sebi:PJ/VP/08/2016
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Facts / Headnote
Penalty imposed under Section 15HB; charges under Section 15C not established
Provisions invoked
- s. 15
- s. 19
- s. 15J
- s. 15C
Parties
- M/s. Fraternity Electronics Limited
Holding
The Noticee was held liable for violating SEBI Circular No. CIR/OIAE/1/2012 by failing to obtain SCORES authentication, attracting a penalty of Rs. 1,00,000 under Section 15HB of the SEBI Act. The charge of failing to redress one investor complaint under Section 15C was not established because the statutory requirement of being 'called upon by the Board in writing' was not fulfilled due to defective service of the letters.
Full text
Adjudication Order in respect ofM/s. Fraternity Electronics Limited Page 2 of 11 SEBICircular No. CIR/OIAE/1/2012 dated August 13, 2012. The same was also communicated to the Noticee by SEBIvide its letters Ref. No. OIAE- 1/RA/35/2014 dated 01.01.2014, OIAE/KSN/11435/2014 dated 21.04.2014and OIAE1/KS/32431/2014 dated 18.11.2014.
Adjudication Order in respect ofM/s. Fraternity Electronics Limited Page 3 of 11 Hand Delivery, however, it was returned undelivered with a remark “Address incomplete”. Thereafter, an opportunity of personal hearing was granted on 12.02.2016 vide hearing notice dated 21.01.2016 forwarding the copy of the SCN dated.14.01.2016 and advising the Noticee to reply within 14 days.The said hearing notice was sent through hand delivery and/ or affixture. The hearing notice could not be delivered, hence, the hearing notice was affixed at the address of the Noticee on 01.02.2016.The Noticee failed to reply to the SCN and also did not appear for the hearing. Thereafter, another opportunity of hearing was granted to the Noticee on 25.02.2016 vide hearing notice dated 15.02.2016 sent through Speed Post Acknowledgement Due, Hand Delivery and through Affixture. The Noticee was advised to furnish the reply by 24.02.2016. The said notice sent through Speed Post Acknowledgement Due was returned undelivered with a remark “Addressee Moved”. The notice sent through hand delivery could not be delivered and hence the said notice was affixed on the door of the premises on 16.02.2016. However, the Noticee has failed to reply to the SCN till date and further failed to appear before the undersigned for the opportunities of hearing granted on 12.02.2016 and 25.02.2016.In the said SCN and in the hearing notices it was specifically stated that,if the Noticee fails to submit their reply to the SCN or fails
Adjudication Order in respect ofM/s. Fraternity Electronics Limited Page 4 of 11 am constrained to proceed ex-parte with the matter on the basis of the material available on record.
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