sebi:QJA/AA/NRO/NRO/30582/2024-25
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Facts / Headnote
Order passed ex-parte against the Noticee for unregistered investment advisory services and fraudulent dissemination of false/misleading information; directions for refund, disgorgement, penalty, and debarment issued.
Provisions invoked
- s. 19
- s. 12(1)
- s. 11B
- s. 12A
- s. 12
- s. 11
- s. 15H
- s. 15J
- s. 15F
- s. 28A
- s. 15E
Regulations
- Reg. 3
- Reg. 2(1)(c)
- Reg. 2
- Reg. 3(a)
- Reg. 2(1)(l)
- Reg. 3(1)
- Reg. 2(1)(m)
- Reg. 4(2)(k)
- Reg. 4(2)(s)
- Reg. 4(2)(o)
Parties
- Mr. Naresh Pal (Proprietor of Equity Mantra)
Holding
The Noticee, Mr. Naresh Pal, was found to have acted as an investment adviser without obtaining a certificate of registration from SEBI in violation of Regulation 3(1) of the IA Regulations read with Section 12(1) of the SEBI Act, 1992, and to have fraudulently induced investors by displaying a SEBI registration number and promising assured returns in violation of the PFUTP Regulations read with Section 12A of the SEBI Act, 1992. Monetary penalties under Sections 15EB and 15HA of the SEBI Act, 1992 were imposed along with directions for refund of Rs. 70,21,912.72/- collected from investors.
Full text
Order in the matter of Unregistered Investment Advisory Services by Equity Mantra (Proprietor: Mr. Naresh Pal) Page 2 of 34
Order in the matter of Unregistered Investment Advisory Services by Equity Mantra (Proprietor: Mr. Naresh Pal) Page 3 of 34
Order in the matter of Unregistered Investment Advisory Services by Equity Mantra (Proprietor: Mr. Naresh Pal) Page 4 of 34
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