sebi:BM/AO-144/2011
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Facts / Headnote
Penalty imposed for violation of PFUTP Regulations
Provisions invoked
- s. 15
- s. 15H
- s. 15J
Regulations
- Reg. 3
- Reg. 4(1)
- Reg. 4(2)
- Reg. 4(2)(e)
Parties
- Ajay Roongta
Holding
The Noticee Ajay Roongta violated Regulation 4(1) and 4(2)(d) & (e) of the PFUTP Regulations by acting as a link between connected entities of the Mehta Group and financing their transactions to orchestrate manipulation in the scrip of Asian Star Company Limited, and a penalty of Rs. 5,00,000 was imposed under section 15HA of the SEBI Act.
Full text
_____________________________________________________________________________________ Ajay Roongta in the matter of Asian Star Company Limited Page 2 of 16 had allegedly indulged in circular/reversal synchronized trading in such a manner that led to creation of artificial volume in the scrips.
_____________________________________________________________________________________ Ajay Roongta in the matter of Asian Star Company Limited Page 3 of 16 a) That Notice is neither directly nor indirectly connected to the company. b) That Noticee is not connected or associated with Triveni, BP Equities, Swastika, Emkay Global, India Infoline or any other broking house. c) That Mr. Arun Sakpal was an employee of Bakliwal during the time when Noticee was the Branch Manager. d) That Noticee had loaned some money to Mr. Arun Sakpal but the said money was purely as a personal loan and Mr. Sakpal is known to the Noticee for many years. Mr. Sakpal was in some financial difficulty and had requested Noticee for some personal loan, which Noticee has obliged as a friend. It is beyond Noticee’s control, to what Mr. Sakpal does with the said money once he receives the said money. e) That it is not a crime to know Mr. Narendra Sanghi and by merely being a family friend of Noticee does not become liable for any acts alleged in the SCN. Notice paid Mr. Sanghi as he had requested Noticee for some personal loan to fulfill some family obligations. Further, Mr. Sanghi could not pay the loan as he continued to suffer financial difficulties. As per Noticee and Mr. Sanghi’s understanding and long standing relation with Mr. Sanghi, Noticee accepted the prop
_____________________________________________________________________________________ Ajay Roongta in the matter of Asian Star Company Limited Page 4 of 16 and every individual account. Further it not responsibility of the Noticee to monitor or regulate individual account. i) That it is important to note that the alleged period of manipulation is after the Noticee ceased to be in employment of Bakliwal. Noticee submits that he was no more in employment with Bakliwal during the alleged period of investigation. j) That Mr. Sakpal was an employee and he worked in his independent capacity. It is beyond the control of the Noticee as to what Mr. Sakpal does in his personal capacity. k) That the money given to Mr. Sakpal and Mr. Sanghi was purely personal loans given to them as gesture of goodwill and friendship. Mr. Sakpal and Mr. Sanghi have both signed individual bonds accepting the fact.
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