sebi:WTM/KMA/IVD/112/07/2009
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Facts / Headnote
Noticees directed to be cautious and careful in future while dealing in the securities market; further violations to be viewed seriously.
Provisions invoked
- s. 19
- s. 11B
Regulations
- Reg. 11
- Reg. 3
- Reg. 13
- Reg. 6(a)
Parties
- Compuquick Datamation (India) Limited
- Mr. Nalin P Patel
- Mr. Paragi Patel
Holding
Compuquick Datamation (India) Limited and its directors Nalin P Patel and Paragi Patel were found to have violated the RTI Regulations and PFUTP Regulations by facilitating acceptance of 3,300 multiple/benami/late applications in a public issue, and were directed to be cautious and careful in future dealings in the securities market.
Full text
Page 2 of 9 Compuquick Datamation (India) Limited (hereinafter referred to as Compuquick) acted as the Registrar to the Issue to the aforesaid public issue of the company.
Page 3 of 9 respective names, for the sake of reference. The show cause notices advised the noticees to file their reply within fifteen days. Though, the show cause notices were sent to the last known address of the noticees, the same were returned undelivered. Thereafter, the said show cause notices (dated August 03, 2005) were also posted on the website of SEBI on October 08, 2008. An opportunity of personal hearing was then granted to the noticees on July 17, 2009 and the notices for the said hearing were also posted on the website of SEBI on June 29, 2009. The said notices were also sent through courier on July 06, 2009. However, no response was received from the noticees in respect of the hearing and none of them appeared on the said date. Considering the totality of the facts and circumstances of the case, I do not consider it necessary to keep the present proceedings pending and therefore the same is being considered on the basis of the material available on record.
Page 4 of 9 December 08, 1995, against 1,600 instruments/applications and Rs.1,70,00,000/- was debited against 1,700 instruments/applications on December 09, 1995. Therefore, in all, a total of Rs.3,30,00,000/- was debited against 3,300 cheques (submitted towards 3,300 applications). It is pertinent to note that the said 3,300 applications (made in the public issue of the company) were not made in the name of M/s. Laxmi Movers but in various names and addresses. Thus, it is clear that multiple applications were made in benami names. Another important factor is that the United Bank of India (where M/s. Laxmi Movers maintained the aforesaid bank account) informed that, 3,300 blank cheque leafs were issued to M/s. Laxmi Movers only on December 02,
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