sebi:EAD-9/SM/3477-35/2019-20

SEBI · SEBI · 2017-06-13 · Sahil Malik, Adjudicating Officer

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Facts / Headnote

Penalty imposed on the Noticee for violation of PFUTP Regulations

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

• Nishith M Shah HUF

Holding

The Noticee, Nishith M Shah HUF, was held to have violated Regulation 3(a), (b), (c), (d) and 4(1), 4(2)(a) and (e) of the PFUTP Regulations by indulging in manipulation of the scrip price of Shree Shaleen Textile Limited (SSTL) and creating a misleading appearance of trading, and a penalty of Rs. 2,00,000 was imposed under Section 15HA of the SEBI Act.

Full text

Adjudication Order in respect of Nishith M Shah HUF Page 2 of 28 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 Nishith M Shah HUF Page 3 of 28 market positive LTP. It has been observed in your notice that 3 of the 5 entities contributing to more than 5 % of the positive LTP were connected to each other by either sharing common phone numbers or holding joint demat accounts. Our client is not connected to any of those entities. Our client states that he neither knows nor is involved directly or indirectly with any directors/ promoters of Shree Shaleen Textile Limited.

Adjudication Order in respect of Nishith M Shah HUF Page 4 of 28 information about the price trigging and therefore is absolutely unaware of the fact that no other trades were conducted on the said day and that these trades matched the prevailing buy orders which were placed at the prices higher than the LTP and as alleged contributed to manipulation and increases in the price of the scrip. Our client has not inducted any person either directly or through his agent to deal in securities for any wrongful gain or avoidance of any laws which includes: (1) A knowing misrepresentation of the truth or concealment of material fact in order that another person may act to his detriment. (2) A suggestion as to a fact which is not true by one who does not believe it to be true. (3) An active concealment of a fact by a person having knowledge or belief of the fact (4) A promise made without any intension of performing it (5) A representation made in a reckless and careless manner whether it be true or false. (6) Any such act or omission as any other law specifically declares to be fraudulent. (7) Deceptive behaviour by a person depriving another of informed consent or full participation (8) A false statement made without reasonable ground for believing it to be true. (9) The act of an issuer giving out misinformation that affects the market price of the security, resulting in investors being effectively misled eventhough they did not rely on the statement itself or anything derived from

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