sebi:DSR/AO-37/2008
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Facts / Headnote
Violations of Regulation 13(3) of Insider Trading Regulations and Regulation 8(1) & 8(2) of SAST Regulations established; FUTP and Code of Conduct charges dropped; penalty of Rs. 1 Lakh imposed jointly and severally on noticees.
Provisions invoked
- s. 15A
- s. 15
- s. 15J
- s. 15I(2)
Regulations
- Reg. 7
- Reg. 13
- Reg. 4(a)
- Reg. 13(3)
- Reg. 13(2)
- Reg. 2(c)
- Reg. 8(3)
- Reg. 6
- Reg. 2(h)
- Reg. 8(1)
- Reg. 8
Parties
- Shrikant G. Mantri
- Shanti Devi Mantri
- Vimla Mantri
- Sushil Kumar Mantri
- Subodh B
- Ramkishore Boob
- Mega Securities Pvt. Limited
Holding
The Adjudicating Officer held that the Shrikant Mantri Group, along with the Banthia Group and First Custodian Fund (India) Ltd., constituted a single promoter group of NBL holding more than 15% of shares, and failed to make disclosures under Regulation 8(1) & 8(2) of SAST Regulations and Regulation 13(3) of Insider Trading Regulations. The charges under FUTP Regulations and the Code of Conduct for Stock Brokers were held devoid of merit.
Full text
Page 2 of 15 2. SEBI conducted investigation in the scrip of NBL for the period from November 01, 2002 to January 31, 2003 to ascertain possible violation of the provisions of SEBI Act, 1992 and Regulations made there-under. This period encompassed certain important events like passing the Order of Moratorium by Central Government on November 02, 2002, notification of the draft amalgamation scheme by RBI on November 13, 2002 and the subsequent sanctioning of the scheme by the Central Government on January 31, 2003.
Page 3 of 15 Takeovers) Regulations, 1997 (hereinafter referred as “SAST Regulations”). 5. SCNs dated January 10, 2008 under Rule 4(1) of the Adjudication Rules, were also issued to the other members of Shrikant Mantri Group viz. Shanti Devi Mantri, Sushil Gopaldas Mantri, Vimla Mantri, Sushil Kumar Mantri, Subodh B, Rankishore Boob and Mega Securities Pvt. Ltd. for alleged violation of Regulation 13(3) of Insider Trading Regulations and Regulation 8(1) & 8(2) of SAST Regulations.
Page 4 of 15 January 21, 2003: The scrip opened at Rs.10.45 and closed at the day’s high of Rs.12.30 with a gross traded volume of 438,520 shares. The broker had the highest intra-day sell concentration of 66.63% by selling 292,192 shares.
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