sebi:BM/AO-04/2011

SEBI · SEBI · 2005-12-29 · Barnali Mukherjee, Adjudicating Officer

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Facts / Headnote

Penalty imposed totalling Rs. 7,00,000

Provisions invoked

Regulations

Parties

Holding

The Noticee aided and abetted Shri Shailesh M Ved in manipulative trading in the scrip of NEL violating Regulations 3(b), (c), (d) and 4(2)(d) of the PFUTP Regulations and violated Sections 11C(2), 11C(3) and 11C(5) of the SEBI Act by failing to comply with summonses, but was not guilty of Regulation 4(2)(e). A total penalty of Rs. 7,00,000 under Sections 15HA and 15A(a) was imposed.

Full text

Page 2 of 17  volume of 615234 shares on BSE. On NSE the scrip was listed w.e.f. December 29, 2005. It was observed that the price of the scrip was rising between September 20, 2006 to October 16, 2006 (` 14.50 to ` 18.25) and the price of the scrip started falling from October 17, 2006 to reach a low of ` 10.60 by November 23, 2006 at BSE. On NSE the price opened at `. 13.50 on September 20, 2006 and touched high of `.19 on October 16, 2006. During this period no trading was observed in the scrip of NEL on ASE.

Page 3 of 17  were no seller in the market thereby netted off the transactions on most of the days and were also placing big buy orders and was later updating them with minor change or without any changes thus creating buying pressure in the scrip. Investigation also observed that he traded in huge volume in the scrip and the value of the order placed by him was disproportionate to the income as shown in the income tax return submitted by him.

Page 4 of 17  and Unfair Trade Practices Relating to Securities Markets) Regulations, 2003 (hereinafter referred to as “PFUTP Regulations). Consequently the Noticee becomes liable for monetary penalty under section 15HA of the SEBI Act.

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