sebi:8184

SEBI · SEBI · 2005-12-30 · V. K. CHOPRA, WHOLE TIME MEMBER

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Facts / Headnote

Minor penalty of suspension of certificate of registration for a period of two months imposed; order to come into force on expiry of twenty one days from date of order

Provisions invoked

• s. 19

Regulations

• Reg. 7
• Reg. 13(4)
• Reg. 4
• Reg. 4(a)
• Reg. 6

Parties

• M/s Saurashtra Capital Services Pvt. Ltd.

Holding

The Noticee, M/s Saurashtra Capital Services Pvt. Ltd., violated clause A(2) of Schedule II read with Regulation 7 of Stock Brokers Regulations and Regulations 4(a) to (e) of PFUTP Regulations, and its certificate of registration as broker of BSE, NSE and NSE F&O Segment is suspended for two months.

Full text

FOR COMPANIES/ BROKERS: Shri. Shyam Mehta, Advocate Shri. M. K. Doshi, Designated Director, Saurashtra Capital Services Pvt. Ltd. Shri. C. L. Tanna, Director, Saurashtra Capital Services Pvt. Ltd. FOR SEBI: Mrs. Barnali Mukherjee, DGM, SEBI Shri. Deepesh M. U., Manager, SEBI Shri. Mohamed Rahaz P.M., Legal Officer, SEBI

1.2 The investigation revealed that the Noticee had actively traded in the scrip of MFPL at BSE on behalf of their major client M/s Rajesh Financial Services (hereinafter referred to in short as “RFS”) during the period of investigation i.e. May 29, 1996 to August 30, 1996 and contributed to the creation of liquidity / volumes in the scrip of MFPL. 1.3 The Board after considering the Investigation Report, appointed an Enquiry Officer to enquire into the affairs and dealings of the Broker for finding out the possible violations of the provisions of Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 (hereinafter referred to in short as “SEBI Act”), Securities and Exchange Board of India (Prohibition of Fraudulent and Unfair Trade Practices relating to Securities Market) Regulations, 1995 (hereinafter referred to in short as “PFUTP Regulations”) and Securities and Exchange Board of India (Stock Brokers and Sub-Brokers) Regulations, 1992 (hereinafter referred to in short as “Stock Brokers Regulations”). 1.4 The Enquiry Officer, after conducting an enquiry in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 6 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Procedure for holding Enquiry by Enquiry Officer and imposing penalty) Regulations, 2002 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Enquiry Regulations’), submitted a report dated December 30, 2005 wherein the Enquiry Officer observed that Noticee has violated the provisions of Regulation 7 read with Code of Conduct as specified in Schedule II o

2.0 SHOW CAUSE NOTICE 2.1 Pursuant to the receipt of the said Enquiry Report, a Show Cause Notice dated January 06, 2006 was issued to the Noticee enclosing therewith a copy of the said Enquiry Report, advising it to show cause as to why action as recommended by the Enquiry Officer, should not be imposed on it. The Noticee submitted its reply to the said show cause notice, vide letter dated March 29, 2006. 3.0 REPLY OF THE NOTICEE TO THE SHOW CAUSE NOTICE. 3.1 The Noticee submitted that all the trades carried out by them in the scrip of MFPL were on behalf of their clients in normal course of business as per their instruction and in conformity with the rules / regulations framed by SEBI and stock exchange. 3.2 The Noticee submitted that their trading on account of their client were mere 6.3% of the total buy volume and 5.1% of the total sell volume at BSE. They also submitted that their trading on behalf of their client may not be seen in conjunction with any other broker in the stock exchange and no incriminating findings be drawn out of such allegations. 3.3 The Noticee submitted that they had in their earlier submission already accepted the fact that Shri. Yash Golecha introduced them to a client by name of RFS. They added that Shri. Yash Golecha was well known and was a reputable sub- broker and as such they had accepted the said client on the basis of his reference.

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