sebi:EAD-2/AO/180/2013
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Facts / Headnote
Penalty imposed on the Noticee
Provisions invoked
- s. 15
- s. 15H
- s. 15J
Regulations
- Reg. 4
- Reg. 3
Parties
- Shri Prem Chand Batra, Director of M/s MKM Finsec Pvt. Ltd.
Holding
The Noticee violated regulations 4(1), 4(2)(a), (b), (g) & (p) of the PFUTP Regulations by issuing fictitious contract notes and falsifying records in collusion with steel manufacturing companies, and a penalty of Rs. 5,00,000/- was imposed under Section 15HA of the SEBI Act.
Full text
Page 2 of 9 shown/booked huge profits from share trading in their books of accounts for avoiding the running losses from their manufacturing activities. The brokers accepted cash from the manufacturing units (intending to get the profit entries from share transactions) and deposited in the bank accounts of the counter party client of the share transactions, who in turn had transferred the amount through cheque or DD to the brokers/manufacturing companies. These counter party clients were allegedly the front entities of the brokers. These share transactions were off market speculative transactions and allegedly running into crores of rupees and were not reported to the exchange.
Page 3 of 9 adjudge under section 15HA of the SEBI Act, the violation of the aforesaid provisions of the PFUTP Regulations, alleged to have been committed by the Noticee. Consequent upon transfer of Shri Satya Ranjan Prasad the undersigned has been appointed as the Adjudicating Officer vide order dated May 22, 2012.
Page 4 of 9 to the Noticee on January 07, 2013. However, the Noticee failed to appear for the said hearing and has failed to submit his reply to the SCN till date. Since the Noticee has not refuted the allegations, he has deemed to have accepted the same . This is in accordance with the principle laid down by Hon’ble Securities Appellate Tribunal in the matter of Classic Credit Ltd. v. SEBI (Appeal no. 68 of 2003 dated 08.12.2006) wherein it was inter-alia held that“…The appellants did not file any reply to the second show-cause notice. This being so, it has to be presumed that the charges alleged against them in the show-cause notice were admitted by them”. However, in order to pass a speaking order, I proceed on the basis of the facts and documents available on record to me. Consideration of Issues, Evidence and Findings
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