sebi:WTM/SR/ERO/22/06/2014

SEBI · SEBI · 2013-03-13 · S. Raman, Whole Time Member

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Facts / Headnote

Interim directions issued restraining APIL and its Directors from mobilizing further funds, prohibiting Debenture Trustees from continuing their assignment, and directing provision of information and asset inventory.

Provisions invoked

• s. 11
• s. 12(1)
• s. 55A
• s. 73
• s. 4A
• s. 30
• s. 67(3)
• s. 67
• s. 117B
• s. 56
• s. 73(2)
• s. 465
• s. 67(1)
• s. 67(2)
• s. 73(1)
• s. 2(36)
• s. 60
• s. 56(1)
• s. 117C
• s. 56(3)

Regulations

• Reg. 7
• Reg. 6
• Reg. 9
• Reg. 17
• Reg. 12
• Reg. 8
• Reg. 15
• Reg. 14
• Reg. 4(4)
• Reg. 4(2)(a)
• Reg. 19
• Reg. 26
• Reg. 16(1)
• Reg. 4(2)(b)
• Reg. 4(2)(d)
• Reg. 4(2)(c)
• Reg. 5(2)(b)

Parties

• Aspen Projects India Limited (APIL)
• Shri Abhijit Dasgupta
• Shri Bhaskar Saha
• Shri Ashim Maitra
• Shri Ujjal Kumar Roy
• Shri Avijit Kumar Ganguly
• Shri Debopam Sur
• Shri Goutam Sarkar
• Shri Ram Sunder Bhattacharya
• Smt. Mita Roy

Holding

SEBI held that APIL's issuance of Secured Redeemable Debentures and Preference Shares to fifty persons or more constituted a public issue, and APIL prima facie violated the Companies Act, 1956 (Sections 56, 60, 73, 117B-C) and the Debt Securities Regulations by failing to list the securities, register a prospectus, and comply with other requirements. SEBI issued interim directions restraining APIL and its Directors from further fund mobilization and prohibiting the Debenture Trustees from continuing their assignment.

Full text

Page 2 of 18 d. Details regarding the number of applications received; e. Details regarding the number of allottees and list of such allottees; f. Number of debentures/preference shares allotted and value of such allotment against each allottee's name. g. Details regarding subscription amount raised; h. Date of allotment of debentures/preference shares; i. Copies of the minutes of Board/Committee meeting in which the resolution was passed for allotment; j. Date of dispatch of debentures/preference shares certificates; k. Details of the total number of applicants for each of APIL's scheme besides the list of final allottees; l. Copies of application forms, pamphlets, advertisements and other promotional material circulated for issuance of debentures/preference shares. m. Terms and conditions of the issue of debentures/preference shares. vi. Information in respect of schemes like Advance from customers against product and land purchase, etc. launched by all the companies of Aspen group including APIL, viz. – a. A statement of mobilization and deployment of funds under various schemes duly certified by the Statutory Auditors of the company(s); b. Terms and conditions of the schemes launched; c. Structure of the Plans/Schemes; d. Details of the scheme(s) wise amount mobilized till date alongwith the number of investors under the scheme(s); e. Promises or assurances or assured returns made in the scheme(s); f. Copies of offer documents, application form, pamphlets, brochures of th

Page 3 of 18 l. In case of the scheme(s) pertaining to booking/purchase of goods/properties, please specify the options available with the investors if he does not want to posses the good/property after payment of initial amount?

Page 4 of 18 4. Vide letter dated April 20, 2013, APIL requested SEBI to grant an extension of four weeks to submit the documents sought vide the abovementioned SEBI letter dated April 16, 2013. Vide letter dated April 26, 2013, while reiterating the request for information (sought vide the letter dated April 16, 2013), SEBI advised APIL to submit the same by May 6, 2013, failing which SEBI would be constrained to initiate appropriate enforcement action.

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