sebi:WTM/SR/CIS/NRO/64/03/2015
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Facts / Headnote
Interim directions issued restraining Swar Agrotech and its directors from collecting fresh funds, launching new schemes, disposing of assets, and diverting funds; order treated as show cause notice
Provisions invoked
- s. 11A
- s. 12
- s. 11
Regulations
- Reg. 65
- Reg. 3
- Reg. 4(2)(t)
Parties
- Swar Agrotech India Ltd.
- Mr. Rajesh Awasthi
- Mr. Pravesh Kumar Karowliya
- Mr. Rohit Gupta
- Mr. Shiv Kumar
Holding
The scheme offered by Swar Agrotech for mobilization of funds for purchase and development of land satisfies all four conditions of Section 11AA(2) of the SEBI Act and constitutes a Collective Investment Scheme, and Swar Agrotech's activity of illegal fund mobilization prima facie amounts to a fraudulent practice under Regulation 4(2)(t) of the PFUTP Regulations.
Full text
Page 2 of 13 g. Details of location of current projects and proposed to be developed under various schemes. h. Balance Sheets and Profit and Loss Accounts of the company since incorporation as filed with the concerned Registrar of Companies. i. Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company as filed with the Registrar of Companies. j. Details of the past and present promoters, directors and key management personnel k. Annual Returns of the company since incorporation as filed with the concerned Registrar of Companies
Page 3 of 13 following information/documents vide letter dated nil which was received on February 03, 2014: a. Memorandum and Articles of Association b. List of clients along with the deposit c. Sample "Allotment Letter" d. Sample "Receipt cum Acceptance Letter" e. Sample "Agreement" f. Sale deeds of the land purchased by the company g. Balance Sheet for the year 2011-12 h. Bank Statements
Page 4 of 13 g. Post-dated cheques issued by the company. 9. I have carefully considered the material available on record such as correspondence exchanged between SEBI and Swar Agrotech along with the documents contained therein, submissions made by Swar Agrotech and the complaints from investors and the documents furnished by them, etc. In this context, the issue for determination is whether the mobilization of funds by Swar Agrotech under its schemes fall under the ambit of "Collective Investment Scheme" provided in Section 11AA of the SEBI Act.
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