sebi:AO/AS/01/2018

SEBI · SEBI · 2009-04-02 · Asha Shetty, Adjudicating Officer

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Facts / Headnote

Charges proved; total monetary penalty of ₹28,00,000 imposed on the Noticee (₹16,00,000 under Section 15HA and ₹12,00,000 under Section 15HB of the SEBI Act, 1992), maintaining the penalty imposed by earlier order dated March 02, 2015.

Provisions invoked

• s. 15
• s. 15H
• s. 15J
• s. 24

Regulations

• Reg. 199
• Reg. 3
• Reg. 4
• Reg. 4(1)
• Reg. 15
• Reg. 4(2)(a)
• Reg. 4(2)(g)
• Reg. 4(2)(b)
• Reg. 4(2)(n)
• Reg. 15(b)

Parties

• Amrut Securities Ltd.

Holding

The Noticee, Amrut Securities Ltd., was found to have violated Regulation 4(1) read with 4(2)(a,b,g,n) of the PFUTP Regulations and Clauses A(1), A(2), D(4), D(5) of the code of conduct for sub-brokers, and a total penalty of ₹28,00,000 was imposed (₹16,00,000 under Section 15HA and ₹12,00,000 under Section 15HB of the SEBI Act).

Full text

2 Adjudicating officer of SEBI for passing fresh order on merits and in accordance with law. All contentions of both parties are kept open."

3 SHOW CAUSE NOTICE, REPLY AND HEARING Show Case Notice 5. Show Cause Notice no. ADJ/GAL/AS/194489/2010 dated February 10, 2010 (hereinafter referred to as “SCN”) was issued to the Noticee under Rule 4 of Adjudicating Rules to the Noticee to show cause as to why an inquiry should not be held against it and penalty be not imposed under Sections 15 HA and 15HB of the SEBI Act, for its alleged violation of the provisions of Regulations 4 (1) read with 4 (2) (a, b, g, n) of the SEBI (Prohibition of Fraudulent and Unfair trade Practices Relating to Securities Market) Regulations, 2003 (hereinafter referred to as PFUTP Regulations) and Clause A(1), (2), D(4),(5) of code of conduct for sub-broker as specified in schedule II (Regulation 15) of SEBI (Stock Broker and Sub-broker) Regulation 1992. As the matter has been remanded by the Hon’ble SAT for passing of fresh order, the SCN issued to the Noticee stand for the purpose of the present proceeding.

4 contribution of the trading of the said Hitesh Madhusudhan Thakkar and Amit S. Mehta was 13.45% (Buy side) and 14.47% (sell side). Noticee is not aware as to who is Amit S. Mehta, and what is relationship between Hitesh Madhusudhan Thakkar and Amit S. Mehta. Noticee submitted that it has no relationship of whatsoever with Amit S. Mehta and/or Ved Finance. b) Noticee denied to have entered into any circular/reversal/synchronised trades with said Ved Finance during October 20, 2003 and November 15, 2003. Noticee submitted that the transactions in question were effected by them as a sub-broker as per instructions of their said client, Hitesh Madhusudhan Thakkar, in the ordinary and regular course of their business and through the exchange mechanism, without indulging itself into circular or reversal or synchronised trade. c) Noticee also submitted that they are not aware that the orders for the alleged circular trade were placed within time interval of less than 1 minute, or that the orders for 7,19,650 shares were matching, or that therefore were synchronized/structured. The afore stated facts have been unfolded before them for the first time vide the show cause notice under reply, however at the time of execution of transactions in question they were not aware that the same are resulting into synchronized and/or structured transactions.

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