sebi:VKV/DL/AO-60/2015-16

SEBI · SEBI · 2012-07-20 · Vijayant Kumar Verma, Adjudicating Officer

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Facts / Headnote

Penalty of Rs. 50,000 imposed under Section 15C of the SEBI Act, 1992

Provisions invoked

• s. 15
• s. 15I
• s. 15J
• s. 15C

Parties

• M/s Geefcee Finance Limited

Holding

The Noticee, being a listed company with one pending investor grievance in SCORES, was held to have violated SEBI Circulars on SCORES redressal and liable for monetary penalty under Section 15C of the SEBI Act, 1992, and a penalty of Rs. 50,000 was imposed.

Full text

Adjudication Order against M/s Geefcee Finance Limited December 18, 2015 Page 2 of 8 2. SEBI vide Circular No. - CIR/OIAE/1/2012 dated August 13, 2012 advised all companies whose securities were listed on stock exchanges to obtain SCORES authentication by September 14, 2012 failing which appropriate enforcement action would be initiated against them. Further Vide another Circular No. CIR/OIAE/1/2013 dated April 17, 2013 SEBI had granted further 30 days’ time to obtain scores authentication and informed that any failure would not only be deemed as non redressal of investor grievances but also indicate willful avoidance of the same.

Adjudication Order against M/s Geefcee Finance Limited December 18, 2015 Page 3 of 8 SHOW CAUSE NOTICE AND REPLY 6. A Show Cause Notice (hereinafter referred to as “SCN”) was issued to the Noticee under rule 4 of SEBI (Procedure for Holding Inquiry and imposing penalties by Adjudicating Officer) Rules, 1995 (hereinafter referred to as ‘Adjudicating Rules’) to show cause as to why an inquiry be not held against it in terms of rule 4 of the Rules read with section 15I of SEBI Act, 1992 and

Adjudication Order against M/s Geefcee Finance Limited December 18, 2015 Page 4 of 8  The default if any, is procedural default. We have no intention to default and have never defaulted in addressing any complaint from the investor or shareholder or from any other participant. In past, there is no complaint pending against our Company and can be checked in your system as well. …….”

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