sebi:IVD/WOL/AO/DRK/ASG/EAD3-48/2009
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Facts / Headnote
Penalty imposed on the noticee for fraudulent and unfair trade practices
Provisions invoked
- s. 15
- s. 15H
- s. 15J
Regulations
- Reg. 3
- Reg. 4(1)
- Reg. 199
- Reg. 31
Parties
- Shri Piyush M. Shah
Holding
The noticee, Shri Piyush M. Shah, was found to have violated Regulations 3 and 4(b) of the PFUTP Regulations 1995 (corresponding to Regulations 4(1) and 4(2)(a), (b) and (g) of the PFUTP Regulations 2003) by executing synchronized/structured/circular trades in the scrip of WOL, and a penalty of Rs. 2,00,000 was imposed under Section 15HA of the SEBI Act.
Full text
Page 2 of 13 2003. The major Observations of BSE were that the major buying and selling clients in the scrip were connected /related with each other, with WOL and a certain group of entities called the Parklight Group. WOL appears to be a Parklight group company. The volumes in the scrip were created artificially amongst these entities and they contributed to almost 80 per cent of the total market volumes during the entire period of investigation. Self trades, circular trading synchronized/ structured trades and reversal of trades amongst various other members were also observed with almost negligible deliverable position thus contributing to the volumes in the scrip. Based on the above facts, SEBI conducted an investigation relating to buying, selling or dealing in the shares of WOL for the period from January 01, 2003 to October 23, 2003 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Investigation Period’).
Page 3 of 13 3.15 on October 10, 2003 and then came down to Rs 1.89 on October 30, 2003. 6. The IR observed that in the pre Stock Split Period several groups of clients and stock brokers had traded significantly in the scrip and that the trades executed among the group were synchronized/ structured/ circular/ reversal in nature. One of the groups was identified as consisting of: a. The stock broker Jitendra Harjivandas trading for the client Harish Kapadia; b. Sub-broker Vijay J Thakkar through main stock broker VSE Stock Services Ltd. trading for the client Parul Shah; c. Sub broker Kankeshwari Securities Pvt. Ltd through main stock broker Action Financial Services (India) Ltd. trading for the client Piyush M Shah (hereinafter referred to as ‘the noticee’); d. Pilot Credit Capital Ltd. trading for the client Piyush M Shah; e. Pennisular Capital Market Ltd. trading for the client Nilesh H Bhuta.
Page 4 of 13 SHOW CAUSE NOTICE, HEARING AND REPLY 8. A Show Cause Notice A&E/BS/ASG/124371/2008 dated April 29, 2008 (hereinafter referred to as ‘SCN’) was issued to the noticee in terms of the provisions of the Adjudication Rules by Registered Post Acknowledgment Due requiring him to show cause as to why an inquiry should not be held against him and why penalty, if any, should not be imposed on it under Section 15HA of the SEBI Act in respect of the violations alleged to have been committed by the noticee. However, the SCN was returned undelivered by the postal authorities.
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