sebi:PJ/VP/17/2016
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Facts / Headnote
Penalty of Rs. 1,00,000 imposed under Section 15HB for failure to obtain SCORES authentication; Noticee absolved of Section 15C charge for failure to redress investor complaints.
Provisions invoked
- s. 15
- s. 19
- s. 15J
- s. 15C
Parties
- M/s Sagar Apparels Limited
Holding
The Noticee violated SEBI Circular No. CIR/OIAE/1/2012 by failing to obtain SCORES authentication and is liable to Rs. 1,00,000 penalty under Section 15HB, but is absolved of the Section 15C charge for non-redressal of investor complaints for want of proper written call.
Full text
Adjudication Order in respect of M/sSagar Apparels LimitedPage 2 of 12 terms of SEBICircular No. CIR/OIAE/1/2012 dated August 13, 2012. The same was also communicated to the Noticee by SEBI vide its letter Ref. No. OIAE-1/MG/31236/2014 dated 03.11.2014 (Inadvertently mentioned as dated 18.11.2014 in the Show Cause Notice).
Adjudication Order in respect of M/sSagar Apparels LimitedPage 3 of 12 prescribed time.The SCN was sent by electronic mail to the e-mail id shrisanjaysagar@yahoo.com, the email ID of the Company on the MCA websitein in terms of rule 7(b) of Securities and Exchange Board of India (Procedure for Holding Inquiry and Imposing Penalties by Adjudicating Officer) Amendment Rules, 2015.The said SCN was delivered through the above email Id.
Adjudication Order in respect of M/sSagar Apparels LimitedPage 4 of 12 on 21.03.2016 vide hearing notice dated 14.03.2016 sent through electronic mail to the e-mail id shrisanjaysagar@yahoo.com. In the said hearing notice, it was once again reminded that as per SEBI SCORES website the company is shown to be listed at Ahmedabad Stock Exchange apart from Vadodara Stock Exchange which has been allowed exit by SEBI (http://scores.gov.in/SebiContents.aspx?page=entitystatus#). It was further reminded that, it is listed on Ahmedabad Stock Exchange website, the name of the company appears in the list of companies who have not obtained SCORES Authentication (http://aselindia.co.in/companies/list-of-companies-that- have-not-obtained-scores-registration.html). Through the said reminders, comments were sought from the Noticee on the said information’s. The Noticee did not appear for the hearing. However, the Noticee has failed to appear before the undersigned for the opportunities of hearing granted 11.03.2016 and 21.03.2016. In the said SCNand in the hearing notices it was specifically stated that,if the Noticee fails to submit their reply to the SCN or failsto attend the hearing proceedings on the stipulated date and time, it will be presumed that Noticee has no submissions to offer in its defense and the matter would be further proceeded with on the basis of the material available on record. I note that the Noticeehas failed to appear for hearings to substantiate their case towards th
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