sebi:WTM/PS/142/ERO/JAN/2016
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Facts / Headnote
Directions issued: refund of ₹99.06 lakh with 15% p.a. interest compounded half-yearly, market access restrictions, asset inventory, and referral to MCA/Police for further action
Provisions invoked
- s. 19
- s. 27
- s. 55A
- s. 73
- s. 283(1)
- s. 28A
- s. 4A
- s. 67(3)
- s. 56
- s. 73(2)
- s. 465
- s. 67(1)
- s. 67(2)
- s. 67
- s. 73(1)
- s. 2(36)
- s. 60
- s. 301
- s. 56(1)
- s. 56(3)
Parties
- Bharatiya Real Estate Development Limited
- Soumen Majumder
- Pankaj Upadhyay
- Sekh Abdul Ajim
- Subhas Koley
- Manoj Agarwala
- Tarunkumar Das
- Shipra Banerjee
Holding
BREDL made a deemed public issue of Redeemable Preference Shares by allotting to more than 49 persons, violating Sections 56, 60, 67 and 73 of the Companies Act, 1956, and the Company along with its past and present directors are jointly and severally liable to refund ₹99.06 lakh with 15% interest. Resignation of directors does not extinguish their liability as officers in default.
Full text
Page 2 of 22 order’) had observed that the company, Bharatiya Real Estate Development Limited (hereinafter referred to as ‘BREDL’ or ‘the Company’) is prima facie engaged in fund mobilising activity from the public, by making offer and issuing Redeemable Preference Shares (hereinafter referred to as ‘RPS’) and had allegedly violated the provisions of Sections 56, 60 (read with Section 2(36)), 67, 73 of the Companies Act, 1956 read with the Companies Act, 2013. In order to protect the interest of investors and to ensure that only legitimate fund raising activities are carried on by the Company and its directors, SEBI had issued the following directions: “… …
Page 3 of 22 8. The above directions shall take effect immediately and shall be in force until further orders. … 9. This Order is without prejudice to the right of SEBI to take any other action that may be initiated against BREDL and its abovementioned past and present Directors in accordance with law.”
Page 4 of 22 22, 2015, requesting for the copy of the complaint based on which the enquiry was initiated. The representatives also requested for an opportunity to file the submissions on the complaint and for another opportunity of personal hearing.
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