sebi:AP/AO-2/2009-10

SEBI · SEBI · 2005-12-20 · Amit Pradhan, Adjudicating Officer

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Facts / Headnote

Penalty imposed on the noticee under Section 15HA of the SEBI Act, 1992

Provisions invoked

• s. 15
• s. 15H
• s. 15J

Regulations

• Reg. 4
• Reg. 4(a)
• Reg. 4(1)

Parties

• Laxmanbhai Patel

Holding

The noticee, Laxmanbhai Patel, was found to have indulged in fraudulent and unfair trade practices by entering into circular/reversal trades that created artificial volumes in the scrip of KDIL, in violation of Regulation 4 of the FUTP Regulations, and a penalty of Rs. 50,000 was imposed under Section 15HA of the SEBI Act, 1992.

Full text

Page 2 of 10 the matter was transferred to Mr. A.C. S. Rao. Subsequently, vide Chairman SEBI order dated December 20, 2005; the matter was transferred to the undersigned keeping the other terms and conditions of the earlier Adjudicating Officers appointment orders, unchanged.

Page 3 of 10 6.0 BACKGROUND:- Investigations conducted by SEBI revealed that KDIL suffered losses for the years ended March 31, 2000, March 31, 2001, March 31, 2002 and March 31, 2003. KDIL earned a net profit of Rs.1.06 million on turnover of Rs.34.48 million during the quarter ended June 30, 2003. Investigations further revealed that the total volume traded during the period of investigation was 3403923 shares. During the period February 5, 2003 to March 31, 2003, the scrip was infrequently traded with a very small volume and from April 2, 2003 to April 22, 2003 there was a price rise with increasing volumes. From April 2, 2003 to April 11, 2003, there was price rise in the scrip from Rs.3.05 to Rs.11.25 and from April 29, 2003 to June 6, 2003 the price rose from Rs.11.70 to Rs.46.95. The investigation revealed that out of the total 3403923 shares, 3288016 shares were traded during the period April 23 to June 6, 2004 when some of the entities were involved in trading by entering into circular / reversal of trades. Investigation further, revealed that during the period April 23, 2003 to June 6, 2003, around 25% of the volume of trading was due to circular trades / reversal of trades among different groups of clients and brokers. The clients and the member-brokers of each of these groups bought and sold the shares among themselves by squaring off the deals often the same day through the same brokers(s) in a circular manner. The artificial volume generated through these circul

Page 4 of 10 bought / sold by one entity were sold / bought by another entity in the group through a number of buy and sell deals. It was revealed by investigations that the clients traded in groups - Chirag Pujara and Sayyed Mustafa traded for 21 days, Chirag Pujara, Laxmanbhai Patel and Laxmanbhai Patel & Sayyed Mustafa for 5 days and the number of trades executed were large as tabulated under:-

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