sebi:PG/AO-30/2010

SEBI · SEBI · 2006-03-16 · Piyoosh Gupta, Adjudicating Officer

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Facts / Headnote

Violation established; penalty of Rs.3,00,000 imposed on noticee

Provisions invoked

• s. 15H
• s. 15J
• s. 15

Regulations

• Reg. 4
• Reg. 4(a)
• Reg. 3
• Reg. 4(1)
• Reg. 4(b)
• Reg. 2
• Reg. 4(c)
• Reg. 4(d)

Parties

• Jignesh Shah

Holding

The noticee violated Regulations 4(a), (b), (c) and (d) of PFUTP Regulations, 1995 read with Regulation 4(1), 4(2)(a), (b) and (g) of PFUTP Regulations, 2003 by executing synchronized circular/reversal trades in REL shares, and is liable to penalty of Rs.3,00,000 under Section 15HA of SEBI Act, 1992.

Full text

2 to 21 2. Analysis of Price Volume data: ¾ First Period: (September 2002-February 2003): At BSE, price of the scrip opened at Rs. 89.00 on September 02, 2002 and moved in a narrow range and closed at Rs. 70.00 on January 09, 2003. In the month of September 2002 and October 2002, the scrip was traded for 14 days and 21 days. In the months of November and December 2002, trading took place only on two days and four days respectively. Later in January 2003, except for one day, there was no trading in the scrip till 15/1/2003.

3 to 21 3. It is alleged that Jignesh Shah, resident of Room 309, 2nd floor, 3/C, Mangaldas Bldg., Mumbai – 400 002 (hereinafter referred as ‘Noticee’) executed structured trades and also reversal /circular trades resulting in creation of artificial volume in the shares of REL.

4 to 21 section 15HA of SEBI Act for the alleged violations specified in the said SCN. The SCN was duly delivered but the noticee did not make any submissions.

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