sebi:WTM/RKA/IVD/ID-8/22/2013

SEBI · SEBI · 2006-02-03 · Rajeev Kumar Agarwal, Whole Time Member

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Facts / Headnote

Show cause notice disposed of; charges not established

Provisions invoked

• s. 11

Regulations

• Reg. 2(c)
• Reg. 3
• Reg. 2(c)(2)
• Reg. 2(c)(4)

Parties

• Shri Dinesh Krishnan

Holding

The charges of violation of regulation 3 read with regulation 2(c)(2) and regulation 2(c)(4) of the PFUTP Regulations, 1995 against Shri Dinesh Krishnan are not established, and no action as contemplated in the SCN need to be taken against him.

Full text

2 of NSE). Total purchases on NSE by Ishita Investments in the scrip of the company between March 7 to 16, 2001 have been 1,58,351 shares. Ishita in turn had traded for Mr. Paresh Thakkar and Mr. Bharat Palan. Mr. Bharat Palan is the uncle of Mr. Paresh Thakkar. Mr. Paresh Thakkar was an ex-employee of DSPML. The bills with regard to these transactions were issued in the name of Vinayak Investments, which was owned by Mr. Naresh Thakkar, a relative of Mr. Bharat Palan. Ishita made payments of around ` 1.4 Crores to Mr. Bharat Palan and his associate entities during the period March to July 2001. (e) DSPML had informed SEBI that, during its internal inquiry it had found that i. Mr. Apurva Shah, Assistant Vice President, Mergers & Acquisition in DSPML at the time of the negotiations of takeover of the company by Aban, was involved in the said negotiations. ii. Mr. Apurva Shah had divulged the information regarding the same and the subsequent open offer, to Mr. Ramamurthy Srinivasan who was also an employee of DSPML at that time but was not a part of the core team handling the takeover deal. (f) In March, 2001, Mr. Ramamurthy Srinivasan spoke to Mr. Paresh Thakkar many times and appeared to have passed on the unpublished price sensitive information (UPSI), in respect of the said acquisition, to him. (g) Mr. Dinesh Krishnan was working with DSPML as Vice President, Investment Banking, at the time of acquisition of the company by Aban. He had admitted that he knew Mr. Paresh Thakk

3 Regulations, 1995). The SCN called upon the noticee to show cause as to why action should not be taken/ direction be issued against him under section 11 and 11B of the SEBI Act, 1992 for violating regulation 3 read with regulation 2(c)(2) and regulation 2(c)(4) of PFUTP Regulations, 1995.

4 money to his uncle, Mr. Bharat Palan for the purchases of the shares of the company. Referring to SEBI order number WTM/KMA/IVD/02/2010 dated February 15, 2010 in respect of Mr. Bharat Palan wherein it has been stated that “in this regard, the notice stated that he had not received any money from Mr. Paresh Thakkar or from Mr. Dinesh Krishnan for Purchasing the shares of the Company.” the noticee has submitted that that there is no direct connection between his loan to Mr. Paresh Thakkar and purchases of shares of the company by Mr. Bharat Palan. d) Mr. Paresh Thakkar returned the loan amount of `7,50,000 back to him in three cheques and no profit of any kind or interest on the amount was paid to him. e) The noticee has mentioned that he has not purchased shares of the company either directly or indirectly based on any UPSI and has not benefited in any way and was not at anytime aware of or in possession of any UPSI with respect to the company. f) The noticee has not violated regulation 3 read with regulation 2(c) (2) and regulation 2(c) (4) of SEBI (Prohibition of Fraudulent and Unfair Trade Practices relating to Securities Markets) Regulations, 1995. g) The noticee has reiterated his apologies for the extremely poor judgment in extending loan to Mr. Paresh Thakkar. He has expressed deepest regrets and has stated that he paid a heavy price in terms of termination of employment and a very successful career as Vice President with DSPML. He has moved to a completely different

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