sebi:Order/BM/DS/2021-22/14658

SEBI · SEBI · 2021-09-27 · Barnali Mukherjee, Adjudicating Officer

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Facts / Headnote

Violation established; monetary penalty imposed

Provisions invoked

• s. 11B
• s. 11
• s. 15
• s. 19
• s. 15H
• s. 15J
• s. 15F
• s. 28A

Regulations

• Reg. 4
• Reg. 3
• Reg. 4(1)
• Reg. 3(a)

Parties

• Rajendra Kumar Sethia HUF

Holding

The Noticee executed 2 non-genuine reversal trades in 1 illiquid stock option contract creating artificial volume of 40,000 units, thereby violating Regulations 3(a),(b),(c),(d), 4(1) and 4(2)(a) of PFUTP Regulations, 2003 and was held liable to monetary penalty of Rs. 5,00,000 under Section 15HA of SEBI Act, 1992.

Full text

Adjudication Order in respect of Rajendra Kumar Sethia HUF in the matter of trading in Illiquid Stock Options at BSE P a g e | 2 of 25 “Noticee”) was one of the various entities who indulged in execution of reversal trades in stock options segment of BSE during the IP. Such trades were alleged to be non-genuine in nature and created false or misleading appearance of trading in terms of artificial volumes in stock options and therefore were alleged to be manipulative, deceptive in nature. In view of the same, SEBI initiated adjudication proceedings against the Noticee for alleged violation of the provisions of Regulations 3(a), (b), (c), (d), 4(1) and 4(2)(a) of SEBI (Prohibition of Fraudulent and Unfair Trade Practices) Regulations, 2003 (hereinafter referred to as “PFUTP Regulations, 2003”).

Adjudication Order in respect of Rajendra Kumar Sethia HUF in the matter of trading in Illiquid Stock Options at BSE P a g e | 3 of 25

Adjudication Order in respect of Rajendra Kumar Sethia HUF in the matter of trading in Illiquid Stock Options at BSE P a g e | 4 of 25 (c) 100% of volume generated by Noticee in the above contract was alleged to be artificial volume, and further, the percentage of alleged artificial volume generated by the Noticee in the above contract to the total volume from the market in said contract was 6.54%. Therefore, the Noticee allegedly generated artificial volume in the above contract.

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