sebi:Order/RG/NM/2021-22/15289/7

SEBI · SEBI · 2021-09-20 · Rajesh Gujjar, Adjudicating Officer

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Facts / Headnote

Abated

Provisions invoked

• s. 15
• s. 15H

Regulations

• Reg. 3(a)

Parties

• Ms. Annapurna Musaddi

Holding

The adjudication proceedings against Late Ms. Annapurna Musaddi do not survive and are abated without going into the merits, and the SCN dated February 08, 2022 is disposed of accordingly.

Full text

Adjudication Order in respect of Ms. Annapurna Musaddi in the matter of dealings in Illiquid Stock Options at BSE Page 2 of 5 were alleged to be manipulative, deceptive in nature. In view of the same, SEBI initiated adjudication proceedings against the Noticee for 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 relating to Securities Markets) Regulations, 2003 (hereinafter referred to as PFUTP Regulations, 2003).

Adjudication Order in respect of Ms. Annapurna Musaddi in the matter of dealings in Illiquid Stock Options at BSE Page 3 of 5 19 trades for 5,80,000 units executed in the contract viz. MCRS15MAR225.00CE, the Noticee had executed 2 non genuine trades i.e. 1 buy trade and 1 sale trade in the aforesaid contract on March 25, 2015 with the same counterparty viz. Universal Enterprises Ltd. on the same day and with significant price differential in buy and sell rate, which resulted in artificial volume of 70,000 units. Summary of dealings of the Noticee in the Stock Option contract, in which the Noticee allegedly executed non genuine trades during the IP are as follows: S. No. Contract Name Avg. Buy Rate (Rs.) Total Buy Volume (no. of units) Avg. Sell Rate (Rs.) Total Sell Volume (no. of units) % of Non Genuine trades of Noticee in the contract to Noticee’s Total trades in the Contract % of Non Genuine trades of Noticee in the contract to Total trades in the Contract % of Artificial Volume generated by Noticee in the contract to Noticee’s Total Volume in the Contract % of Artificial Volume generated by Noticee in the contract to Total Volume in the Contract 1 MCRS15MAR225.00CE 8.65 35000 19.8 35000 100 10.53 100 12.07

Adjudication Order in respect of Ms. Annapurna Musaddi in the matter of dealings in Illiquid Stock Options at BSE Page 4 of 5

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