sebi:PB/AO-142/2010
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Facts / Headnote
Charges proved; monetary penalty of ₹3,00,000 imposed on the Noticee for contravention of regulations 4(1) and 4(2)(e) of PFUTP Regulations, 2003.
Provisions invoked
- s. 15
- s. 15H
- s. 15J
Regulations
- Reg. 3
- Reg. 4(1)
Parties
- Chandrakant Patel
Holding
The Adjudicating Officer held that the Noticee, Chandrakant Patel, violated regulations 4(1) and 4(2)(e) of the PFUTP Regulations, 2003 by engaging in price manipulation of the scrip of ALPHA through his broker Amrut Securities Ltd., and imposed a monetary penalty of ₹3,00,000 under section 15HA of the SEBI Act.
Full text
Page 2 of 12 2. The investigation conducted by SEBI revealed that Mr. Chandrakant Patel (hereinafter referred to as “CP/Noticee”) had allegedly contravened the provisions of regulations 4(1) and 4(2) (e) of SEBI (Prohibition of Fraudulent and Unfair Trade Practices relating to Securities Market) Regulations, 2003 (hereinafter referred to as “PFUTP Regulations”). It was alleged that the Noticee had violated the provisions of the said Regulations and therefore, liable for monetary penalty under section 15HA of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 (hereinafter referred to as “SEBI Act”).
Page 3 of 12 Wadaj, Ahmedabad-380 013. However, the SCN was returned undelivered with remark “left”. 6. Subsequent to my appointment, a press notification was issued in the English national daily “Hindustan Times” as well as in local newspaper “Sandesh” published in Gujarati on April 10, 2010 about the SCN requiring the Noticee or his authorized representative to collect the SCN from the office of Adjudicating Officer. It was also mentioned in the said notification that if the Noticee failed to reply to the SCN within 14 days from the date of publication, it shall be presumed that the Noticee did not have any reply to submit and the matter would be further proceeded ex-parte. The press notification was issued as a substitute service, for the Noticee. The copy of SCN was also uploaded on SEBI website i.e. www.sebi.gov.in. However, I find that Noticee neither collected the SCN nor replied to the SCN.
Page 4 of 12 newspapers, I note that the Noticee neither appeared on June 23, 2010 nor requested for adjournment of the hearing.
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