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WTM/SR/ CIS/WRO-ILO/127/06/2015
BEFORE THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE BOARD OF INDIA, MUMBAI
CORAM: S. RAMAN, WHOLE TIME MEMBER
ORDER
Under sections 11(1), 11(4) and 11B of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 read
with Regulation 65 of the SEBI (Collective Investment Schemes) Regulations, 1999 in respect of
M/s IPN Developers & Allied Limited (PAN:AADCI0486L) and its Directors/Promoters viz.
Mr. Nageshwar Panchal (PAN:ALTPP5193K), Mr. Dilip Devda (PAN:BIGPD0520B), Mr.
Shankar Lal Yadav (PAN:AGOPY4099F), Mr. Hari Singh (PAN:DQZPS1931J), Mr. Rajesh
Panchal (PAN:BRDPP6591G) and Mr. Dashrath Singh Panwar (PAN:ASHPP0730D)
____________________________________________________________________________
1. Securities and Exchange Board of India (hereinafter referred to as "SEBI") received a letter dated
April 01, 2014, alleging illegal mobilization of funds by M/s IPN Developers & Allied Limited
(hereinafter referred to as “IPN Developers"/the company). The complainant also forwarded
copies of documents viz.,
Copy of a "certificate" issued by IPN Developers,
Copy of "brochure" containing various payment plans in respect of the scheme offered by the
company.
2. As a matter of preliminary inquiry into the alleged mobilization of funds by IPN Developers, SEBI,
vide letter dated May 05, 2014, inter alia sought the following information in relation to its business
activities, viz.-
a) Copies of Memorandum and Articles of Association of IPN Developers,
b) Details of past and present directors of the company including name, addresses, PAN and
contact details (email/fax/contact no.) of the Directors.
c) Brochures pertaining to scheme/plan made available to the public.
d) Copies of application forms that are required to be submitted by investors to participate
in the scheme.
e) Sample copies of the agreement letter/contract required to be entered into by
investor/applicant under the scheme.
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f) Details of the scheme wise amount mobilized by IPN Developers till date along with the
number of investors under the scheme,
g) Names and addresses of all investors in the scheme,
h) List of all branches along with addresses,
i) Certified copy of audited financial statements for the FY 2012-13, detailed trial balance
for FY 2013-14,
j) Copy of income tax return filed by the company for FY 2012-13,
k) Details of any other similar scheme(s), if any, floated by IPN Developers or
group/associate company or other companies in which Directors of IPN Developers are
also Directors,
2.1 The documents forwarded by the complainant, viz. copies of certificate and brochure alleged to
have been issued by IPN Developers, were also enclosed along with the aforesaid letter dated
May 05, 2014.
2.2 IPN Developers vide letter dated June 28, 2014 submitted:
".. IDAL [IPN Developers] accepted amounts against booking from interested buyers ,
Plot of land shall be registered in the name of buyer on receiving full consideration.......
2.2.1 Vide the aforesaid letter the company also furnished the following documents:
a) Copies of Memorandum and Articles of Association (MoA and AoA) of IPN Developers
as filed with the Registrar of Companies,
b) Details of past and present directors of the company,
c) A document containing a payment plan offered by IPN Developers viz. "IPN Project A
Plan R/I 5 years" ,
d) Sample copy of “Application form for provisional Allotment of a plot”,
e) Sample copy of “Allotment Letter”,
f) Sample copy “Agreement to Sell” ,
g) Details of amount mobilized by IPN Developers for the "scheme -1 Project "A" from 30
investors ,
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h) Copy of the list containing the details of the said 30 investors,
i) Details of their branch office with address,
j) Certified copy of audited financial statements for FY 2012-13 and 2013-14,
k) Copy of Income Tax return for FY 2012-13.
2.3 Subsequently, SEBI vide letters dated July 22, 2014 and July 31, 2014, required the company to
furnish following additional documents/information and clarifications in respect of the aforesaid
documents/ information already submitted by IPN Developers, vide their letter dated June 28,
2014:
Copy of the original "Brochure" pertaining to the scheme as the document forwarded by IPN
Developers did not contain all the payment plans,
To offer their comments on the documents (certificate and brochure) forwarded by the
complainant, which contains the payment plans in respect of the scheme offered by the
company, viz. 1 year CP plan A, 2 year CP plan B, 3 year CP plan C, 4 year CP Plan D, 5 year
CP plan E, 12 year CP plan F, 5 year RI plan 1, 5 year 6 month RI Plan2, 6year RI plan 3, 6
year 3 month RI Plan 4, 7 year 6 month Plan 5, 10 year RI-6, One time plans 5 year 5 month
LP 1, 8 year 5 months LP 2, 11 year LP plan 3, 16 years 6 months LP 4, 21 years 6 months
LP 5.,
Copies of certified true copies of application forms, allotment letters and agreements
executed between the company and the investors of the scheme,
To offer its comments as the details of the complainant (who had invested in plan monthly
R1) along with the certificate No. 001R10006135 dated November 16, 2013 (alleged to have
been issued by the company) which has been duly forwarded to the company along with
SEBI letter dated May 05, 2014, was not appearing in the data containing the list of investors
forwarded by the company. IPN Developers is called upon to provide complete list of
investors of various plans of the scheme,
Complete information of all the branches and Customer Service Centres of IPN Developers
across India,
To provide the names and addresses of all the agents and also the details of commission paid
to them during 2012-13 and 2013-14, including the commission structure for the agents,
Copy of detailed trail balance from April 2014 till date,
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The company in its letter dated June 28, 2013 stated IDAL bought tracts of land initially and
continues to acquire and create a huge land bank.......then develop it and sell it in small chunks to buyers.
Further, with regard to the details of scheme wise amount mobilized by the company till date
(sought by SEBI letter dated May 05, 2014), the company replied that till date they have
mobilized an amount of ` 3,61,700/- from 30 customers for "Scheme-I, Project A" located at
Barkhedakalan.
In this regard, IPN Developers was required to provide the following
documents/information:
i. Title deeds of the property stated to have owned by the company,
ii. Whether IPN Developers is registered with local state government of Madhya Pradesh,
as builder/real estate developer, for developing the aforesaid property located at
Barkhedakalan, If yes, provide the copy of same,
iii. The details of development activities carried out by the company from date of
purchase till date.
2.4 In response to this, IPN Developers, vide letter dated July 30, 2014 sought 30 days time to
provide documents/information sought by SEBI. SEBI, vide letter dated August 01, 2014,
advised the company to provide the requisite data by August 07, 2014. Copies of the said letter
were also marked to all the directors of the company. However, till date the company and the
directors have not furnished the required data/documents sought by SEBI.
3. I have carefully perused the documents and materials available on record such as, correspondence
exchanged between SEBI and IPN Developers along with the documents contained therein; the
submissions made by IPN Developers, etc. The issue for determination in the instant matter is
whether the mobilization of funds by IPN Developers is a „collective investment scheme‟ in accordance
with Section 11AA of the SEBI Act, 1992 (hereinafter referred to as "SEBI Act").
3.1 On an examination of the material available on record, it is prima facie observed that:
i. IPN Developers & Allied Limited (CIN U70101MP2012PLC029241) was incorporated on
September 18, 2012 and the registered office of the company is situated at: 1st floor, Reliable
trade Centre, T.I.T, 80-Station Road, Ratlam (MP) - 457 001.
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ii. The present directors of the company are Mr. Nageshwar Panchal, Mr. Dilip Devda, Mr.
Shankar Lal Yadav and Mr. Harish Singh. Past directors of the company are Mr. Rajesh Panchal
and Mr. Dashrath Singh Panwar
iii. As per the MoA, the main objects of IPN Developers include "to act as builders, promoters and
developers of land, building, building sites, townships and other building complexes and to undertake and execute
building complexes........"
iv. IPN Developers collects funds towards "advances towards booking of land units/plots", which the
company proposes to develop from the public through various payment plans,. As per the copy
of the brochure forwarded by the complainant, the payments plans are as under:
Single Installment Plans (One Time Plan-5 Year 5 Month LP-1, 8 Year 5 Month LP-2, 11 Year
LP -3, 16 Year 6 month LP-4, 21 Year 6 Month LP-5)
Instalment Plans (1 yr CP Plan-A, 2 yr CP Plan-B, 3 Year CP Plan-C, 4 yr CP Plan-D, 5 yr
CP Plan-E and 6 yr CP plan-F, 5 yr RI Plan-1, 5.6 yrs RI Plan-2 and 6 yr RI Plan-3.)
One of the plans (as furnished by the company) is reproduced below:
IPN Project "A" RI1 5 years
S.No Size of Plot (sq.ft)
Plot Rate Sq.ft (Rs)
Cost of Plot
Installment (Rs) Appreciated Value (Rs)
MLY QLY HLY YLY
1 100 350 35000 100 295 580 1150 8600
2 100 350 35000 200 590 1170 2300 17200
3 100 350 35000 300 885 1760 3450 25800
4 100 350 35000 400 1180 2350 4600 34400
5 100 350 35000 500 1475 2940 5750 43000
6 200 350 70000 600 1770 3530 6900 51600
7 200 350 70000 700 2065 4120 8050 60200
8 200 350 70000 800 2360 4710 9200 68800
9 200 350 70000 900 2655 5300 10350 77400
10 200 350 70000 1100 2950 5890 11500 86000
11 300 350 105000 1200 3245 6480 12650 94600
12 300 350 105000 1300 3540 7070 13800 103200
13 300 350 105000 1400 3835 7660 14950 111800
14 300 350 105000 1500 4130 8250 16100 120400
15 300 350 105000 1600 4425 8840 17250 129000
16 600 350 210000 1700 4720 9430 18400 137600
17 600 350 210000 1800 5015 10020 19550 146200
18 600 350 210000 1900 5310 10610 20700 154800
19 600 350 210000 2000 5605 11200 21850 163400
20 600 350 210000 5900 11790 23000 172000
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v. The investors who are interested in the said scheme offered by IPN Developers are made to enter
into an "Agreement" with it after filing an "Application Form for Provisional Allotment of Plot".
Following clauses are noted from the "Application Form for Provisional Allotment of Plot" available on
record -
"I, the undersigned hereby request that a plot of land may be allotted in your project at ............... as per the
company's terms and conditions which I have read, understood and agreed to abide by, as stipulated by your
company.
I have signed the terms and condition attached to this application form and further agree to sign
and execute the necessary agreements as and when required by the company.
I hereby remit a sum of Rs._______________ vide bank draft ____________ drawn on
__________ in favor M/s.IPN Developers and Allied Limited payable at......................, which may
please be treated as advance towards sale consideration. "
Details of plot to be purchased
Plot No................................ Type of Plot............................ Block......................
Area................ Sq.ft.......................... sq.mtr............................ Basic price Rs................... per
sq.ft./Rs.................................... per sq.ft.............. Approx............... PLC Rs................ others (if any)
Rs....................... Booking: Director through dealer/Agent...........................
Terms and Conditions
"The company shall allot the land to the Applicant/Allottee/Buyer at the time of booking.
In case, the payments of installments for the plot are delayed, the Applicant/Allottee/Buyer(s) shall
pay interest on delayed payments @ 12% per annum...., without prejudice to teh company's right to
cancel the allotment.
Registered sale deed will be executed only after receiving full consideration of plot along with the late
payment (if any).
Possession of the land will be on the same day as of the registration of sale deed.
The applicant shall have no right to nominate or assign his right under the provisional allotment to
any person....without prior approval of the company, who may, in its sole discretion, permit the same
on such terms and conditions as it may deem fit "
Payment Plan
Installment will be as per the installment payment plan, Plan No.......
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Please note-
Prices are subject to revision any time at the discretion of the company. Price ruling on the date of
booking and acceptance by the company shall be applicable"
vi. After filing of application form and making payment, as per the payment plan opted by the
investor, the company issues "Allotment Letter' to the investors, allotting, provisionally, the plot
described in the said letter to the investors. The sample "Allotment Letter" forwarded by the
company contains the following information,
Plot No,
Plot Size ,
Plot Type,
Khasra No., Village ,
District ,
State.
Following are the clauses noted from the "Allotment Letter",
"IPN Developers and Allied Limited hereby provisionally allots you, the following plot of land :
Please note that the company shall execute the Sale Deed in respect of this allotment only after receipt of full
consideration as per the plan agreed upon."
Terms and Conditions
The company shall allot the land to the Applicant at the time of booking,
Registered sale deed will be executed only after receiving full consideration of plot along with the late payment (if
any),
The applicant/allottee/buyer shall have no right to nominate or assign his right under the provisional allotment to
any person....without prior approval of the company, who may, in its sole discretion, permit the same on such terms
and conditions as it may deem fit "
vii. It is observed that the sample copy of the 'Agreement to Sell' furnished by IPN Developers appears
to be private agreement with the purchaser and has not been registered. It is noted that company
has not provided the copies of 'Agreement"/contract executed with its "purchasers"/ investors for
investing in the scheme offered by the company.
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viii. On perusal of the contents of certificate furnished by the complainant, who is a
purchaser/investor in the schemes of IPN Developers, the following details are noted:
Certificate Date of commencement
Plan No./ Term
Mode of payment
Consideration amount
Installment of subscription payment
Subs. due date
Expected sum payable on expiry of term
Dt of last pmt
Expiry date
No. of units
16/11/13 R1 MLY 30000 500 16/12/13 43,000 16/10/18 16/11/18
5
* 10% bonus will be paid on consideration amount of regular instalment is not lapsed.
ix. It is relevant to note that the copy of the "brochure" furnished by the complainant containing the
details of various plans (Single and Installment plans) offered by the company, contains the copy
of "Certificate of Incorporation" of the IPN Developers issued by RoC, M.P. and also copy of the
PAN Card of IPN Developers.
x. IPN Developers, vide their letter dated June 28, 2014 submitted that it had collected money
(amount of Rs. 3,61,700/) from 30 investors. On verification, we find that the name of the
complainant is not included in the list furnished by the company, casting doubt on the credibility
of the list of investors furnished by the company. This is further strengthened by the fact that the
company failed to give clarification on the same, despite being required to do so.
xi. On analyzing the information furnished by IPN Developers vis a' vis the material available on
record furnished by the complainant, it is observed as under:
The brochure furnished by the complainant contains details of about 12 "Installment
Payment Plans" and 5 "Single Installment Plans" (as observed in Paragraph No. 3.1 (iv)
above). However, the copy of brochure furnished by the company mentions only One
plan, viz. "Pan RI- 5 Years",
The name of the complainant is not included in the list of investors furnished by the
company.
The company failed to provide clarification on the aforesaid two issues, despite being
asked to do so.
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xii. In the facts and circumstances as mentioned above coupled with the failure on the part of the
company to furnish the complete information/documents and clarifications sought by SEBI
indicate that the company is concealing the material facts pertaining to the true nature and
structure of various schemes/plans, tenure of plans, scale of operations of the company, total
number of investors, total amount collected etc.
xiii. On perusal of the Balance Sheets pertaining to FY 2011-12, 2012-13 ad 2013-14, the
following is noted -
Liabilities 31.03.12 (Amount Rs.)
31.03.13 (Amount Rs.)
31.03.14 (Amount Rs.)
Advance for booking of plots
Nil
Nil
3,23,400
Total Nil Nil 3,23,400
4. The aforementioned features of the so-called "Purchase/sale and development of land” by IPN Developers
appear to be a "scheme". In view of this, the aforementioned details of the scheme offered by IPN
Developers, have to be considered in light of Section 11AA of the SEBI Act. The aforesaid Section
11AA, which provides for the conditions to determine whether a scheme or arrangement is a „collective
investment scheme‟, reads as follows:
“(1) Any scheme or arrangement which satisfies the conditions referred to in subsection (2) or [sub-section (2A)]
shall be a collective investment scheme.
Provided that any pooling of funds under any scheme or arrangement, which is not registered with the Board or is
not covered under the exemptions from CIS sub-section (3), involving a corpus amount of one hundred Crore
rupees or more shall be deemed to be a collective investment scheme.
(2) Any scheme or arrangement made or offered by any person under which,
(i) the contributions, or payments made by the investors, by whatever name called, are pooled and utilized solely
for the purposes of the scheme or arrangement;
(ii) the contributions or payments are made to such scheme or arrangement by the investors with a view to receive
profits, income, produce or property, whether movable or immovable from such scheme or arrangement;
(iii) the property, contribution or investment forming part of scheme or arrangement, whether identifiable or not, is
managed on behalf of the investors;
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(iv) the investors do not have day to day control over the management and operation of the scheme or
arrangement.”
4.1 In the context of the abovementioned Section 11AA of the SEBI Act, the schemes/plans offered by
IPN Developers, is examined as under:
i. The contributions, or payments made by the investors, by whatever name called, are
pooled and utilized solely for the purposes of the scheme or arrangement.
IPN Developers collects funds from the public towards its scheme for the "Purchase/Sale and
development of land" through various plans as detailed in the Paragraph No. 3.1 (iv). The financial
statements furnished by the company also indicates that the funds received from investors are
pooled together under the head “Advance for booking of plots”. From the balance sheet for the year
2013-2014, it can be seen that the company has collected a sum of `3,23,400/- as advances for
booking of plots. The balance sheet also states that the company had acquired land worth
`3,14,500/-. However, IPN Developers have not submitted any land documents proving
ownership of land acquired, despite being given many opportunities to do so. It is observed that
the land is allotted by way an "Allotment Letter" after the receipt of initial payment/instalment as
per the plan opted by the "purchaser"/investor. As per the terms and conditions of the allotment
letter the registered sale deed will be executed only after receiving full consideration. It is also
noted from the terms and conditions mentioned in the sample copy of "Application Form for
Provisional Allotment of a Plot" (furnished by the company) that the prices are subject to revision
any time at the discretion of the company. It is further noted from the "Certificate" issued by the
company (provided by the complainant) does not contain any details of the location of the plot.
It is, therefore not clear, as to when the plot/land would be transferred to the
"Purchaser"/investor (by way of a sale deed) and also at what price the plot would be sold to the
investors. It is also noted that till date the company has not furnished the registration documents
in respect of land/property located at Barkhedakalan, which was stated to have been allotted to
30 investors by the company (as per the List of "Purchasers"/investors furnished by the company
to SEBI), despite being asked to do so. This indicates that the so-called "allotment of land" is a
mere ruse created to show that the company is doing land transactions. The funds are collected
from the general public and are pooled for the purpose of the scheme offered by the company,
which offers an "expected sum payable"/return at the end of the term. It is, therefore observed that
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IPN Developers was pooling money, from general public, solely for the purpose of the
schemes/plans. Hence, the instant "scheme"/plan satisfies the first condition stipulated in Section
11AA(2)(i) of the SEBI Act.
ii. The contributions or payments are made to such scheme or arrangement by the
investors with a view to receive profits, income, produce or property, whether movable
or immovable from such scheme or arrangement.
It is observed from the clauses/contents in the "Certificate" furnished by the complainant and the
details of a payment plan provided by IPN Developers that the schemes/plans offers assured
return upon maturity of plan. For instance, in case of "IPN Project A Plan R 1- 5 Years", if the
"purchaser"/investor invest in "Monthly Instalment plan", where the "Cost of Plot" is mentioned as
`35000/-the investor has to pay ` 100/- as monthly instalment for a period of 5 years. After the
expiry of the agreed period, he/she would receive an amount of ` 8,600/- as "appreciated value of
plot"/expected sum payable/return over and above the "Cost of plot" which is Rs. 35,000/-, i.e the
investor is entitled for an amount of Rs. 43,600/-. It is also noted from the copy of the brochure
forwarded by the complainant (containing the various payment plans in respect of the scheme
offered by the company) that the payment plans provides for "appreciated value"/profit/return at
the end of the term period, against each payment option. In light of the above, it is prima facie
observed that the investment is made with a view to receive profit/property, whether movable or
immovable, derived out from the scheme or arrangement. Hence, the second condition, which
stipulates that the contributions or payments are made to such scheme or arra
ngement by the investors with a view to receive profits, income, produce or property as
stipulated in Section 11AA (2) (ii) of the SEBI Act is also fulfilled.
iii. The property, contribution or investment forming part of scheme or arrangement,
whether identifiable or not, is managed on behalf of the investors and
iv. The investors do not have day-to-day control over the management and operation of the
scheme or arrangement.
It is apparent from the information available on record that IPN Developers was collecting
money from public at large in the name selling of plots under its scheme. The investments made
by "purchaser"/investor are solely managed by IPN Developers. At the end of the agreement
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period, the "Purchasers"/investors are entitled to get an amount as "expected sum
payable"/return/profit. The terms and conditions (in the "Application Form") further states that
the prices are subject to revision any time at the discretion of the company, which indicates that
the company has the unilateral authority to change the price of the land/plot at any time.
It is therefore, evident that IPN Developers solely manages the investments on
behalf of "purchasers"/investors and the investors do not have day-to-day control over the
management and operation of the 'Scheme'. It is therefore, clear that the instant schemes/plans
satisfy the conditions stipulated in Section 11AA(2)(iii) & (iv)of the SEBI Act.
5. From the above analysis, it is thus apparent that the "scheme"/plan offered by IPN Developers with a
resultant promise of returns when considered in light of peculiar characteristics and features of such
scheme, as discussed in the preceding paragraphs, prima facie satisfies all four conditions specified in
Section 11AA (2) of the SEBI Act. Thus, it can be concluded that IPN Developers is engaged in the
fund mobilizing activity from public, which is in the nature of a „collective investment scheme‟ as defined in
Section 11AA of the SEBI Act.
6. In this context, it is relevant to refer to the observations of the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India in
the matter of P.G.F Limited & Ors. vs. UOI & Anr. (MANU/SC/0247/2013), wherein the
Hon’ble Court had occasion to adjudge on a scheme having features similar to the instant Scheme
towards " Purchase/sale and development of land”, as a 'collective investment scheme' under Section 11AA of the
SEBI Act. The Hon'ble Supreme Court of India had observed that:
“A conspectus consideration of the scheme of development of the land purchased by the customers at the instance of the
PGF Limited and the promised development under the agreement disclose that there was wholesale uncertainty in the
transactions to the disadvantage of the investor concerned. ……..PGFL under the guise of sale and development of
agricultural land in units ....offered to develop the land by planting plant, trees etc. and thereby the customers were
assured of a high amount of appreciation in the value of the land after its development and attracted by such
anticipated appreciation in land value, which is nothing but a return to be acquired by the customers after making the
purchase of the land based on the development assured by the PGF Limited, part with their monies in the fond hope
that such a promise would be fulfilled after successful development of the bits of land purchased by them.
.………Apart from the sale consideration, which is hardly 1/3rd of the amount collected from the customers, the
remaining 2/3rd is pooled by the PGF Limited for the so called development/improvement of the land sold in
multiples of units to different customers. Such pooled funds and the units of lands are part of such
scheme/arrangement under the guise of development of land. It is quite apparent that the customers who were attracted
by such schemes/arrangement invested their monies by way of contribution with the fond hope that the various
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promises of the PGF Limited that the development of the land pooled together would entail high amount of profits in
the sense that the value of developed land would get appreciated to an enormous extent and thereby the customer would
be greatly benefited monetarily at the time of its sale at a later point of time. …... In these circumstances, the
conclusion of the Division Bench in holding that the nature of activity of the PGF Limited under the guise of sale and
development of agricultural land did fall under the definition of collective investment scheme. Under Section 2(ba) read
along with Section 11AA of the SEBI Act was perfectly justified and hence, we do not find any flaw in the said
conclusion.”
7. In terms of Section 12(1B) of the SEBI Act, "no person shall sponsor or cause to be sponsored or cause to be
carried on a 'collective investment scheme' unless he obtains a certificate of registration from the Board in accordance with
the regulations”. Regulation 3 of the SEBI (Collective Investment Schemes) Regulations, 1999
(hereinafter referred to as "CIS Regulations") provides that no person other than a Collective
Investment Management Company which has obtained a certificate under the said regulations shall
carry on or sponsor or launch a 'collective investment scheme'. Therefore, the launching/ floating/
sponsoring/causing to sponsor any 'collective investment scheme' by any 'person' without obtaining the
certificate of registration in terms of the provisions of the CIS Regulations is in contravention of
Section 12(1B) of the SEBI Act and Regulation 3 of the CIS Regulations. In the instant case, the
scheme/plan offered by IPN Developers by way of " Purchase/sale and development of land” is nothing
but a smokescreen for its fund mobilizing activity, which squarely falls under the definition of 'collective
investment scheme'. Such fund mobilizing activity by IPN Developers is without obtaining certificate of
registration from SEBI, contravening the provisions of Section 12(1B) of the SEBI Act and
Regulation 3 of the CIS Regulations.
8. It is further noted that Mr. Nageshwar Panchal, Mr. Dilip Devda, Mr. Shankar Lal Yadav and Mr.
Harish Singh are the present directors of the company and Mr. Rajesh Panchal and Mr. Dashrath
Singh Panwar are past directors of the company. The activity of illegal mobilization of funds by
sponsoring or causing to be sponsored or carrying on or causing to carry on any collective investment
scheme by any person amounts to a fraudulent practice in terms of Regulation 4(2)(t) of SEBI
(Prohibition of Fraudulent and Unfair Trade Practices relating to securities Market), 2003.
Considering the fact that no prior registration was obtained by IPN Developers in respect of the
aforesaid activities in the nature of 'collective investment scheme', thus it can be viewed that IPN
Developers and its directors/promoters are illegally mobilizing funds from the public, which prima
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facie amounts to a fraudulent practice in terms of Regulation 4(2) (t) of the SEBI (Prohibition of
Fraudulent and Unfair Trade Practice Relating to Securities Market) Regulations, 2003.
9. SEBI vide letters dated May 05, 2014, July 22, 2014 and reminders, vide letters dated June 19, 2014,
July 31, 2014 etc. advised IPN Developers to respond to the preliminary inquiry conducted by SEBI.
However, on all these occasions, IPN Developers deliberately avoided to furnish the relevant
information/documents such as the original brochure, certified true copies of agreement, allotment
letter and application form and the registration documents in respect of the property stated to have
been allotted to the investors. The company also failed to furnish the entire list of the schemes
offered (as noted in Paragraph No. 3.1 (ix)). As already noted in Paragraph No. 3.1 (x)), IPN
Developers' list did not include the name of the complainant, casting serious doubt on the veracity
and reliability of even the documents furnished by them.
In these circumstances, I am of the view that non-co-operation on the part of IPN
Developers with the preliminary inquiry conducted by SEBI, when considered in the light of the
abovementioned prima facie findings, lead to the inescapable conclusion that such refusal to furnish
the full information sought by SEBI was only to conceal the full details regarding the total number of
investors, total amount mobilized, the true nature and operation of the fund mobilizing activity etc..
10. Protecting the interests of investors is the first and foremost mandate for SEBI. Under the
circumstances, SEBI has to take immediate steps to prevent activities of companies or entities
defrauding investors and damaging the orderly development of the securities market. In order to
ensure that IPN Developers and its directors/promoters do not collect any further funds under its
schemes and to safeguard the assets/property acquired by IPN Developers and its
promoters/directors from the funds of the investing public until full facts and materials are brought
about and a final decision is taken in the matter, it becomes necessary for SEBI to take urgent
preventive action by way of an interim measure. In the light of the same, I find no other alternative
but to take recourse through an interim measure against IPN Developers and its
promoters/directors.
11. In view of the above, I, in exercise of the powers conferred upon me under Section 11(4) and 11B of
the SEBI Act, 1992 and Regulation 65 of CIS Regulations, hereby direct M/s IPN Developers &
Allied Limited (PAN:AADCI0486L) and its Directors/Promoters viz. Mr. Nageshwar Panchal
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(PAN:ALTPP5193K), Mr. Dilip Devda (PAN:BIGPD0520B), Mr. Shankar Lal Yadav
(PAN:AGOPY4099F), Mr. Hari Singh (PAN:DQZPS1931J), Mr. Rajesh Panchal
(PAN:BRDPP6591G) and Mr. Dashrath Singh Panwar (PAN:ASHPP0730D):
a. not to collect any fresh moneys from investors from its existing scheme;
b. not to launch any new scheme/plan or float any new companies/firm to raise fresh moneys;
c. not to dispose of any of the properties or alienate the assets of the existing scheme;
d. not to divert any funds raised from public at large, kept in bank account(s) and/or in the custody of the
company;
e. to immediately submit the full inventory of the assets owned by IPN Developers out of the amounts collected from
the "purchasers"/investors under its existing schemes;
f. to furnish all the information sought by SEBI, including,
i. Copies of all the documents pertaining to the scheme, issued to the investors including the
document/agreement executed with the investors,
ii. scheme -wise list of investors as on date and their contact numbers and addresses,
iii. the details of amount mobilized till date,
iv. the details of amount refunded till date along with the details of mode of payment, duly certified by a
CA,
v. Copies of the registration documents/sale deed in respect of all the land/properties purchased by IPN
Developers including the one located at Barkhedakalan,
vi. all documents/information and clarifications sought by SEBI, vide letters dated May 05, 2014, and
July 22, 2014 and not yet submitted.
12. The above directions shall take effect immediately and shall be in force until further orders.
13. This Order shall also be treated as a show cause notice. IPN Developers and its abovementioned
Directors may show cause as to why appropriate directions under the SEBI Act and CIS Regulations
including directions, prohibiting them from buying, selling or otherwise dealing in securities market,
either directly or indirectly, in any manner whatsoever, for a particular period and/or for refunding
the investors, any money/assets collected from them under the scheme along with the requisite
interest and for winding up of such plans/schemes in terms of Regulations 65 and 73 of the CIS
Regulations should not be issued against them.
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14. M/s IPN Developers & Allied Limited. and its abovementioned Directors shall, within 21 days from
the date of receipt of this Order, file their reply, if any, to the prima facie observations made herein.
M/s IPN Developers & Allied Ltd. and its Directors may also indicate, in such reply, whether they
wish to avail an opportunity of personal hearing in the matter.
Place: Mumbai S. RAMAN Date: June 22, 2015 WHOLE TIME MEMBER
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE BOARD OF INDIA