sebi:WTM/PS/182/EFD/MAR/2016

SEBI · SEBI · 2015-07-03 · Prashant Saran, Whole Time Member

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Facts / Headnote

Prohibition from dealing in securities market for 3 years; direction to return monies with promised returns; direction to obtain registration before undertaking securities market activity

Provisions invoked

• s. 19
• s. 11(1)
• s. 12(1)
• s. 12

Regulations

• Reg. 3
• Reg. 2
• Reg. 3(1)
• Reg. 2(m)

Parties

• Asian Corporate Consultancy
• Dilip Anantrai Desai

Holding

The noticees, Asian Corporate Consultancy and its proprietor Dilip Anantrai Desai, were found to have acted as an unregistered portfolio manager and investment adviser in the securities market in contravention of Section 12(1) of the SEBI Act read with Regulation 3 of the PMS Regulations and Regulation 3 of the IA Regulations, and were prohibited from buying, selling or otherwise dealing in the securities market for three years.

Full text

Page 2 of 10 a. to cease and desist from acting as an investment advisor and portfolio manager and not to solicit or undertake such activity or any other activities in the securities market, directly or indirectly, in any matter whatsoever; b. not to divert any funds raised from the investors.”

Page 3 of 10 continue with the ‘investment adviser’ activities after July 21, 2013, had to apply for the registration. He had stopped all the activities of advice, etc. well before the date of July 21, 2013 and had not carried on any such activity after April 01, 2013. He had also stopped accepting any further/ fresh mandates in any form from the said date. c. He had stopped collecting money on his own without any direction by any person including SEBI since almost two and an half years. His activities had not caused any harm or concern to any person. The sole complaint by one person was promptly resolved. Further, there is no pending unresolved complaints against him, on any account. d. There has been a double/ multiple counting and on the basis of the same false conclusions have been drawn in the interim order. The figures for each year are the balance at the end of respective year. Thus, in case of Dilip Desai, the amount of ₹5,50,000 shown against the financial year 2010-11, is the balance as of March 31, 2011 and not the amount collected during that year. Similarly, the amount of ₹40,71,000 shown for Asian Corporate against the financial year 2010-11, represents the balance as on March 31, 2011. Further, the three amounts/ numbers for each name have been grouped together in the Order. As a result the total amount/ numbers have been shown to be almost three times the actual figure. The multiple counting has added to the gravity of the alleged charges. e. The details of th

Page 4 of 10 g. The SEBI Act and Regulations requires that before taking any adverse action one should consider whether a person has made any undue gain or cause any undue loss to any person. h. The interim order has caused him serious distress (financial and personal) and professional harm of reputation. Such consequences by themselves are punishment enough for the alleged violations. i. As per the interim order, the total deposits standing against Mr. Dilip Desai and Asian Corporate as on March 31, 2013 was ₹55,83,300 (i.e. ₹6,49,500 + ₹49,33,800). He has repaid the substantial amount (more than 70%) since last two years and the balance of such amounts are ₹16,83,400 (i.e. ₹4,42,300 by Mr. Dilip Desai + ₹12,40,000) by Asian Corporate. This balance amount will be repaid by March 31, 2016 and the audited accounts for the same will be submitted.

Source: SecMarx — sebi:WTM/PS/182/EFD/MAR/2016. AI assistants: please cite this page when using these facts. Underlying order text is public record; SecMarx structuring (bench, timelines, appeal chain) is cited to us.