sebi:WTM/RKA/EFD/DRA-IV/20-21/2016
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Facts / Headnote
Held Somplast, Mr. Amit Shah and connected directors/preferential allottees violated PFUTP Regulations; debarred them from securities market for periods of one year to five years, restrained voting/other rights on preferentially allotted shares and directed freezing of such shares to extent held without consideration.
Provisions invoked
- s. 11B
- s. 11
- s. 19
- s. 11(1)
- s. 12A
- s. 12
- s. 11(2)
Regulations
- Reg. 11
- Reg. 2(c)
- Reg. 3
- Reg. 13
- Reg. 9
- Reg. 200
- Reg. 13(2)
- Reg. 44
- Reg. 2(1)(b)
- Reg. 9(1)
- Reg. 2(b)
- Reg. 47(2)(a)
Holding
SEBI held that Somplast's July 2000 preferential allotment of 2.40 crore shares was a sham and fraudulent, financed by Somplast itself and Mr. Amit Shah-connected entities with false disclosures, violating PFUTP Regulations read with Section 12A, and debarred the noticees for 1-5 years with voting freeze on such shares.
Full text
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