sebi:190-210_207_Order_against_Manashvi_Securities_Ltd._Member_BSE_Jan_31_2006

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Facts / Headnote

Further proceedings against Manashvi Securities Ltd be dropped; no penalty imposed.

Provisions invoked

• s. 19

Regulations

• Reg. 13(4)

Parties

• Manashvi Securities Ltd

Holding

Proceedings against Manashvi Securities Ltd for non-exercise of due diligence and violation of the code of conduct for stock brokers were dropped, with no penalty imposed.

Full text

3.5              Whether the broker had violated code of conduct prescribed for Stock Brokers.   I observe  that the transactions in the scrip of MEL through the broker are very insignificant. A client of its sub broker purchased 1900 shares and sold 1900 shares on three days. These transactions are very insignificant to create any artificial market in the scrip. I also do not find any material in the show cause notice to find that the broker was a the trades done by Nimesh Shah through its sub-broker. I agree with finding of the Enquiry Officer that it was not possible for the broker to know that the same ultimate indulging in circular trading by himself being the counter party through another broker. I further note that the broker has not done any proprietary trading in the scrip of MEL. 3.6             I  also observe that, after noting the pattern of trading by the client, the broker had on their own stopped trading in the scrip. Thus, I observe that the broker has taken co measures as soon as it realized that the trading was fictitious. 3.7             I noted that there was nothing on record to show that the broker was guilty of dereliction of code of conduct or that the broker was habitually not exercising due diligen transactions. I, therefore, agree with the finding of the Enquiry Officer that the charge of non-exercise of due diligence was not proved  in this case.  I am, therefore, convince is not a fit case to impose any penalty as recommended by the Enquiry Offic

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