Rules’) to inquire into and adjudge under section 15A(b) of the SEBI Act.

Page 3 of 8 IV. Copy of the declaration made by ETP to BSE in terms of regulation 7(3) of SAST Regulations and forwarded to SEBI vide letter dated July 28, 2004.

Page 4 of 8 filing of consent application by the Noticee. At this juncture, Mr. Pandya sought time to go back to his office to check his records and stated that he would be back with the information at 2:30 p.m. However, Mr. Pandya, nor any other person on behalf of the Noticee, or the Noticee himself appeared before the undersigned thereafter. In the above circumstances, no hearing with regard to the adjudication proceedings could take place. Further, as of date the Noticee has not come back with any information with regard to filing of his consent application in the matter.

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