sebi:WTM/MSS/IVD/ID-8/40/10
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Facts / Headnote
Restrained Rajendra Seclease Limited from buying, selling or dealing in the securities market or accessing the securities market, directly or indirectly, for a period of six months from the date of the order; open F&O positions to be placed in square off mode for six months.
Provisions invoked
- s. 19
- s. 12
Regulations
- Reg. 4
- Reg. 3
- Reg. 5
- Reg. 3(a)
Parties
- Rajendra Seclease Limited
Holding
VFL manipulated the price of SIL shares and acted as an unregistered sub-broker, and RSL, with which VFL amalgamated, is liable for VFL's conduct; RSL is restrained from accessing the securities market for six months.
Full text
Page 2 of 5 March 05, 2010 at Delhi. It also made additional written submissions vide letter dated March 15, 2010. 3. I have considered the SCN, the written and the oral submissions of RSL and other material on record.
Page 3 of 5 5.5 Notwithstanding the argument at 5.4 above, the proceedings under Sections 11, 11B and 11(4)(b) are preventive and remedial in nature. Hence no preventive directions can be issued as VFL, which is alleged to have committed the violation, is no more in existence as on date. 5.6 This proceeding cannot be used for issuing a penal direction as laid down by Hon’ble SAT in the matters of Sterlite Industries (India) Ltd. Vs. SEBI and Videocon International Industries (India) Ltd. Vs. SEBI. The proposed direction to debar RSL, being penal in nature, cannot be imposed under the instant proceedings.
Page 4 of 5 transferee company. Hence RSL is liable for the conduct of VFL. Further, the proceedings under Sections 11, 11B and 11(4)(b) of the SEBI Act are not criminal in nature. The instant proceedings does not attempt to fasten criminal liability on to RSL for the conduct of VFL. 6.5 It has been rightly argued that the proceedings under Sections 11, 11B and 11(4)(b) are preventive and remedial in nature. However, this provision does not become infructous if the violator of law has amalgamated with another entity. If this argument is accepted, it would promote undesirable activities in the market where an entity would violate a law and later get amalgamated with another entity and escape the consequences of its misdemeanor. However, this can be a mitigating factor at best. 6.6 This proceeding does not lead to imposition of a penalty. Debarring an entity is not a penal action. In the matter of SEBI Vs. Ajay Agarwal, the Hon’ble Supreme Court, while dealing with the nature of the proceedings under sections 11, 11B and 11(4)(b) of the SEBI Act, has held: “In the instant case, the respondent has not been held guilty of committing any offence nor has he been subjected to any penalty. He has merely been restrained by an order for a period of five years from associating with any corporate body in accessing the securities market and also has been prohibited from buying, selling or dealing in securities for a period of five years. The word ‘offence’ under Article 20 sub-clause (1)
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