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{{Infobox company
| name = MS Shoes East Ltd.<ref name=icicidirect>[http://content.icicidirect.com/research/myresearch1_frame.asp?icicicode=MSSHOE Company information], icicidirect.com, retrieved 5 July 2014</ref>
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| founder = Urmil Suri <ref name=icicidirect />
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'''MS Shoes East Ltd.''' is a company established in [[Delhi]], [[India]] on 17 March 1986<ref name=icicidirect /> The main object of the company was to take over running business of exports in the name of Shoes East Propriety.<ref name=icicidirect /> It attracted large investments before collapsing in February 1995.
<ref name=Ganapathy20030606 /> The [[Bombay Stock Exchange]] closed for three days after the crash.<ref name=citeman2009>{{cite web
|url=http://www.citeman.com/6009-capital-market-scams.html
|work=Citeman Network
|title=Capital Market Scams
|author=V S RAMA RAO
|date=1 July 2009
|accessdate=2012-05-01
|url-status=usurped
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120301030451/http://www.citeman.com/6009-capital-market-scams.html
|archivedate=1 March 2012
}}</ref>
<ref name=moscowtimes>{{cite web
|url=http://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/article/payments-crisis-shuts-bombay-stock-market/341421.html
|work=The Moscow Times
|title=Payments Crisis Shuts Bombay Stock Market
|author=Arindram Nag
|date=21 March 1995
|accessdate=2014-07-03}}</ref>
<ref name=apnewsarchive>{{cite web
|url=https://apnews.com/618f3207ca9340f4958added9e8f4d89
|work=Associated Press
|title=Head of company arrested for cheating after scandal closes market
|author=
|date=7 April 1995
|accessdate=2014-07-03}}</ref>

In 2005, a rehabilitation scheme for the company was devised by the [[Board for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction]].

==Rise and fall==
Pavan Sachdeva took over his father's Delhi-based shoe export business, mostly serving Western Europe, and launched the company as MS Shoes in 1986. He raised money from investors and borrowed large sums from financial institutions and banks.<ref name=Ganapathy20030606 />
<ref name=rigging>{{cite web
|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/19950415-rigging-misinformation-by-ms-shoes-brings-india-premier-stock-exchange-bse-to-halt-808373-1995-04-14
|work=India Today
|title=Rocking the market:Rigging and misinformation by MS Shoes brings BSE to a halt
|date=15 April 1995
|access-date=2014-07-03}}</ref>
Sachdeva used intriguing ads created by the Delhi branch of [[Rediffusion]] to attract investors.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://archives.digitaltoday.in/businesstoday/20020120/stockmarkets4.html
|work=Business Today
|title=A Chronology of Major Stock Scams
|date=20 January 2002
|accessdate=2012-05-01}}</ref>

During the period 1986–1993, the company won various export awards from the Council of Leather Exports, from Delhi Administration, and from the National Productivity Council.<ref name=icicidirect />
The company came out with its [[Initial public offering|first public issue]] in September, 1992, followed by a rights-cum-public issue of fully convertible debentures in November/December, 1993. In February 1995 the company made another rights-cum-public issue. The issue was to finance its diversification, setting up a twin-hotel project and yarn project, but it was undersubscribed and was subsequently devolved.<ref name=profile /><ref name=order />
Shares were trading at ₹24 in 1993, and peaked at ₹502.5 in January 1995.<ref name=Ganapathy20030606 /> The underwriters to the public issue have been held to be liable to the extent of ₹98 crore.<ref name=awards>{{cite news | url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/special/ms-shoes-to-sue-dse-over-arbitrator-197042101064 |title=Ms Shoes to Sue Dse over Arbitrator |newspaper=Business Standard India |date=21 April 1997 |last1=Thomas |first1=Cherian}}</ref>

Apparently the share prices had been manipulated.<ref name=rigging /><ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.unafei.or.jp/english/pdf/RS_No66/No66_11VE_Mehta2.pdf
|title=TACKLING CORRUPTION: AN INDIAN PERSPECTIVE
|author=Deepa Mehta
|publisher=United Nations Asia and Far East Institute for the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders
|accessdate=2012-05-01}}</ref>
When MS Shoes crashed in March 1995 the collateral effects were so severe that the Bombay Stock Exchange had to be closed for three days.<ref name=citeman2009 /><ref name=moscowtimes /><ref name=apnewsarchive />
More than ₹270 crores were lost.<ref name=Ganapathy20030606 />

==Investigations and charges==
The [[Central Bureau of Investigation]] (CBI) started an investigation in 1995.
In June 1997 the CBI sought permission from the government to lay charges against senior officials of the [[Securities and Exchange Board of India]] (SEBI) and [[SBI Capital Markets]], a subsidiary of the [[State Bank of India]].<ref>{{cite news
|url=http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/cbi-cracks-downsbi-caps-sebi-officials-in-ms-shoes-case/48236/
|work=Business Standard
|title=CBI cracks down on SBI Caps, Sebi officials in MS Shoes case
|author=Gargi Chakrabarty
|date=19 June 1997
|accessdate=2012-05-01}}</ref>
Sachdeva was charged with violating the Companies Act and the Prevention of Corruption Act.<ref name=Ganapathy20030606 />
The Central Bureau of Investigation filed a closure report on the MS Shoes case in September 1998, which was accepted by the court.<Ref Name=Closure>{{cite news |url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/cbi-cracks-dowm-on-sbi-caps-sebi-officeial-in-ms-shoes-case-197061901107 |title = Cbi Cracks Down on Sbi Caps, Sebi Officials in Ms Shoes Case |newspaper= Business Standard India |date= 19 June 1997|last1 = Chakrabarty|first1 = Gargi}}</ref>

In 2003, the CBI reopened the case. Several civil and criminal charges were filed.<ref name=Ganapathy20030606 /> In April 2003 a Delhi Metropolitan Court issued a non-bailable warrant against Sachdeva for failing to pay back money owed to the Indian Air Force Benevolent Association.<ref>{{cite news
|work=Indian Express
|title=Shoe baron gets NBW for IAF fraud
|date=19 Apr 2003
}}</ref>

In June 2003 the [[Delhi High Court]] ordered that the company be sent to the [[Board for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction]] (BIFR). Few companies survive this process. In November 2005, MS Shoes was declared a [[Industrial sickness|sick company]] by the BIFR, and a plan was drawn up for its rehabilitation.<ref name=Ganapathy20030606 /><ref name=order>[http://bifr.nic.in/asp/sopupload/237_2002_25102013.pdf Order] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714235754/http://bifr.nic.in/asp/sopupload/237_2002_25102013.pdf |date=14 July 2014 }}, [[Board for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction]]</ref>

==Diversifications==
Before its collapse, the company attempted the bids floated by [[Housing and Urban Development Corporation Limited|Hudco]] in July, 1994 for 5 star hotel land and a constructed four star hotel by Hudco comprising 363 rooms, 9 restaurants and 25 shops. The promoter Pavan Sachdeva made a successful bid for the properties. The total bid was ₹177.10 crores for which Hudco issued the allotment letters. When the public issue was devolved, Hudco cancelled the allotments. MS Shoes also attempted to go into the yarn manufacture business.<ref name=order /> The land value of ₹177.10 crores has increased more than ten times.{{citation needed|date=July 2014}} MS Shoes has offered to buy the public shares to its existing public shareholders and presently promoters holding is 95%.<ref name=order />

==Later development==
The production and export turnover of MS Shoes increased from ₹25 [[crore]]s in 1993 to ₹171.93 crores in 1995.<ref name=order>[http://bifr.nic.in/asp/sopupload/237_2002_25102013.pdf Order] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714235754/http://bifr.nic.in/asp/sopupload/237_2002_25102013.pdf |date=14 July 2014 }}, [[Board for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction]]</ref>
The company came up with public issues which were oversubscribed by more than 50 times. The reasons of sickness was devolvement of public issue and cancellation as well as forfeiture by Hudco of the amount paid of ₹68.68 crores by MS Shoes.<ref name=order /> The promoters brought in ₹41.20 crores as on 31.3.2011 and ₹22.08 crores in March, 2014 which have been approved to be converted into equity.<ref name=order />

MS Shoes claims that it has won a 5-star hotel project.<ref name=hospitality>{{cite news |url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/special/drt-likely-to-auction-ms-shoes-properties-198061201046 |title=DRT Likely to Auction Ms Shoes Properties |newspaper=Business Standard India |date=12 June 1998}}</ref>

==References==
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<ref name=Ganapathy20030606>{{cite news
|work=The Indian Express
|title=MS Shoes has gone to the cleaners
|author=Nirmala Ganapathy
|date=6 Jun 2003
}}</ref>

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[[Category:Shoe companies of India]]
[[Category:Indian companies established in 1986]]
[[Category:Clothing companies established in 1986]]
[[Category:Defunct companies of India]]
[[Category:Companies based in Delhi]]

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Yashvitoursin at 19:59, 26 December 2025