sebi:WTM/PS/38/NRO/AUG/2015
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Facts / Headnote
Held issuance of 44,46,72,800 Redeemable Preference Shares to 4,26,676 investors for Rs. 444,67,28,000 was a public issue in violation of Sections 56, 60, 69 and 73 of Companies Act, 1956; directed Alchemist Holdings Limited, Mr. Brij Mohan Mahajan, Mr. Vikramaditya Singh, Mr. Chandra Shekhar Chauhan, Mr. Krishna Kumar Singh and Mr. Rajiv Kumar Nayar jointly and severally to refund with 15% p.a. interest compounded half-yearly, disclose assets, publish refund notice, and barred from capital market till 4 years after completion of refunds; interim directions against Mr. Sunil Kanti Kar, Mr. Balvir Singh, Mr. Sukrit Sood and Ms. Ashima Sood continued pending service.
Provisions invoked
- s. 11A
- s. 11
- s. 19
- s. 55A
- s. 73
- s. 28A
- s. 4A
- s. 45
- s. 67(3)
- s. 67
- s. 73(2)
- s. 67(1)
- s. 67(2)
- s. 45I
- s. 55
- s. 73(1)
- s. 2(36)
- s. 60
- s. 56(1)
- s. 56(3)
Parties
- Alchemist Holdings Limited
- Mr. Brij Mohan Mahajan
- Mr. Balvir Singh
- Mr. Sukrit Sood
- Ms. Ashima Sood
- Mr. Vikramaditya Singh
- Mr. Chandra Shekhar Chauhan
- Mr. Sunil Kanti Kar
- Mr. Krishna Kumar Singh
- Mr. Rajiv Kumar Nayar
Holding
The Company's offer and allotment of RPS to 4,26,676 persons raising Rs. 444.67 crores between 2006-2009 was a public issue and not a private placement, made without complying with prospectus, listing and refund requirements, and the Company and its directors in default must make joint and several refund with interest and are restrained from the securities market.
Full text
Page 2 of 26 Mohan Mahajan, Mr. Balvir Singh, Mr. Sukrit Sood, Ms. Ashima Sood, Mr. Vikramaditya Singh and Mr. Chandra Shekhar Chauhan (hereinafter collectively referred to as 'noticees').
Page 3 of 26 three directors namely Mr. Brij Mohan Mahajan, Mr. Vikramaditya Singh and Mr. Chandra Shekhar Chauhan. The letters issued to Mr. Sunil Kanti Kar, Mr. Balvir Singh, Mr. Sukrit Sood and Ms. Ashima Sood returned undelivered. Subsequently, the letters of these persons were forwarded to the Company for onward delivery to the respective directors.
Page 4 of 26 Kriplani, advocates appeared as representatives for the personal hearing for the noticees namely Alchemist, Mr. Vikramaditya Singh and Mr. Chandra Shekar Chauhan. It was intimated by these that the noticees namely Mr. Brij Mohan Mahajan and Mr. Balvir Singh had resigned. As regards, the noticee namely Mr. Sunil Kanti Kar, it was intimated that he had expired, however, no death certificate was submitted. During the course of personal hearing, the representatives of the noticees requested for a copy of the complaint dated June 02, 2010, relied upon in the interim order. To this, SEBI was directed that the copy of the complaint (as relied in the interim order) be provided to the Company and the Company in turn was directed to submit the response to the same within a period of two weeks, thereafter.
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