sebi:MO/157/IVD/01/06

SEBI · SEBI · 2003-05-13 · Madhukar, Whole Time Member

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Facts / Headnote

Warning issued to the member

Provisions invoked

• s. 19

Regulations

• Reg. 7
• Reg. 13(4)
• Reg. 4
• Reg. 13
• Reg. 5

Parties

• M/s. Acme Share and Stock Brokers Private Limited, Member, The Stock Exchange, Mumbai (SEBI Registration No. INB 010991838)

Holding

The member, M/s. Acme Share and Stock Brokers Private Limited, was held to have violated the Code of Conduct for Stock Brokers prescribed in Schedule II of Regulation 7 of SEBI (Stock Brokers and Sub-brokers) Regulations, 1992 by carrying on transactions in the scrip of SCL for its ultimate client Shri Viraj Gandhi through its sub-broker MSCS, and was warned to be careful not to carry on activities of the nature executed in the scrip of M/s. Sawaca Communications Limited.

Full text

Home » Enforcement » Orders » Orders of Chairman/Members Enforcement Enforcement▼ ORDER AGAINST M/S. ACME SHARES AND STOCK BROKERS PRIVATE LIMITED, MEMBER, THE STOCK EXCHANGE, MUMBAI (SEBI REGISTRATION NO. INB 010991838) UNDER REGULATION 13(4) OF SEBI (PROCEDURE FOR HOLDING ENQUIRY BY ENQUIRY OFFICER AND IMPOSING PENALTY) REGULATIONS, 2002, IN THE MATTER OF M/S. SAWACA COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED. Whereas, an investigation was conducted into the unusual price movement in the scrip of Sawaca Communications Limited (hereinafter referred to as SCL) during the period 01.10.99 to 31.03.00 and it was brought out that the price of the scrip went up from Rs. 19.35/- per share in 01.10.99 to a high of Rs. 106.00/- per share on 04.01.00, and, whereas, there was nothing in the fundamentals of SCL nor there was any corporate developments which could have justified the steep movement in the scrip of SCL, and, whereas, M/s. Acme Share and Stock Brokers Pvt. Ltd., Member, The Stock Exchange, Mumbai, (hereinafter referred to as ‘the member’) had dealt in the scrip of SCL and M/s. Sawaca Finance Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as SFL) for Shri Virag K Gandhi, Khambhat, through its sub-broker M/s. M. S. Consultancy Services (hereinafter referred to as MSCS). In the scrip of SCL, a total of 1,01,700 shares were purchased and 2,11,200 shares were sold through MSCS, and, whereas, an enquiry officer was appointed vide an order dated 13.05.03 under Regulation 5 (1) of the SEBI (Procedure for Holding Enqui

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Schedule II of Regulation 7 of SEBI (Stock Brokers and Sub-brokers) Regulations, 1992, by virtue of its carrying out the deals for its ultimate client Shri Viraj Gandhi. I note that the member was issued a show cause notice on 27.09.04, annexing therewith a copy of the enquiry report, asking him to reply within a period of 15 days thereof. The member has chosen not to reply to the show cause notice. I am convinced that sufficient opportunity has been accorded to the member to present its reply, in satisfaction of the principles of natural justice. Now, therefore, I proceed to analyse the issues based on the findings of the enquiry officer in his report dated 20.09.04. I have seen from the investigations that the member had traded a total of 3,12,900 shares comprising of 1,01,700 shares bought and 2,11,200 shares sold for the ultimate client, Shri Gandhi through its sub-broker, MSCS. The total value of trades by the member in the scrip of SCL was around Rs. 230.82 lakhs. Of this, the value of trades on account of MSCS was around Rs. 140.63 lakhs, which constitutes around 60.93% of the total trade of the member in the scrip of SCL. This is an extraordinary proportion of the trades that the member has allowed the sub-broker to execute, considering the illiquid nature of the scrips before the period of investigation. Though this does not lead to the conclusion that the member aided and abetted the price manipulation in the scrip of SCL, but this certainly shows the non-exercise o

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