sebi:BM/AO-91/2010

SEBI · SEBI · 2004-09-20 · Barnali Mukherjee, Adjudicating Officer

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Facts / Headnote

Violations established; penalties imposed of Rs. 8,00,000 under section 15 HA and Rs. 5,00,000 under section 15A

Provisions invoked

• s. 11
• s. 15A
• s. 15
• s. 12
• s. 15J

Regulations

• Reg. 3

Parties

• MEL (the Noticee)

Holding

The Noticee (MEL) was held to have violated Regulations 3(b), 4(1) read with 4(2)(k) and (r) of the PFUTP Regulations, 2003 by making false and misleading statements regarding company performance, and Sections 11(3), 11C(2) and 11C(3) of the SEBI Act by failing to comply with summonses issued by the Investigating Authority. Penalties of Rs. 8,00,000 under section 15HA and Rs. 5,00,000 under section 15A were imposed.

Full text

2 total volume of 5721123 shares. During the fall period, the scrip was traded on 51 days with total volume of 1520486 shares.

3 that the sales for the quarter April to June 2003 was shown as Rs. 13.5 crore as they had undertaken trading activity i.e. they had purchased steel and copper from the open market and sold to another company at a higher price. Mr. Jhala further stated that the price of steel was rising and the company wanted to take advantage of the price rise. He further stated that the entire trading transaction was cancelled and as a result in the subsequent quarters the sales went back to normal and thereafter the company stopped trading. It is observed that the sale for the entire year 2003-04 was Rs.1.62 crore only. MEL further stated in its letter that the Company had good orders on hand based on verbal communication received from the customers but could not execute the orders due to lack of working capital.

4 8. In view of the above it is alleged that the Noticee violated Regulations 3 (b), 4 (1) read with 4 (2) (k) and (r) of the SEBI (Prohibition of Fraudulent and Unfair Trade Practice relating to Securities Markets) Regulations, 2003 (hereinafter referred to as “PFUTP Regulations”).

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