sebi:WTM/AB/WRO/WRO/21136/2022-23
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Facts / Headnote
Noticees found in violation of Section 12(1) of SEBI Act, 1992 read with regulation 3(1) of IA Regulations, 2013; directed to refund Rs. 29,74,063/- to investors, deposit balance with SEBI, and debarred from securities market for six months.
Provisions invoked
- s. 19
- s. 12(1)
Regulations
- Reg. 3(1)
- Reg. 2(1)(m)
Parties
- M/s. Global Infotech Solution
- Vikash Mimrot
Holding
The Noticees, M/s. Global Infotech Solution and its proprietor Vikash Mimrot, were acting as investment advisers without obtaining registration from SEBI, in violation of Section 12(1) of the SEBI Act, 1992 read with regulation 3(1) of the IA Regulations, 2013. They were directed to refund Rs. 29,74,063/- received from investors and debarred from the securities market for six months.
Full text
Final Order in the matter of M/s. Global Infotech Solution, Prop. Vikash Mimrot Page 2 of 10 his reply/written submission within 15 days. Accordingly, Noticees have filed a reply with SEBI on May 17, 2022.
Final Order in the matter of M/s. Global Infotech Solution, Prop. Vikash Mimrot Page 3 of 10 November 9, 2020 to February 19, 2021. After perusing the transcript, I note that Global Infotech Solution was offering Stock Tips/ Calls for consideration.
Final Order in the matter of M/s. Global Infotech Solution, Prop. Vikash Mimrot Page 4 of 10 KYC documents, relating to the impugned SBI A/c. no. 39229819807, which is held in the name of the proprietorship firm ‘Global Infotech Solution’, I find that officials of SBI had carried out the Customer Identification and Customer Due Diligence at the time of opening of the said A/c. after following the procedure laid down in the RBI Master Direction - Know Your Customer (KYC) Direction, 2016. Further, upon a cursory comparison of the signature of Mr. Vikash Mimrot as appearing on the copy of his PAN Card and that on the Account Opening Form, I find that both the signatures match. Thus, I find that the claim of Mr. Vikash Mimrot that he merely tendered the documents to Mr. Yash Dubey and subsequently, was not aware of how the documents came to be misused, is untenable, since, his signatures run throughout the Account Opening Form. I also note that in his reply, Mr. Vikash Mimrot has stated that the funds which were being credited into his Bank A/c, were subsequently being transferred to Bank A/c of Mr. Yash Dubey. Strangely enough, despite being aware of this large scale movement of funds into his Bank A/c, Mr. Vikash Mimrot never raised any concern/objection or even questioned the existence of this Bank A/c. Therefore, I find that the claim of Mr. Vikash that he became aware about the alleged fraud committed upon him, only upon the receipt of the present SCN, is not tenable, since,
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