sebi:17008

SEBI · SEBI · G.N. Bajpai, Chairman, SEBI

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Facts / Headnote

Registration of the broker suspended for a period of six months with effect from 12th August 2002

Regulations

• Reg. 7
• Reg. 199
• Reg. 28
• Reg. 29(1)

Parties

• Kalpesh Chawla

Holding

The registration of Kalpesh Chawla, a member of ASE, was suspended for six months for violating Cl. A(3) and A(4) of the Code of Conduct for Stock Brokers under Regulation 7 of the SEBI (Stock Brokers and Sub Brokers) Regulations, 1992, by dealing for Sh. D.K. Dalal in the name of UIPL without disclosing the true client.

Full text

Adhesives Ltd., which seems to be artificially created, investigations were initiated by Securities and Exchange Board of India (hereinafter referred to as SEBI) into the affairs relating to buying, selling or dealing in the shares of M/s Jyothi Resins & Adhesives Ltd. Investigations revealed that majority of the brokers had dealt, in this scrip, on behalf of one client called M/s.Udita Inverted Pvt Ltd. (UIPL). Investigations further revealed that UIPL is connected with the Promoters/Management of Jyoti Resins. The shares were cornered by UIPL from 14.8.95 onwards. Sh.Sunil K. Patel, Director of UIPL appeared, before SEBI, along with ledger and list of 299 clients and their addresses on behalf of whom they had dealt in the scrip. However, he didn’t submit any further details about the payments received from clients. In

was also admitted that the orders for purchase and sale were given by Sh. Dalal on telephone and the shares deliveries received were passed on to Devendra Kantilal Dalal at the address of Vrushti Financial Services Pvt. Ltd. The payment for these shares was received from Sh. Devendra Kantilal Dalal. Apart from above, Kalpesh Chawalla had introduced the Bank Accounts of JJ Enterprises, Gullav Finance & Investment (P) Ltd. and Jadeja Finstock in Central Bank of India Gandhi Road Branch, Ahmedabad - the same branch in which Companies of Devendra Kantilal Dalal have their accounts. As per Kalpesh Chawalla’s statement these accounts were introduced by him at the behest of Devendra Kantilal Dalal. Further, he has stated that whatever money has flown through the accounts of J.J. Enterprises, Gallav Finance & Investment (P) Ltd. and Jadeja Finstock is for the price manipulation by Sh.Devendra Kantilal Dalal and only Sh.Devendra Kantilal Dalal can explain about the debits and credits in these accounts. It was noticed during investigations that Vrushti Finance had financed UIPL for the secondary market purchases of shares of Jyoti Resins. Vrushti received most of these funds from Jadeja Finstock, Gallav Finance & Investment Pvt Ltd. and JJ Enterprises. Moreover, it was found during investigations that, Raj Investments and Manyog Investments Pvt Ltd., are two Bombay based sub brokers and have dealt through various brokers of BSE in the scrip of Jyoti Resins. As confirmed by these two su

The Enquiry Officer, thereafter, proceeded with the enquiry and issued a Show Cause Notice to you vide letter dated 28rd November 1997 alleging that Kalpesh Chawla, Member, ASE, had indulged in carrying out deceptive transactions by not disclosing Sh.Devendra Kantilal Dalal as his client and had abetted the market manipulators. Thus, it was alleged that the broker has violated Regulation 7 of SEBI (Stock Brokers and Sub Brokers) Regulations, 1992 for not abiding by the code of conduct specified in Schedule 2 of that Regulations. A reply to the Show Cause Notice was received from the broker vide letter 24th January 1998. Opportunities of personal hearing was also given by the Enquiry Officer on 28th January 1998 and 22nd May 2001, which was duly attended by Sh.Kalpesh Chawla. The Enquiry Officer, on completion of enquiry process, concluded that the broker had given contradictory statements to SEBI and to the Enquiry Officer. The Enquiry Officer did not accept the denials of the broker on the grounds that the denials lacked credibility as he had made contradictory statements. The Enquiry Officer concluded that, in view of the fact that the broker confirmed the facts that the orders were placed by Sh.Dalal in the name of UIPL, the deliveries were passed on to Sh.Dalal at the address of Vrushti Financial Services Pvt Ltd. and the payment was received from UIPL on behalf of sh.D.K.Dalal, there is enough material to show the nexus between the broker and Sh.Devendra Kantilal Dalal.

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