sebi:RA/DPS/338-379/2018

SEBI · SEBI · Rachna Anand, Adjudicating Officer

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Facts / Headnote

Proceedings abated against Noticee Nos. 16, 24/35 (deceased) and 30 (struck-off); violations of Regulations 11(2), 11(1), 7(1A) of SAST Regulations, 1997 and Regulation 13(3) of PIT Regulations, 1992 established against the remaining promoter-group Noticees/PAC, attracting monetary penalty under Sections 15A(b) and 15H(ii) of the SEBI Act, 1992, payable within 45 days.

Provisions invoked

• s. 15A
• s. 15
• s. 81
• s. 15H
• s. 15I
• s. 15J
• s. 15F
• s. 2(1)
• s. 248
• s. 560
• s. 128(5)

Regulations

• Reg. 7
• Reg. 7(1)
• Reg. 11
• Reg. 199
• Reg. 2(1)(e)
• Reg. 10
• Reg. 13(3)
• Reg. 27
• Reg. 11(1)
• Reg. 23
• Reg. 12
• Reg. 7(2)
• Reg. 11(2)
• Reg. 35
• Reg. 2(2)

Holding

The promoter-group Noticees acting as acquirer/PAC violated Regulations 11(2), 11(1) and 7(1A) of SAST Regulations, 1997 and Noticee No.1 violated Regulation 13(3) of PIT Regulations, 1992, and are liable to monetary penalty under Sections 15A(b) and 15H(ii), while proceedings against deceased and dissolved Noticees abate.

Full text

Adjudication Order in respect of i) Suchitra Dhanani and 41Ors. Page 2 of 35 FACTS OF THE CASE 1. Securities and Exchange Board of India (hereinafter referred to as ‘SEBI’) has initiated adjudicating proceeding against the promoters of Sayaji Hotels Limited (“Target Company”) namely, Suchitra Dhanani, (the Noticee No. 1 / Suchitra), Excellent Estate Developers Pvt Ltd, (the Noticee No. 2 / Excellent), Bharat Equity Services Ltd, (the Noticee No. 3 / Bharat), Liberty Construction & Leasing Pvt Ltd, (the Noticee No. 4 / Liberty), Habibunisha Dhanani, (the Noticee No. 5 / Habibunisha), Kayum Dhanani, (the Noticee No. 6 / Kayum), Gulshan I Memon, (the Noticee No. 7 / Gulshan), Shamim Dhanani, (the Noticee No. 8 / Shamim), Shaji Nair, (the Noticee No. 9 / Shaji), Subhash Pandit, (the Noticee No. 10 / Subhash), Abbas A. Shaikh, (the Noticee No. 11 / Abbas), Abdul Razak Dhanani, (the Noticee No. 12 / Abdul), Sadika Md I Memon, (the Noticee No. 13 / Sadika), Mansoor I Memon, (the Noticee No. 14 / Mansoor), Jamila S Dhanani, (the Noticee No. 15 / Jamila), Havabai D Dhanani, (the Noticee No. 16 / Havabai), Anisha Dhanani, (the Noticee No. 17 / Anisha), Rajesh C. Modi, (the Noticee No. 18 / Rajesh), Akitabanu Md Ismail Memon, (the Noticee No. 19 / Akitabanu), Akshay S. Udar, (the Noticee No. 20 / Akshay), Uday Dhanani, (the Noticee No. 21 / Uday), Rohini S Udar, (the Noticee No. 22 / Rohini), Shirin H Memon, (the Noticee No. 23 / Shirin), Ismail Hazi Abdulla Memon, (the Noticee No. 24 /

Adjudication Order in respect of i) Suchitra Dhanani and 41Ors. Page 3 of 35 Nasim Desai, (the Noticee No. 42 / Nasim). All the Noticees collectively referred as 'Noticees / Promoters'. Adjudication proceedings have been initiated against Noticee No. 1 for the alleged violations of regulations 7(1A), 11(1) and 11(2) of SEBI (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers) Regulations, 1997 (SAST Regulations, 1997) read with regulation 35 of SEBI (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers) Regulations, 2011 (SAST Regulations, 2011) and also for the violations of regulation 13(3) of SEBI(Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations, 1992 (PIT Regulations, 1992) read with regulation 12 of SEBI(Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations, 2015 (PIT Regulations, 2015). Noticees No. 2 to 28 for the alleged violations of regulations 7(1A), 11(1) and 11(2) of SAST Regulations, 1997 read with regulation 35 of SAST Regulations, 2011, Noticees No. 29 to 37 for the alleged violations of regulations 7(1A) and 11(2) of SAST Regulations, 1997 read with regulation 35 of SAST Regulations, 2011 and Noticees No. 38 to 42 for the alleged violations of regulations 7(1A) and 11(1) of SAST Regulations, 1997 read with regulation 35 of SAST Regulations, 2011. APPOINTMENT OF ADJUDICATING OFFICER

Adjudication Order in respect of i) Suchitra Dhanani and 41Ors. Page 4 of 35 be not imposed under section 15A(b) and 15H(ii) of the SEBI Act for the aforesaid alleged violation of SAST Regulations and PIT Regulations.

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