In light of SEBI‘s interim order against Gensol Engineering Ltd., The The Economic Times (by Pranav Mukul, Reena Zachariah, and Joel Rebello) has analyzed potential outcomes for both Gensol and its affiliate, BluSmart. SEBI has accused Gensol’s promoters, the Jaggi brothers, of serious infractions, including securities fraud, fund diversion, undisclosed related party transactions, and misleading investors through incorrect disclosures regarding Memorandums of Understanding and substantial borrowings. These allegations have led to significant operational and financial challenges for both companies. Gensol faces a plummeting stock price and a forensic audit, while BluSmart has suspended its services and is exploring strategic options.
In this context, Mr. Sumit Agrawal, Founder of Regstreet Law Advisors, was quoted in Economic Time’s in-depth full page article titled “𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘛𝘳𝘪𝘱 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘛𝘰 𝘈𝘯 𝘌𝘯𝘥”. Mr. Sumit Agrawal highlighted concerns regarding SEBI’s regulatory approach. He pointed out that although SEBI has refrained from halting trading in the company’s shares, it has instead imposed significant restrictions by suspending the proposed stock split. He questioned the efficacy of such a measure, noting that it neither directly addresses the underlying regulatory concerns nor effectively fulfils the intended objective of investor protection or market integrity.
Mr. Sumit Agrawal further stated that “𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳’𝘴 𝘥𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴’ 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘵 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘶𝘱 𝘪𝘯𝘫𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥, 𝘴𝘶𝘣𝘴𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺, 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘴.”