sebi:ORDER/SRP/MCS/2018-19/1643-1644

SEBI · SEBI · 2018-08-03 · Satya Ranjan Prasad, Adjudicating Officer

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Facts / Headnote

Penalty imposed on Noticees for fraudulent and unfair trade practices (synchronized trades creating artificial volume)

Provisions invoked

• s. 15
• s. 12A
• s. 15H
• s. 15J
• s. 15F

Regulations

• Reg. 4
• Reg. 3
• Reg. 200
• Reg. 3(a)

Parties

• Mr. Vimesh Doshi
• Mrs. Dhara Doshi

Holding

The Noticees, along with Group Entities, were found to have indulged in synchronized trades in the scrip of Kaveri Seed Company Limited (KSCL) creating artificial volume, in violation of Regulations 3(a), (b), (c), 4(1) and 4(2)(a) of the PFUTP Regulations, 2003. Penalties of Rs. 2,00,000/- on Mr. Vimesh Doshi and Rs. 1,00,000/- on Mrs. Dhara Doshi were imposed under Section 15HA of the SEBI Act.

Full text

Adjudication Order in the matter of Kaveri Seed Company Limited Page 2 of 27 the scrip of KSCL at NSE and BSE and thereby created artificial volumes in the scrip and their trades were designed to create alleged false market in the scrip.

Adjudication Order in the matter of Kaveri Seed Company Limited Page 3 of 27 the SEBI (Prohibition of Fraudulent and Unfair Trade Practices Relating to Securities Market) Regulations, 2003 (hereinafter referred to as “PFUTP Regulations”).

Adjudication Order in the matter of Kaveri Seed Company Limited Page 4 of 27  It is submitted that Mr. Vimesh Doshi is the husband of Mrs. Dhara Doshi and they are not related to other entities. Further submitted that 5000 shares were bought from Mrs. Anjana Bangad but due to non- arrangement of the consideration amount I have returned back the shares to her.

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