sebi:BM/AO-42/2010

SEBI · SEBI · 2006-01-25 · Barnali Mukherjee, Adjudicating Officer

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Facts / Headnote

Penalty imposed on the Noticee for violations of PFUTP Regulations and Code of Conduct for Stock Brokers

Provisions invoked

• s. 15
• s. 15J

Regulations

• Reg. 7
• Reg. 3
• Reg. 3(b)

Parties

• Ramanlal D Shah

Holding

The Noticee, broker Ramanlal D Shah, was found to have violated regulations 3(b), 4(1), 4(2)(a), 4(2)(b), 4(2)(e), 4(2)(g) and 4(2)(n) of the PFUTP Regulations and Clauses A(1) to A(5) of the Code of Conduct for Stock Brokers by executing reversal/circular and structured/synchronized trades in the MEL scrip. A total penalty of Rs. 1,50,000 was imposed (Rs. 1,00,000 under section 15HA and Rs. 50,000 under section 15HB of the SEBI Act).

Full text

2 2002, and for the following year ended March 2003 it showed net sales of Rs.170.7 lacs and loss of Rs.2.80 lacs. For the year 2003-04, MEL achieved sales of Rs.162 lacs and loss of Rs.103.7 lacs.

3 APPOINTMENT OF ADJUDICATING OFFICER 7. Mr. Piyoosh Gupta was appointed as Adjudicating Officer vide order dated January 25, 2006 under section 15 I of SEBI Act read with rule 3 of SEBI (Procedure for Holding Inquiry and Imposing Penalties by Adjudicating Officer) Rules, 1995 (hereinafter referred to as ‘Rules’) to inquire into and adjudge the aforesaid alleged violations committed by the Noticee.

4 other Brokers in MEL scrip. We further clarify that we have no relationship with the said constituent (sub broker) except that of broker and sub broker privity. ¾ We have not derived any gain except Brokerage in the transactions. ¾ We have stopped dealing with (sub broker) Mayekar Investment Pvt Ltd (MIPL) and his three clients, namely, Sumit Desai and Devi Desai from December 05, 2003 and Mr. Darshan Desai from April 2004. Since then, we have also applied for cancellation of the registration certificate of MIPL as our sub broker. ¾ Our trades in the MEL scrip were only during the rise period and during that period our constituent (sub broker) have brought 3,08,607 shares and sold 5,36,954 shares. It is, pertinent to note that our constituent (sub broker) have on the net basis sold 2,28,347 shares and therefore the charge of manipulation (rise in price) cannot be attributed to our alleged trades. ¾ The value of trades undertaken by our sub broker in the shares of MEL during the relevant period aggregated to Rs. 25.10 lacs only in value which is miniscule as compared to our total volume and also insignificant as compared to the volume of MEL in the market at the relevant time. ¾ The alleged quantity of structured deals executed by us is 73,182 shares on buy side and 45,450 shares on sell side against the total market volume of 29,27,365 shares (one side). We state that gross volume of 1.18 lakh shares against market volume of 29.27 lakh shares (one side) could hardly impact

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