ROC Chennai imposed maximum penalties on South Asian Financial Exchange Ltd. and its director for failing to file the 2014-15 annual return, following a Madras HC directive.
The Appellate Tribunal confirmed the attachment of 511 properties valued at Rs.96.05 crore, ruling they were proceeds from illegal granite mining. The judgment reaffirmed that money-laundering is a continuing offense, validating the attachment even for assets acquired before the PMLA came into force.
ROC Chennai issued an adjudication order against BON FRESH FOODS for violating rules related to preferential share allotment documentation. A lesser penalty was applied under Section 446B due to its DPIIT Start-up status.
ROC Chennai imposed a ₹1.5 lakh penalty on Bon Fresh Foods and Directors for violating Section 62(1)(c) by failing to secure a Registered Valuer’s report for CCPS allotment.
Finding procedural lapses in document disclosure, the Tribunal invalidated the ED’s order retaining ₹5.75 lakh seized from Gurudev Jewellers. It reaffirmed that all relied-upon documents must be provided to affected parties to ensure fair adjudication.
ROC Chennai imposed penalties on Bon Fresh Foods Pvt. Ltd. and its directors for violating Section 42 of the Companies Act, 2013 by failing to disclose offeree details during private placement.
The Tribunal confirmed that a benami transaction occurred when ₹43.5 lakh of unaccounted cash was routed through a third-party firm as an accommodation entry. However, due to inconsistent evidence regarding the link between this benami cash and the attached property, the case was remanded for a new adjudication.
ROC Pune imposed ₹4 Lakh in penalties on Tech Spanner Info Private Limited and directors for violating Section 134(8) by misreporting the number of board meetings in annual returns across five financial years.
Rejecting claims of legitimate book payments, the Tribunal found that amounts received from Future Maker Life Care were linked to money laundering. It upheld the ED’s attachment orders against Mind is King and its partners.
Appellate Tribunal confirmed that money is a liquid form of asset under FEMA Section 3(d), rejecting the exporter’s argument to the contrary in a fraudulent export scheme. The Tribunal confirmed the contravention but reduced the cumulative penalty from Rs.12 lakh to Rs.6 lakh.
