sebi:WTM/RKA/EFD/134/2016
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Facts / Headnote
Company and directors found guilty of violations; directed to refund subscription money with 15% p.a. interest within three months, restrained from capital market/securities market for four years or till refund, whichever is later; Debenture Trustee prohibited from acting as debenture trustee and from securities market dealings for four years.
Provisions invoked
- s. 19
- s. 12(1)
- s. 73
- s. 28A
- s. 67(3)
- s. 56
- s. 73(2)
- s. 291
- s. 2(36)
- s. 60
- s. 56(1)
- s. 56(4)
Regulations
- Reg. 7
- Reg. 28
- Reg. 4(2)(a)
Holding
MVIL and its directors were held liable for violating the Companies Act, 1956 and the ILDS Regulations by making a public issue of NCDs without complying with public issue norms, and were directed to refund the money collected with 15% p.a. interest and restrained from the securities market for four years or till refund, whichever is later. Mount Vision Debenture Trust was held guilty of contravening section 12(1) of the SEBI Act and regulation 7 of the Debenture Trustees Regulations for acting as an unregistered and unqualified debenture trustee.
Full text
Order in respect of Mount Vision Industries India Limited Page 2 of 9 20. MVIL is prima facie engaged in fund mobilising activity from the public, through the Offer of NCDs and as a result of the aforesaid activity has violated the aforementioned provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 (Section 56, Section 60 read with Section 2(36), Section 73, Sections 117B–117C) read with the Debt Securities Regulations. … 17. …. Mount Vision Debenture Trust (represented by trustee Mr. Manoj Kumar) has prima facie, failed to meet the eligibility criteria specified under the provisions of the Debenture Trustees Regulations and therefore, has acted as unregistered Debenture Trustees, which amounts to violation of the abovementioned provisions of the SEBI Act read with the Debenture Trustee Regulations.”
Order in respect of Mount Vision Industries India Limited Page 3 of 9 4. The interim order advised the company and the aforesaid directors to show cause as to why suitable directions/ prohibitions under sections 11(1), 11(4), 11A and 11B of the SEBI Act including the following, should not be taken/ imposed against them: “i. Directing them jointly and severally to refund money collected through the Offer of NCDs along with interest, if any, promised to investors therein; ii. Directing them to not issue prospectus or any offer document or issue advertisement for soliciting money from the public for the issue of securities, in any manner whatsoever, either directly or indirectly, for an appropriate period; iii. Directing them to refrain from accessing the securities market and prohibiting them from buying, selling or otherwise dealing in securities for an appropriate period.”
Order in respect of Mount Vision Industries India Limited Page 4 of 9 Bazaar Patrika, Dainik Bhaskar, Pioneer and Hindustan) intimating the noticees about the
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