sebi:WTM/GM/EFD/33/2019-20

SEBI · SEBI · 2012-05-16 · G. Mahalingam, Whole Time Member

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Facts / Headnote

Prohibition revoked and proceedings disposed of without further orders with immediate effect

Provisions invoked

• s. 19

Holding

The prohibition issued against the five Noticees in the Interim Order was revoked and the proceedings against them were disposed of without any further orders with immediate effect.

Full text

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transactions were alleged to be linked to potential money laundering activities that could be detrimental to the genuine investors at large, the findings of the investigation with respect to the abovementioned entities, including the Noticees, were referred to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU). Subsequently, while there was no response received from FIU, RBI vide letter dated May 16, 2012 provided copies of the forensic audit conducted by RBI pertaining to nine banks in the matter and inter alia stated that “It has not been concluded or observed in any manner by the auditors during the course of audit that the particular entity had in fact engaged or otherwise in manipulating the market as furnished in the complaint submitted by SEBI.”

3. I note from the records that in respect of another set of 217 entities who were similarly placed as the abovementioned five Noticees and were under debarment along with them, SEBI vide an order dated March 31, 2015 has already revoked the prohibition against them by considering the above facts and also the fact that such entities had already undergone debarment for periods ranging from two and a half to three years. In this regard, I also note that the abovementioned five Noticees have already undergone prohibition for more than 10 years. Considering the above facts, I am of the view that the prohibition against the Noticees need not continue.

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