sebi:11414

SEBI · SEBI · A K Batra, Whole Time Member

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Facts / Headnote

Certificate of Registration of JBSBPL suspended for a period of six months

Provisions invoked

• s. 19
• s. 12

Regulations

• Reg. 7
• Reg. 13
• Reg. 4(a)
• Reg. 8

Parties

• M/s. Jyotish Bhogilal Stock Brokers Pvt. Ltd.

Holding

JBSBPL was held guilty of acting as an unregistered sub-broker to PLPL while trading in the scrip of SFL, of failing to exercise due skill, care and diligence, and of violating Regulation 4(a), (b) and (d) of the SEBI (Prohibition of Fraudulent and Unfair Trade Practices Relating to Securities Market) Regulations, 1995 by facilitating price/volume manipulation in the scrip. Its Certificate of Registration was suspended for six months.

Full text

BACKGROUND 1. M/s. Jyotish Bhogilal Stock Brokers Pvt. Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as ‘JBSBPL’), member, Ahmedabad Stock Exchange, is registered with Securities and Exchange Board of India (hereinafter referred to as ‘SEBI’) vide SEBI Registration No. INB020916831.

5. Investigations revealed that one Shri Mahendra Shah, who was subsequently appointed the Managing Director of the company, was the largest seller during the investigation period. Shri Mahendra A.Shah had created artificial volumes in the scrip by trading with different brokers/ sub-brokers during the period under investigation, in a scrip which was more or less dormant till September,1999 and volumes had started picking up only when Shri Mahendra A.Shah and others( Harvic Management, Mayekar Investments,etc.) had started trading in the scrip. It was also seen that Shri Shah had put in large buy orders to influence the price of the scrip and had created false/misleading appearance of demand/ interest in the shares of SFL, thereby influencing the share price of the scrip.

7. In the light of the above, it was alleged that (a) since JBSBPL acted as unregistered sub-broker with Prabhudas Liladhar Pvt.Ltd. (PLPL), JBSBPL had violated the provisions of SEBI Circular SMD/Policy/ Circular/3-97 dated 31st March,1997 and SMD/Policy/Cir/98 dated 16th January,1998. (b) By acting as sub-broker without registration, JBSBPL had failed to exercise proper skill, care and diligence and thus, violated Clause A(2) of the Code of Conduct for Stock Brokers as mentioned in Schedule II of the SEBI ( Stock Brokers and Sub-Brokers ) Rules and Regulations,1992 and (c) since the ultimate client of JBSBPL i.e. Shri Mahendra A.Shah had indulged in price manipulation of the scrip of SFL,JBSBPL had, in having dealt for him, acted in an unbusiness like manner and had aided and abetted the ultimate clients in creation of a false market in the scrip and with the result, violated the provisions of Regulation 4(a),(b) and (d) of the SEBI ( Prohibition of Fraudulent and Unfair Trade Practices Relating to Securities Market ) Regulations,1995. ENQUIRY REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION

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