sebi:WTM/SKM/EFD-DRA-I/26/2019-20

SEBI · SEBI · 2006-02-02 · S.K. Mohanty, Whole Time Member

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Facts / Headnote

Proceedings disposed of without any direction

Provisions invoked

• s. 11
• s. 19
• s. 77
• s. 80
• s. 402

Regulations

• Reg. 3
• Reg. 3(b)

Parties

• REI Agro Limited

Holding

The charge that REI Agro Limited indirectly funded Rs. 7.10 Crore of its own preferential allotment in violation of Section 77 of Companies Act, 1956 and Regulations 3 and 4(1) of PFUTP Regulations was held not established. The proceedings were accordingly disposed of without any direction.

Full text

Order in the matter of REI Agro Limited Page 2 of 13 allottees. The party-wise break-up of the said preferential allotment of shares and subscription amount received are as under: Sr. No. Name of the allottee No. of shares Total subscription amount (in Rs.)

Order in the matter of REI Agro Limited Page 3 of 13 referred to as “Rajkamal”), from which the Company had taken interest free loan, which again was taken without entering into any written agreement with Rajkamal. vii. The Directors of Rajkamal at the relevant time were Ms. Sangita Jhunjhunwala, Ms. Saruchi Jhunjhunwala and Mr. K.K. Jajodia. Mr. K.K. Jajodia was working as Manager with the Company and the other two aforesaid Directors were promoters of the Company and family members of Chairman and Managing Director of the Company. Thus, Rajkamal was also found to be a connected entity to the Noticee Company. viii. The Company was asked to provide the details of preferential allottees and copies of share application received from the said preferential allottees. The Company, however, failed to provide the copies of share applications and submitted that the same were missing. Letters/Summons issued to the preferential allottees during investigation returned back undelivered. ix. It was observed that the preferential allottee companies were incorporated during February 15-16, 2005 and all the Directors of these preferential allottees (companies) were appointed on February 26, 2005, i.e., just around a month before the preferential allotment was made. The preferential allottees shared some common Directors and the Directors were having common addresses with each other. The authorized capital of each of the preferential allottee companies was Rs. 2.00 lakhs. Prima facie, it was

Order in the matter of REI Agro Limited Page 4 of 13 3. It is noted that the during the pendency of the present proceedings, Noticee had filed a consent application and sought disposal of the present proceedings through a consent order. However, the said consent application was rejected and the same was communicated to the Company vide letter dated September 30, 2011 of SEBI.

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