Sebi to auction 22 properties of Rose Valley Group
The e-auction will be conducted on May 20; The total reserve price of these properties is pegged at Rs8.6 cr
The regulator, in Jun 2022, ordered attachment of bank accounts as well as shares- and mutual fund holdings of the firm and its then directors to recover investors’ dues totalling more than Rs5,000cr
New Delhi: Markets regulator Sebi will auction 22 properties of Rose Valley Group of companies on May 20 at a reserve price totalling Rs8.6 crore in a bid to recover money raised by the firm from the public through illicit schemes.
The properties to go under the hammer include flats and office spaces located in West Bengal, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) said in a notice. The e-auction will be conducted on May 20 between 11 am and 1 pm. The total reserve price of these properties is pegged at Rs8.6 crore, it added. The markets regulator said it has engaged Quikr Realty to assist it in the sale of the properties.
A committee would oversee sale of the assets and the money will be utilized for repaying the investors. The committee was formed following an order passed by Calcutta High Court in May 2015. Going by the notice, the bidders should make their own independent enquiries regarding the encumbrances, litigations, attachments and acquisition of liabilities of the property put on auction, prior to submitting their bids.
The regulator, in June 2022, ordered attachment of bank accounts as well as shares- and mutual fund holdings of Rose Valley Hotels and Entertainment Ltd and its then directors to recover investors’ dues totalling more than Rs5,000 crore.
