sebi:MO/98/IVD/01/06

SEBI · SEBI · 2003-05-29 · Madhukar, Whole Time Member

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Facts / Headnote

Warning issued to the member directing him to be careful in the future not to carry on activities of the nature carried out in the scrip of Kreb Biochemicals Limited.

Provisions invoked

• s. 19

Regulations

• Reg. 7
• Reg. 13(4)

Parties

• M/s. Ramakrishna Sekhsaria, Member, The Stock Exchange, Mumbai (SEBI Registration No. INB 010579215)

Holding

The member, M/s. Ramakrishna Sekhsaria, was found to have violated Clause A (2) of the Code of Conduct for Stock Brokers for failing to exercise proper skill, care and diligence in dealing with his client Damayanti Finvest, which had indulged in price manipulation in the scrip of KBL. A warning was issued as the penalty, in line with the enquiry officer's recommendation.

Full text

Home » Enforcement » Orders » Orders of Chairman/Members Enforcement Enforcement▼ Order against M/S. Ramakrishna Sekhsaria Jan 12, 2006 | Orders : Orders of Chairman/Members MO/98/IVD/01/06 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE BOARD OF INDIA, MUMBAI

brought out that the price of the scrip went up from Rs. 81/- per share in March 1998 to a high of Rs. 304/- per share on 02.06.98, and, whereas, three entities CDP Fincap, Damayanti Finvest and Rituja Finvest had enrolled as common clients to some members of The Stock Exchange, Mumbai (hereinafter referred to as BSE) and The National Stock Exchange (hereinafter referred to as NSE) and had traded in the scrip of KBL. The said three entities were related and were acting in concert with one another. Their trading pattern predominantly moved the scrip price artificially during the period of investigation, and, whereas, Damayanti Finvest had transacted in the scrip of KBL through Ramakrishna Sekhsaria, Member, The Stock Exchange, Mumbai, (hereinafter referred to as ‘the member’) and, whereas, an enquiry officer was appointed vide an order dated 29.05.03 to inquire into the role of the member for his dealings in the scrip of KBL for its client Damayanti Finvest and to inquire into the violation of the provisions of Clause A (2) of the Code of Conduct for Stock Brokers prescribed in Schedule II of Regulation 7 of SEBI (Stock Brokers and Sub-brokers) Regulations, 1992, and, whereas, the enquiry officer after inquiring into the violations of the member had submitted a report dated 08.06.04, recommending that a warning be issued to the member, since the allegations made against the member have not been proved to an extent that, the member deserves to be punished by way of suspension o

whereas, the issue for consideration is whether the member is guilty of violating the provisions of the provisions of Clause A (2) of the Code of Conduct for Stock Brokers prescribed in Schedule II of Regulation 7 of SEBI (Stock Brokers and Sub-brokers) Regulations, 1992, by virtue of his carrying out the deals for his client CDP Fincap. I have considered the enquiry report dated 08.06.04 and the reply of the member to the

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