sebi:EAD-9/SM/3451-30/2019-20

SEBI · SEBI · 2013-08-27 · Sahil Malik, Adjudicating Officer

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Facts / Headnote

Violation established; penalty imposed

Provisions invoked

• s. 15
• s. 15H
• s. 15J
• s. 15F
• s. 28A

Regulations

• Reg. 4
• Reg. 3
• Reg. 4(1)
• Reg. 2
• Reg. 3(a)

Parties

• Anjana Arun Karwa

Holding

The Noticee violated Regulations 3(a), (b), (c), (d) and 4(1), 4(2)(a) and (e) of the PFUTP Regulations by manipulating the price of SSTL scrip and creating a misleading appearance of trading, and is liable to a monetary penalty of Rs.4,00,000 under Section 15HA of the SEBI Act.

Full text

Adjudication Order in respect of Ms. Anjana Arun Karwa Page 2 of 21 APPOINTMENT OF ADJUDICATING OFFICER 3. Vide an order dated June 13, 2017, issued by SEBI, the undersigned has been appointed as the Adjudicating Officer under Section 15-I of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992, (hereinafter referred to as “SEBI Act”) to inquire into and adjudge under Section 15HA of SEBI Act, the aforesaid violations alleged to have been committed by the Noticee.

Adjudication Order in respect of Ms. Anjana Arun Karwa Page 3 of 21 6. Thereafter, the Noticee, vide her letter dated May 17, 2018 filed reply to the SCN. The relevant extracts of the aforesaid reply of the Noticee are inter-alia reproduced hereunder.

Adjudication Order in respect of Ms. Anjana Arun Karwa Page 4 of 21 systemic failures occur to the disadvantage of all parties concerned and lead to consequences such as genuine violators being allowed to function normally in the capital market for years together, whereas in some situations the reputation of innocent entities gets tarnished as they wait for the wheels of justice to turn a bit faster than the pace at which they seem to be going."

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