sebi:Order/PM/NK/2019-20/6987

SEBI · SEBI · 2017-11-24 · Prasanta Mahapatra, Adjudicating Officer

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Facts / Headnote

Show Cause Notice disposed of without imposition of penalty

Provisions invoked

• s. 15H
• s. 15I

Regulations

• Reg. 7
• Reg. 9
• Reg. 4(2)(a)

Parties

• R. K. Stockholding Private Limited

Holding

The alleged violations of Clause A(2) of the Code of Conduct for Stock Brokers read with Regulation 7 of the SEBI (Stock Brokers and Sub-Brokers) Regulations, 1992 by R. K. Stockholding Private Limited were not established, and the Show Cause Notice was disposed of without imposition of any penalty.

Full text

Adjudication Order in respect of R. K. Stockholding Private Limited in the matter of Trading by Chetan Dogra Group Entities in the Scrip of Urja Global Limited, Sampada Chemicals Limited and IFL Promoters Limited Page 2 of 25 on behalf of its clients, namely, Chetan Dogra and Chetan Dogra (HUF) in the scrip of Urja Global Limited (hereinafter refer to as Urja or UGL or the company), has failed to exercise due skill, care and diligence and thereby violated the provisions of Clause A(2) of the Code of Conduct for Stock Brokers as specified under Schedule II read with Regulation 7 (as existed at the relevant time) [now Regulation 9 (f)] of the SEBI (Stock Broker and Sub-Broker) Regulations, 1992 (hereinafter referred to as Broker Regulations, 1992). APPOINTMENT OF ADJUDICATING OFFICER

Adjudication Order in respect of R. K. Stockholding Private Limited in the matter of Trading by Chetan Dogra Group Entities in the Scrip of Urja Global Limited, Sampada Chemicals Limited and IFL Promoters Limited Page 3 of 25 trades i.e. trades in which both the buyer and the seller are the same entity and which does not result in change of beneficial ownership. It was alleged that the Noticee appeared on the both sides (buy as well as sell side) as stock broker repetitively to the trades of the aforesaid two clients, Chetan Dogra and Chetan Dogra (HUF) having same terminal IDs, the user name, location address and location ID. The details of self-trades executed by the clients of the Noticee are as under:-

Adjudication Order in respect of R. K. Stockholding Private Limited in the matter of Trading by Chetan Dogra Group Entities in the Scrip of Urja Global Limited, Sampada Chemicals Limited and IFL Promoters Limited Page 4 of 25  In the captioned SCN inter-alia it has been alleged that we have executed impugned ‘self-trades’ on behalf of our clients viz. Chetan Dogra and Chetan Dogra HUF in scrip of Urja Global Limited (hereinafter, “Urja Global”) during the Investigation conducted by SEBI for the period from 01.10.2010 to 21.03.2011. It is alleged that we had failed to exercise due skill, care and diligence and thereby are in violation of Clause A (2) of Code of Conduct as specified under Schedule II r/w Regulation 7 of SEBI (Stock Broker and Sub-Brokers) Regulations, 1992.  In this regard, at the outset we would like to put on record facts of the present case in brief as under: a) Date wise self-trades executed by our clients through us is as under. Table – 1 – Chetan Dogra (UCC-CDJ154) (Amount in Rs.) Sr. No. Date Quantity Value 1 14-10-2010 24 2,768 2 28-10-2010 75 10,121 3 04-11-2010 136 20,454 4 05-11-2010 432 66,506 5 08-11-2010 1 157 6 09-11-2010 990 1,59,341 7 16-11-2010 3,601 6,40,978 Total ====>>> 5,259 9,00,326

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