sebi:WTM/RKA/ISD/105/2015

SEBI · SEBI · 2010-05-27 · Rajeev Kumar Agarwal, Whole Time Member

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Facts / Headnote

Ad interim ex-parte order restraining Mr. B. P. Jhunjhunwala [PAN: ACVPJ5021H and its HUF PAN: AACHB0680D] from accessing the securities market and buying, selling or dealing in securities, either directly or indirectly, in any manner, till further directions.

Provisions invoked

• s. 11B
• s. 11(4)
• s. 19
• s. 11(1)
• s. 12A
• s. 10(38)

Regulations

• Reg. 3
• Reg. 2(1)(c)
• Reg. 3(a)

Parties

• Mr. B. P. Jhunjhunwala

Holding

SEBI prima facie found that Mr. B. P. Jhunjhunwala was involved in fraudulent, unfair and manipulative transactions in the shares of First Financial Services Ltd. and restrained him from accessing the securities market pending investigation.

Full text

Order in respect of Mr. B. P. Jhunjhunwala in the matter of First Financial Services Ltd. Page 2 of 8 for 11% of the shares that were pledged) in First Financial to Mr. B.P. Jhujhunwala at `1 per share by way of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) dated May 27, 2010. As per the said MoU, Mr. B. P. Jhunjhunwala acquired a total of 58.08% of the share capital of First Financial from Mr. P. Natrajan, Ms. N. Jayanthi, Ms. N. Nithya, Ms. N. Neeraja and an entity First Financial Holdings Ltd. alongwith all records, papers, documents and files of the company. Further, the nominees of Mr. B. P. Jhunjhunwala were to be appointed on the company's board.

Order in respect of Mr. B. P. Jhunjhunwala in the matter of First Financial Services Ltd. Page 3 of 8 P. Jhunjhunwala, Mr. S. Krishna Rao and Mr. S. G. F. Melkha Singh were connected to each other by virtue of being common directors and/or shareholders in the following companies:

Order in respect of Mr. B. P. Jhunjhunwala in the matter of First Financial Services Ltd. Page 4 of 8 Pvt. Ltd. were shareholders among others 11 Anurodh Merchandise Pvt. Ltd. No-191, C R Avenue, Kolkata-70007 Email:pcschn1@gmail.com  Mr. S. Krishna Rao and Mr. S.G.F. Melkha Singh were directors  Mr. S. Krishna Rao, Mr. S.G.F. Melkha Singh, Onesource Techmedia Limited, BPJ Holding Pvt. Ltd., Chiraag Suppliers Pvt. Ltd. were shareholders among others

Source: SecMarx — sebi:WTM/RKA/ISD/105/2015. 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.