sebi:WTMO/8/CFD/09/03

SEBI · SEBI · 1996-07-24 · T M Nagarajan, Whole Time Member

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Facts / Headnote

Directions issued prohibiting Cilson Organics Limited and its directors from accessing the capital market for a period of five years; no action taken against Shri Mago J B Singh.

Provisions invoked

• s. 11B
• s. 19
• s. 11(1)
• s. 21

Parties

• Cilson Organics Ltd.
• Dr. B K Jha
• Shri C M Jha
• Shri Lalan Kumar Jha
• Shri S C Jha

Holding

SEBI directed Cilson Organics Limited and its directors (Dr. B K Jha, Shri C M Jha, Shri Lalan Kumar Jha and Shri S C Jha) to disassociate from capital market related activities and not access the capital market for five years, and further directed that public companies in which these directors hold controlling or substantial interest shall not raise funds from the capital market for five years.

Full text

Organics Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “COL”) could not be traced at its Registered Office address during the physical verification conducted by MSE.  In the meeting of the co-ordination and Monitoring Committee held on 25.2.2003, COL was identified as one of the vanishing companies in the Eastern Region.  Further, in the meeting of the Calcutta Task Force held on 18.6.2003, it was decided to initiate prosecution and lodge first Information Report (FIR) against COL.

Executive Director Cilson Organics Ltd. E-4/10, Malviya Nagar New Delhi – 110 017 4.     Shri S.C. Jha Director Cilson Organics Ltd. Indira Puri Colony Road No.1, Patna – 800 014

4.1             In view of the above, a show cause notice dated 17.5.2000 was issued by SEBI to COL calling upon them to explain why action, including specific directions under section 11B of the SEBI Act prohibiting them from accessing the capital market for a period of five years should not be taken under the SEBI Act and the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956. Similar show cause notices dated 17.5.2000 were also issued to the directors. The Magadh Stock Exchange (MSE) vide letter dated 16.10.02 stated that COL could not be traced at its Registered Office address during the physical verification conducted by MSE.  Further, in the meeting of the co-ordination and monitoring committee held on 25.2.2003, COL was identified as one of the vanishing companies in the Eastern Region and in the meeting of the Calcutta Task Force held on 18.6.2003, it was decided to initiate prosecution and lodge First Information Report (FIR) against COL.

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