sebi:WTM/RKA/ERO/BLO/172/2016
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Facts / Headnote
Company and directors held liable for violations of Companies Act, 1956 and ICDR Regulations; directed to refund subscription money with 15% interest within three months, restrained from securities/capital market for four years or till refund, whichever is later.
Provisions invoked
- s. 19
- s. 28A
- s. 67(3)
- s. 67
- s. 56
- s. 73(2)
- s. 291
- s. 2(36)
- s. 60
- s. 56(1)
- s. 56(4)
Regulations
- Reg. 107
- Reg. 3
- Reg. 111
Parties
- Green India Infra Projects Limited
- Mr. Pradeep Kumar Singh
- Mr. Panchanan Pradhan
- Mr. Trinath Panda
- Ms. Snehlata Singh
- Ms. Suchitra Rani Panda
- Mr. Sandeep Kumar Singh
- Mr. Debasis Padhy
- Mr. Sanjeeb Kumar Das
Holding
Green India Infra Projects Limited made a 'public issue' of Secured Optionally Convertible Debentures by allotting to group companies first and then transferring to individuals, thereby violating Sections 56, 60, 73 of the Companies Act, 1956 and ICDR Regulations. The company and its directors who were on the Board during the relevant period are liable to refund subscription money with 15% interest and are restrained from the securities market.
Full text
Order in respect of Green India Infra Projects Limited and others. Page 2 of 13 Debenture Holders as on March 31, 2013. From the above said information, it is observed that Green India has allotted the Secured Optionally Convertible Debentures (“SOCDs”) on December 16, 2010 and the same were allotted to 751 persons as on March 31, 2013.”
Order in respect of Green India Infra Projects Limited and others. Page 3 of 13 6. Green India Infra Projects Limited and its promoters/directors including Mr. Pradeep Kumar Singh, Mr. Panchanan Pradhan, Mr. Trinath Panda, Ms. Snehlata Singh, Ms. Suchitra Rani Panda, Mr. Sandeep Kumar Singh, Mr. Debasis Padhy and Mr. Sanjeeb Kumar Das are also directed to provide a full inventory of all their assets and properties and details of all their bank accounts, demat accounts and holdings of shares/securities, if held in physical form.
Order in respect of Green India Infra Projects Limited and others. Page 4 of 13 b. He was only a subscriber to the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the company. He was neither a part of any decision making in the company nor signed any document of the company. c. He being a minority shareholder in the company, was never informed of any activity of the company. Being a shareholder he was not involved in the day to day activities of the company and was not aware of the mobilization of funds from the public through various schemes. d. No case has been filed against him with the Economic Offence Wing of the Odisha police or with Central Bureau of Investigation (hereinafter referred to as ‘CBI’).
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