sebi:SO/AB/EFD2/2022-23/7140

SEBI · SEBI · 2023-05-08 · Ananth Narayan G, Whole Time Member; Amarjeet Singh, Whole Time Member

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Facts / Headnote

Settled on payment of settlement amount

Provisions invoked

• s. 19
• s. 15J
• s. 67(3)

Regulations

• Reg. 25
• Reg. 28
• Reg. 23

Holding

Any proceedings that may be initiated for the violations as mentioned in paragraph 1 are settled in respect of the Applicant on payment of Rs.25,00,000, with SEBI not to initiate enforcement action for the said violations.

Full text

2 4. The Applicant had also filed a compounding application for breach of Section 67(3) of the Companies Act, 1956 with National Company Law Tribunal (hereinafter referred to as “NCLT”). NCLT vide its order dated May 08, 2023 had disposed of the Compounding Petition by passing an order in terms of which, compounding was approved subject to the payment of compounding fees of ₹3,42,11,500 (Rupees Three Crore Forty Two Lakhs Eleven Thousand Five Hundred only) by the Applicant, the payment of which has been confirmed by it.

3 ii. passing of this Order is without prejudice to the right of SEBI under Regulation 28 of the Settlement Regulations to initiate appropriate action against the Applicant, if SEBI finds that: (a) any representation made by the Applicant in the present settlement proceedings is subsequently found to be untrue; (b) the Applicant has breached any of the clauses/ conditions of undertakings/ waivers filed during the present settlement proceedings; and (c) there was a discrepancy while arriving at the settlement terms.

5. Pursuant to the receipt of the application, the authorized representatives of the Applicant had a meeting with the Internal Committee of SEBI on June 16, 2023 wherein the issues detailed above were deliberated along with the terms of the settlement. Thereafter, vide email dated June 16, 2023, the Applicant proposed revised settlement terms to settle any enforcement proceedings that may be initiated against it for the violations stated above at paragraph 1.

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