sebi:EAD-2/AO/87/2012

SEBI · SEBI · 2012-07-10 · P K Kuriachen, Adjudicating Officer

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Facts / Headnote

Violation established; total monetary penalty imposed

Provisions invoked

• s. 15
• s. 15H
• s. 15J

Regulations

• Reg. 7
• Reg. 4
• Reg. 4(a)
• Reg. 4(2)(a)

Holding

The Adjudicating Officer held that the Noticee violated Regulations 4(2)(a) and (e) of the PFUTP Regulations, 2003 and Clause A(1), (2), (3) and (4) of the Code of Conduct under the Broker Regulations, 1992, and imposed a total penalty of Rs.10,00,000 (Rs.5,00,000 under Section 15HA and Rs.5,00,000 under Section 15HB of the SEBI Act).

Full text

Page 2 of 14 the Adjudication Rules requiring to show cause as to why an inquiry should not be held against him for the alleged violations.

Page 3 of 14 in order to conduct an inquiry as per Rule 4 (3) of the Adjudication Rules, I granted an opportunity of personal hearing to the Noticee vide notice dated August 29, 2012 on September 11, 2012., Mr. Pranav Sanghvi, Director of the Noticee attended the hearing and made oral and written

Page 4 of 14 SEBI (Prohibition of Fraudulent and Unfair Trade Practices) Regulations, 2003 Regulation 4: Prohibition of manipulative, fraudulent and unfair trade practices (2) Dealing in securities shall be deemed to be a fraudulent or an unfair trade practice if it involves fraud and may include all or any of the following, namely:— (a) indulging in an act which creates false or misleading appearance of trading in the securities market; (e) any act or omission amounting to manipulation of the price of a security; SEBI (Stock Brokers and Sub-Brokers) Regulations, 1992

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