sebi:CO/35/ERO/09/2004

SEBI · SEBI · 2003-08-21 · G A K BATRA, Whole Time Member

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Facts / Headnote

Suspended certificate of registration for a period of one month effective after expiry of 21 days

Provisions invoked

• s. 4(3)

Regulations

• Reg. 13(4)
• Reg. 5(1)
• Reg. 13(2)
• Reg. 6
• Reg. 13
• Reg. 13(1)

Parties

• Dinesh Kumar Kanoria

Holding

The certificate of registration of Dinesh Kumar Kanoria was suspended for one month for entering into matched cross deals that created a false appearance of trading in MPICS and for trading with the sole object of generating brokerage.

Full text

Home » Enforcement » Orders » Orders of Chairman/Members Enforcement Enforcement▼ Order in the matter of Dinesh Kumar Kanoria Sep 20, 2004 | Orders : Orders of Chairman/Members CO/35/ERO/09/2004 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE BOARD OF INDIA

1.2 An investigation was conducted by SEBI in buying, selling and dealing of the scrip of M P Investment & Consultancy Services Ltd. (MPICS). Investigation, inter alia, revealed that the Broker has contravened the provisions of SEBI Act,1992 , SEBI ( Prohibition of Fraudulent and Unfair Trade Practices Relating to Securities Market) Regulations, 1995 and SEBI ( Stock Brokers and Sub Brokers ) Rules and Regulations, 1992. Pursuant to the findings of the investigation in terms of Regulation 5(1) of SEBI(Procedure for Holding enquiry by Enquiry Officer and Imposing Penalty) Regulations, 2002 (hereinafter referred to as “the said Regulations”) read with Regulation 13 of SEBI ( Prohibition of Fraudulent and Unfair Trade Practices Relating to Securities Market) Regulations, 2003 [hereinafter referred to as SEBI ( FUTP) Regulations], an Enquiry Officer was appointed vide

3.0 SHOW-CAUSE NOTICE AND HEARING : 3.1 Pursuant to the above a Show Cause Notice dated 13.07.2004 was issued to the Broker along with a copy of the enquiry report, wherein he was called upon to show cause in terms of Regulation 13(2) of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Procedure for Holding Enquiry by Enquiry Officer and Imposing Penalty) Regulations, 2002 as to why the action as considered appropriate should not be taken against him. 4.0 REPLY TO THE SHOW CAUSE NOTICE : 4.1 The broker submitted a reply vide letter dated 12.08.2004 stating that he had already made his submissions before the EO and has nothing further to add. The Broker during the Enquiry proceedings had stated that : a. the transactions in the scrip of MPICS were executed for clients , b. the trades were done only with a view to earn brokerage, c. there was no intention to manipulate the prices, During the Enquiry proceedings before the EO, the Broker had also admitted that he had entered into cross deals. 5.0 CONSIDERATION OF ISSUES AND FINDINGS : 5.1 I have considered the facts of the case, the findings of the Enquiry Officer, the reply of the Broker to the show cause notice and other material on record. 5.2 I find that between July 2001 and October 2001, the Broker along with other three broker of CSE generated maximum volumes in the scrip of MPICS. In all, 18,27,060 shares of MPICS were traded at CSE during the said period and the Broker had transacted 6,34,600 shares between settlements numbe

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