sebi:ORDER/SRP/HKS/2018-19/1777

SEBI · SEBI · 2018-08-30 · Satya Ranjan Prasad, Adjudicating Officer

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Facts / Headnote

Penalty imposed under Section 15HA of the SEBI Act

Provisions invoked

• s. 15
• s. 15H
• s. 15J
• s. 15F

Regulations

• Reg. 4
• Reg. 3
• Reg. 2
• Reg. 3(a)

Parties

• M/s. Doubledot Finance Limited

Holding

The Noticee violated Regulations 3(a), (b), (c), (d) and 4(1), 4(2)(a) of the PFUTP Regulations by executing non-genuine reversal trades in illiquid stock options at BSE thereby creating artificial volume, and is liable to a monetary penalty of Rs.5,00,000 under Section 15HA of the SEBI Act.

Full text

Adjudication Order in respect of Doubledot Finance Limited Page 2 of 23 APPOINTMENT OF ADJUDICATING OFFICER 2. Initially, Shri Biju. S was appointed as the Adjudicating Officer by SEBI, in the matter. Subsequently, on July 06, 2018 the undersigned has been appointed as the Adjudicating Officer, to inquire into and adjudge under Section 15HA of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992, (hereinafter referred to as “SEBI Act”) the aforesaid violations alleged to have been committed by the Noticee.

Adjudication Order in respect of Doubledot Finance Limited Page 3 of 23 business of financing. Noticee has undertaken trades without any ill design or ill motives.

Adjudication Order in respect of Doubledot Finance Limited Page 4 of 23  It is submitted that all the trades executed by the Noticee were well recognised, legal and permitted by BSE and carried out on the floor of exchange. There were no wrongful gains made by the Noticee out of the alleged trades even for sake of assumptions. Therefore no motive is established qua for the presumptions of non-genuine trades by the Noticee.

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