sebi:WTM/AB/IVD/ID9/29600/2023-24

SEBI · SEBI · 2023-07-22 · Ashwani Bhatia, Whole Time Member

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Facts / Headnote

Application for defreezing allowed to limited extent - two overdraft accounts to be defrozen forthwith subject to blocking unutilized portion; all other Interim Order directions continue

Provisions invoked

• s. 19

Parties

• Mauria Udyog Limited

Holding

The overdraft accounts nos. 630305004429 and 630305006222 of Mauria Udyog Limited with ICICI Bank shall be defrozen forthwith, but the unutilized portion as on date of the Order shall not be available for utilization till further orders, with all other directions of the Interim Order dated June 19, 2023 continuing.

Full text

_______________________________________________________________________ Order in the respect of Mauria Udyog Limited P a g e 2 | 6 (c) The Applicant along with ten other Noticees was directed to credit/deposit the aforesaid amount of wrongful gains into an interest bearing Escrow Account or Savings a/c with a lien marked in favour of SEBI, created specifically for the purpose in a Nationalized Bank, within 15 days from the

_______________________________________________________________________ Order in the respect of Mauria Udyog Limited P a g e 3 | 6 (a) The only logic to freeze the debit side of the bank accounts of the Applicant was to secure and recover an amount of Rs. 26,19,68,781 being the alleged wrongful gain for which ten other Noticees are also jointly and severally liable. However, the Applicant is shocked to learn that overdraft facility account nos. 630305004429 and 630305006222 maintained at ICICI Bank, Faridabad Branch, were also frozen. (b) The alleged wrongful gain of Rs. 26,19,68,781 can neither be secured nor be recovered from the abovementioned overdraft bank accounts since the purpose of the overdraft facility is well defined in the agreement between the Applicant and ICICI Bank, which is to augment the working capital for the purpose of the well-defined core manufacturing business. The Applicant is aggrieved because the freezing of these overdrafts facility bank accounts has resulted in the entire business of the Applicant coming to a standstill. (c) The Applicant will not be able to fulfil its statutory obligations like payment of GST/Income Tax/ESI/PF etc. apart from payment to suppliers, vendors and salary of employees and workers. Further, freezing of overdrafts facility bank accounts will be damaging like a double-edged sword. On one hand, it is not going to fulfil the purpose of securitization and recovery of alleged wrongful gain, on other hand it will impair the a

_______________________________________________________________________ Order in the respect of Mauria Udyog Limited P a g e 4 | 6 Consideration

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