sebi:DSR/AO-06/2009

SEBI · SEBI · 2006-09-05 · D. S. Reddy, Adjudicating Officer

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Facts / Headnote

Penalty imposed on the noticee for violating FUTP Regulations and Broker Regulations

Provisions invoked

• s. 15
• s. 15J

Regulations

• Reg. 7
• Reg. 4
• Reg. 3
• Reg. 4(1)

Parties

• Sanchay Fincom Limited

Holding

The noticee, Sanchay Fincom Limited, was held to have violated regulations 4(1), 4(2)(a), (b), (g) and (n) of the FUTP Regulations and Regulation 7 read with Clauses A(1) to A(5) of the Code of Conduct under Schedule II of the Broker Regulations, and a monetary penalty of Rs. 2,00,000 was imposed.

Full text

2 1.2. The investigations revealed the following: a) The Company was incorporated in 1992 and has its Registered Office at Survey No. 251/2, Valsad Falia, Near Jain Temple, Dadra & Nagar Haveli. b) The scrip was traded for 29 days on NSE, wherein the price fell from Rs.52.40 on April 1, 2004 to Rs.41.00 as on April 30, 2004 and then rose to Rs.44.65 as on May 14, 2004. c) The scrip was traded for 23 days on BSE, wherein the price of the scrip moved from Rs 49.45 to Rs. 53.15 during April 07, 2004 till April 20, 2004 and then the price came down to Rs. 40.95 on April 30, 2004 and there after moved in the range of Rs. 42.90 to Rs. 48.05 till May 11, 2004. d) A group of brokers and clients engaged in circular and synchronized trading in the scrip. The time difference between the transactions was very less and this synchronization of trades created artificial volume in the scrip. e) Sanchay Fincom Limited was one of the brokers (hereinafter to be referred as the “noticee”) who traded in the scrip on behalf of its client Sunil Purohit.

3 Officer) Rules, 1995 (hereinafter to be referred as ‘Adjudication Rules’) to inquire into and adjudge the alleged violations as mentioned in the order. Pursuant to the transfer of Shri Amit Pradhan to NRO, the undersigned was appointed as Adjudicating Officer vide order dated July 19 2007.

4 The noticee filed additional written submissions vide letter dated August 11, 2008. 3.0. CONSIDERATION OF ISSUES AND FINDINGS.

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