sebi:MO/67/IVD/02/04

SEBI · SEBI · 2003-02-24 · A K BATRA, WHOLE TIME MEMBER

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Facts / Headnote

Suspension of registration of the member for a period of two years (recommended by Enquiry Officer and upheld by the Whole Time Member)

Provisions invoked

• s. 19

Regulations

• Reg. 7
• Reg. 4
• Reg. 13(2)
• Reg. 13
• Reg. 4(d)

Parties

• C. J. Dalal

Holding

The member (C. J. Dalal) was found to have aided and abetted Ketan Parekh entities (Classic Credit Ltd. and Panther Fincap and Management Services Ltd.) in creating artificial volume and influencing prices in scrips including GTB, Lupin, Shonkh, Aftek and Ranbaxy, and his registration was suspended for two years.

Full text

2 01.02.2001 enclosing the findings of the investigation was issued by the enquiry officer. Another show cause notice dated 24.02.2003 was issued by the Enquiry Officer to the member in respect of dealing of the member in the scrip of Ranbaxy.

3 view of the aforesaid findings the Enquiry Officer recommended the suspension of registration of the member for a period of two years. Consequent upon above, in terms of regulation 13(2) of SEBI (Procedure for Holding Enquiry by Enquiry Officer and Imposing Penalty) Regulations, 2002 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the said regulations’) a show cause notice dated 09.07.2003 was issued to the member to show cause as to why the

4 either the trades / transactions are wrong or right, but enquiry over a period of three years cannot go on and on this ground alone the present SCN ought to be discharged / withdrawn. The member submitted that the SCN and the entire Enquiry Report proceed on the basis that all the trades though otherwise complete and in order, are bad and irregular, as he did the same for and on behalf of his clients who happen to be KP entities. The member submitted that just because Classic Credit and Panther happen to be his clients he should not be penalized. 5.3 The member submitted that his total percentage of trade with relation to the overall trades in the scrip of GTB on BSE & NSE during the period of investigation is 2.68% and hence he cannot be held responsible for any abnormal movement of price of the said scrip. Further, the member stated that at any rate, all his trades were for and on behalf of his clients, in accordance with Exchange mechanism and were duly settled in all respects. 5.4 The member denied having facilitated any artificial creation of market and /or manipulation through placement of orders at artificially high price as alleged. In this regard, the member submitted that: ? he acted merely as broker and followed instructions of his clients; ? Each transaction mentioned in the SCN is backed by contract notes, deliveries and payments; ? As broker, he is bound to act on instructions of clients, which he had done in the present case; ? As a broker in screen based tra

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