sebi:WTM/KMA/OIAE/337/12/2010
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Facts / Headnote
Restrained from accessing the securities market and prohibited from buying, selling or otherwise dealing in securities directly or indirectly till all pending investor grievances are resolved and confirmed by SEBI
Provisions invoked
- s. 19
Parties
- Indo American Credit Corporation Limited
Holding
SEBI restrained Indo American Credit Corporation Limited from accessing the securities market and prohibited it from buying, selling or otherwise dealing in securities, directly or indirectly, till all pending investor grievances against it are resolved and reported to and confirmed by SEBI.
Full text
Page 2 of 4 2. In view of the above, a show cause notice dated November 6, 2009 was issued to the Company by SEBI under Sections 11(4)(b) and 11B of the SEBI Act requiring it to show cause as to why it should not be restrained from accessing the securities market and prohibited in dealing in securities till such time the pending investor grievances against it are resolved. Thereafter, an opportunity of hearing was granted to the Company on August 5, 2010. As the show cause notice issued to the Company returned undelivered from the last known address, a copy of the same along with the notice of hearing was sent for pasting as substituted service. However, one A. A. Mewati, who was residing in the premises of the Company and claiming to be residing there for the past 60 years, did not allow the notices to be pasted in the premises. Thereafter, a paper publication was made by SEBI on June 13, 2010, in respect of the said show cause notice and the notice for hearing in various newspapers having nationwide and state-wide circulation including ‘Hindustan Times’ (Mumbai, New Delhi and Kolkata Editions), "LokSatta", Mumbai Edition. Despite taking all possible measures, the Company failed to attend the hearing scheduled on August 5, 2010.
Page 3 of 4 4. I have considered the facts of the case and the material available on record. As per the letter of SEBI dated September 25, 2008, there are eighty five complaints pending unresolved by the Company. I note that sufficient opportunities have been provided by SEBI to the Company to redress the pending investor grievances. Inspite of paper publication and uploading the notices in the SEBI website and affording sufficient time, the Company not only failed to resolve the pending investor grievances but also failed to respond to the notices issued by SEBI. Further, no Action Taken Report was also submitted by the Company. The protection of the investors in the securities market is one of the paramount duties of SEBI and the present case involves a listed company that not only failed to redress the investors’ grievances but also failed to respond to the letters/notices issued by SEBI. I also note that SEBI had initiated prosecution proceedings before the Hon’ble Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court, Ahmedabad in respect of the alleged violation of Sections 113 and 207 of the Companies Act, 1956. The Company had pleaded guilty and accordingly, the Hon’ble Court had imposed a fine of `1,000/- As the investor grievances are pending unresolved by the Company, it would be against the interests of the investors to permit such a Company and its directors to access or deal in the securities market. In view of the same, I find it appropriate to issue suitable directio
Page 4 of 4 indirectly, till all the pending investor grievances against it are resolved and the same is reported to and confirmed by the Securities and Exchange Board of India.
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