Mr. Girraj Kishor Agrawal
Penalties and directions recorded
- Impugned AO orders imposing penalties were quashed and set aside.
- Matters listed for further hearing on 6 August 2021
- Parties to take instructions from the Registrar 48 hours before the hearing regarding video conference or physical hearing
- Parties to take instructions from the Registrar 48 hours before the hearing regarding video conference or physical hearing
- Matters were adjourned.
SAT-appeal
- Essar (India) Limited allegedly funded the appellants' preferential allotment subscriptions, creating a false impression of fund infusion and constituting an unfair trade practice.Impugned AO orders imposing penalties were quashed and set aside. · All three appeals were allowed with no order as to costs.Appeal: Appeal Nos. 650, 658 and 952 of 2022 were allowed by SAT on 31 October 2023; impugned AO orders were quashed.
- SAT matter SATV-1E4A73E98D7EEC5AC8172351Matters listed for further hearing on 6 August 2021 · Parties to take instructions from the Registrar 48 hours before the hearing regarding video conference or physical hearingAppeal: Appeal Nos. 507, 508, 509, 514, 515, 545, 552, 600, 607, 611, 612 of 2019 and 30, 67, 68 of 2020 were heard and adjourned for further hearing on 6 August 2021
- The impugned SEBI order found that funds from preferential share issues were diverted under the guise of loan repayments to the appellants and directed the three noticees to restore the amount to the company.Appeal No. 28 of 2024 by Handful Investrade Pvt. Ltd. dismissed as not maintainable. · Appeal No. 29 of 2024 by Banas Finance Ltd. dismissed as not maintainable.Appeal: Appeal Nos. 28 and 29 of 2024 dismissed by SAT on 30 April 2024; Tilak Ventures Limited had separately challenged the impugned SEBI order.
- SAT matter SATV-250D1CA50406137C9BDA5ADBList Appeals Nos. 662 and 663 of 2021 for admission along with Tilak Ventures Ltd. v. SEBI, Appeal Lodging No. 589 of 2021, on 15 November 2021 · Parties to take instructions from the Registrar 48 hours before the hearing regarding video conference or physical hearingAppeal: Appeal Nos. 662 and 663 of 2021; order dated 8 November 2021 directed listing for admission on 15 November 2021; no disposal on merits stated
- SAT matter SATV-3358DB903A528A644F7DCCCBMatters were adjourned. · List the matters on 18 June 2021.Appeal: Appeal Nos. 507, 508, 509, 514, 515, 545, 600, 611, 612 of 2019, 30, 67, 68 of 2020 and 552, 607 of 2019 were listed; matters were adjourned to 18 June 2021.
- Circular / reversal trades and price-volume manipulation in Octant Interactive Technologies Ltd with no transfer of beneficial ownership to create false appearance and wrongful gains.Appeal: 14 appeals (Nos. 552, 507, 508, 509, 514, 515, 545, 600, 607, 611, 612 of 2019 and 30, 67, 68 of 2020) against AO order dated 2 Aug 2019; hearing 23 Aug 2021, decision 17 Sep 2021
- Company funded its own preferential issue through conduits and misled investors and shareholders regarding raising of funds through preferential shares.Appeals fail and are dismissed in limine without any order as to costs · AO's cumulative penalty of Rs. 70 lakhs upheld, no manifest error foundAppeal: Appeal Nos. 662, 663, 673 and 674 of 2021 dismissed in limine on 15.11.2021
- Allegedly funded its own preferential issue through intermediaries, misleading investors and shareholders about raising funds through preferential shares; treated as fraud on the securities market.All four appeals dismissed in limine · Common AO order dated 30 July 2021 upheldAppeal: Appeal Nos. 662, 663, 673 and 674 of 2021 dismissed in limine on 15 November 2021
- Circular/reversal trades with no change in beneficial ownership to create false appearance of trades, artificial volume and price manipulation in Octant Interactive Technologies Ltd for wrongful gains.AO found violation of Regulations 3 and 4 PFUTP and imposed different penalties on each noticee
- SAT matter SATV-8B386DA3FD9A97344851864FHearing begun; put up matters for further hearing on August 6, 2021 · Parties to take instructions from Registrar 48 hrs before date fixed on video conference or physical hearingAppeal: Appeal Nos. 507,508,509,514,515,545,552,600,607,611,612 of 2019 and 30,67,68 of 2020 pending; hearing begun, adjourned to 06.08.2021
- SAT matter SATV-36962395684B30401C16FA88Matters listed for further hearing on 6 August 2021 · Parties to take instructions from the Registrar 48 hours before the next hearing regarding video conference or physical hearingAppeal: Appeal Nos. 507, 508, 509, 514, 515, 545, 552, 600, 607, 611, 612 of 2019 and Appeal Nos. 30, 67 and 68 of 2020 were heard and adjourned for further hearing on 6 August 2021
- SAT matter SATV-A263BD6B6677E20323DBF94DList Appeal No. 662/2021 and 663/2021 for admission with Tilak Ventures Ltd appeal · Parties to act on digitally signed copy sent by fax and/or emailAppeal: Appeal No. 662 of 2021 and Appeal No. 663 of 2021 listed for admission on 15.11.2021; not disposed
- Circular/reversal trades and price manipulation with artificial volume in Octant Interactive Technologies Ltd to create false misleading appearance of trading for wrongful gains.Appeal: Appeal Nos. 552, 507, 508, 509, 514, 515, 545, 600, 607, 611, 612 of 2019 and 30, 67, 68 of 2020 against AO order dated 02.08.2019; hearing 23.08.2021, decision 17.09.2021
- SAT matter SATV-CFBB2C46175B93D82F8AC03AMatter adjourned on appellant's praecipe seeking adjournment · Listed for admission on November 8, 2021Appeal: Appeal No. 662 of 2021 (Girraj Kishor Agrawal vs SEBI) adjourned vide order dated 28.10.2021; listed for admission on November 8, 2021
- Company funded its own preferential issue through conduits and misled investors and shareholders regarding raising of funds through preferential shares.Appeals dismissed in limine without any order as to costs · AO cumulative penalty of Rs. 70 lakhs upheld; no manifest error foundAppeal: Appeal Nos. 662, 663, 673 and 674 of 2021 disposed on 15.11.2021 - dismissed in limine
- Alleged diversion of preferential issue proceeds of Tilak Ventures in guise of loan repayments to connected finance companies.Appeal Nos. 28 and 29 of 2024 dismissed as not maintainable; no direction against appellants in ED order · Appellants defence against any future recovery proceedings by Tilak Ventures kept openAppeal: Appeal Nos. 28-29 of 2024 dismissed 30.04.2024; Tilak Ventures separate challenge to same ED order noted as pending
- Circular / reversal trades and price manipulation with artificial volume in scrip of Octant Interactive Technologies Ltd by promoter, Manish Rathi and Kolkata groups to offload promoter shares at manipulated price.Appeal: Fourteen SAT appeals Nos. 552, 507, 508, 509, 514, 515, 545, 600, 607, 611, 612 of 2019 and 30, 67, 68 of 2020 against AO order dated 02.08.2019; heard 23.08.2021, decision 17.09.2021
- Circular/reversal trades with no change in beneficial ownership to create false volume and manipulate price of Octant Interactive Technologies Ltd for promoters to offload at manipulated price.Appeal: Fourteen SAT Appeals Nos. 552, 507, 508, 509, 514, 515, 545, 600, 607, 611, 612 of 2019 and 30, 67, 68 of 2020 against AO order dated 02.08.2019; heard 23.08.2021, decision 17.09.2021
- SAT matter SATV-5D5141AB5E0A9C7A01670AB2Matters to be put up for further hearing on 6 August 2021 · Parties to take instructions from the Registrar 48 hours before the fixed hearing regarding video conference or physical hearingAppeal: Appeal Nos. 507, 508, 509, 514, 515, 545, 552, 600, 607, 611, 612 of 2019 and Appeal Nos. 30, 67 and 68 of 2020 were heard; further hearing fixed for 6 August 2021.
- Essar (India) Ltd allegedly funded its own preferential allotment to appellants, creating false impression of fund infusion.AO orders quashed; Appeal Nos. 650, 658, 952 of 2022 allowed · No order as to costs; Misc. Applications 1693/2022, 1430/2022 disposedAppeal: Appeal Nos. 650, 658, 952 of 2022 allowed on 31.10.2023; AO penalty orders quashed
- SAT matter SATV-72B6FA03BA8FDB3F0567C2E4Matters adjourned on request for adjournment · List on June 18, 2021Appeal: Appeal Nos. 507, 508, 509, 514, 515, 545, 552, 600, 607, 611, 612 of 2019 and 30, 67, 68 of 2020 heard on 12.05.2021; adjourned, to be listed on 18.06.2021
- Company funded its own preferential issue through conduits and misled investors/shareholders about raising funds via preferential shares.Appeals dismissed in limine; AO order upheld · No order as to costsAppeal: Appeal Nos. 662, 663, 673 and 674 of 2021 dismissed on 15.11.2021
- Circular/reversal trades and price manipulation with artificial volume in Octant Interactive Technologies Ltd creating false appearance of trades for wrongful gains.Appeal: Fourteen appeals Nos. 552, 507, 508, 509, 514, 515, 545, 600, 607, 611, 612 of 2019 and 30, 67, 68 of 2020; hearing 23.08.2021, decision 17.09.2021; disposal not in excerpt
- Circular/reversal trades with no change in beneficial ownership to create false volume and manipulate price of Octant Interactive Technologies Ltd. scrip for wrongful gains.Appeal: Fourteen appeals Nos. 552, 507, 508, 509, 514, 515, 545, 600, 607, 611, 612 of 2019 and 30, 67, 68 of 2020 against AO order dated 02.08.2019; SAT hearing 23.08.2021, decision 17.09.2021
- Circular/reversal trades on and off-market with no transfer of beneficial ownership to create false appearance, artificial volume and price manipulation in Octant Interactive Technologies Ltd for wrongful gain.AO vide order dated August 2, 2019 held appellants and other noticees guilty of violating Regulations 3 and 4 of PFUTP Regulations and imposed different penalties on each appellantAppeal: Fourteen appeals Nos. 552, 507, 508, 509, 514, 515, 545, 600, 607, 611, 612 of 2019 and 30, 67, 68 of 2020 against AO order dated 02.08.2019; heard 23.08.2021, decided 17.09.2021
- Essar (India) Ltd allegedly funded allottees' subscription to its own preferential allotment, creating false impression of fund infusion - unfair trade practice.AO impugned orders quashed · Appeal Nos. 650/2022, 658/2022 and 952/2022 allowedAppeal: Appeal Nos. 650/2022, 658/2022 and 952/2022 allowed vide SAT decision dated 31.10.2023 (reserved 25.04.2023)
- Circular / reversal trades and price-volume manipulation in Octant Interactive Technologies Ltd. by promoter, Manish Rathi and Kolkata groups with no change in beneficial ownership.Appeal: 14 appeals against AO order 02.08.2019 heard 23.08.2021, decision dated 17.09.2021; operative disposal not in excerpt
Other
- SAT matter SATV-AEEA5273F94990645C0BE292Put up matters for further hearing on August 6, 2021 · Parties to act on digitally signed copy sent by fax and/or email
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