sebi:MO/194/IVD/02/2006

SEBI · SEBI · 1996-02-20 · Madhukar, Whole Time Member

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Facts / Headnote

Prohibited Hi-Elec Engineers and Consultants (P) Ltd. from buying, selling or dealing in securities, in any manner, directly or indirectly for a period of one year, with immediate effect.

Provisions invoked

• s. 11
• s. 11(4)
• s. 19

Regulations

• Reg. 11
• Reg. 3

Parties

• M/s Hi-Elec Engineers and Consultants (P) Ltd.

Holding

Hi-Elec Engineers and Consultants (P) Ltd. was found guilty of violating Regulations 3, 4(a), 4(b), 4(c) and 4(d) of the SEBI (Prohibition of Fraudulent and Unfair Trade Practices Relating to Securities Market) Regulations, 1995, and was prohibited from buying, selling or dealing in securities for a period of one year.

Full text

Home » Enforcement » Orders » Orders of Chairman/Members Enforcement Enforcement▼ ORDER UNDER SECTION 11 AND 11B OF THE SEBI ACT, 1992 READ WITH REGULATION 11 OF SEBI (PROHIBITION OF FRAUDULENT AND UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES RELATING TO SECURITIES MARKET) REGULATIONS, 2003 AGAINST M/S HI-ELEC ENGINEERS AND CONSULTANTS (P) LTD. IN THE MATTER OF VATSA WORLD LIMITED. 1.0 Background 1.1 Securities and Exchange Board of India (hereinafter referred to as ‘SEBI’) conducted Investigations into the dealings in the shares of Vatsa World Limited (hereinafter referre VWL) for alleged market manipulations. 1.2 VWL was incorporated as a private limited company in the name and style of Ongoing Advertising and Packaging Pvt. Ltd. The company was converted into a public limited com February 20, 1996. On June 24, 1996, the name of the company was changed to Vatsa World Limited. On June 19, 2001, the name of the company was once again cha Little Kingdom World Limited after acquiring the business of Little Kingdom Edutech Ltd., an education technology based company. 1.3 The investigations revealed that the company came out with its initial public offer on December 10, 1996, subsequent to which the scrip of the company was listed on Delhi Exchange (hereinafter referred to as DSE) on February 19, 1997. 50, 00,000 shares were allotted by the company to the share holders of Little Kingdom Edutech Ltd. by w preferential allotment. 1.4 The investigation revealed that the price volume data of the scrip on

1.1 Securities and Exchange Board of India (hereinafter referred to as ‘SEBI’) conducted Investigations into the dealings in the shares of Vatsa World Limited (hereinafter referred to as VWL) for alleged market manipulations. 1.2 VWL was incorporated as a private limited company in the name and style of Ongoing Advertising and Packaging Pvt. Ltd. The company was converted into a public limited company on February 20, 1996. On June 24, 1996, the name of the company was changed to Vatsa World Limited. On June 19, 2001, the name of the company was once again changed to Little Kingdom World Limited after acquiring the business of Little Kingdom Edutech Ltd., an education technology based company. 1.3 The investigations revealed that the company came out with its initial public offer on December 10, 1996, subsequent to which the scrip of the company was listed on Delhi Stock Exchange (hereinafter referred to as DSE) on February 19, 1997. 50, 00,000 shares were allotted by the company to the share holders of Little Kingdom Edutech Ltd. by way of preferential allotment. 1.4 The investigation revealed that the price volume data of the scrip on DSE for the period from April 9, 2001 to July 20, 2001 is furnished below: Date Opening Price Closing Price High Price Low Price Traded Quantity 09-04-01 12.50 12.50 12.50 12.50 500 10-04-01 9.50 9.50 9.50 9.50 300 12-04-01 9.55 9.55 9.55 9.55 200 25-04-01 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 100 27-04-01 7.00 7.00 7.00 7.00 100 30-04-01 6.50 6.50 6.50 6.50 200

03-05-01 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 200 23-05-01 6.50 6.50 6.50 6.50 500 24-05-01 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 500 25-05-01 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 500 28-05-01 10.25 11.15 11.15 10.25 800 29-05-01 11.00 11.00 11.00 11.00 200 30-05-01 12.00 12.00 12.00 12.00 200 31-05-01 13.00 13.00 13.00 13.00 200 01-06-01 12.00 13.00 13.00 12.00 500 05-06-01 11.15 11.15 11.15 11.15 500 06-06-01 9.90 10.50 10.50 9.90 1500 08-06-01 10.25 11.00 11.00 10.25 1000 20-06-01 13.75 13.75 13.75 13.75 900 21-06-01 17.15 17.15 17.15 17.15 500 22-06-01 19.25 19.25 19.25 19.25 1300 25-06-01 21.50 21.65 21.65 21.50 1100

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