sebi:PG/AO-69/2010
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Facts / Headnote
Violations held established; penalty imposed under sections 15HA and 15HB of SEBI Act
Provisions invoked
- s. 15
- s. 15H
- s. 15J
Regulations
- Reg. 7
- Reg. 3
- Reg. 4
- Reg. 4(1)
- Reg. 4(a)
Parties
- M/s. ESS ESS Intermediaries Pvt. Ltd.
Holding
The Noticee violated regulations 4(1), 4(2)(a), (b) and (g) of PFUTP Regulations and Clauses A(1), (3), (4) and (5) of the Code of Conduct for stock brokers by executing synchronized circular/reversal trades in AEL creating artificial volume and misleading appearance of trading, and is liable to total monetary penalty of Rs.3,00,000.
Full text
Page 2 of 21 artificial volume and impacted the price of the scrip. The entities found to have been involved in the alleged manipulation are as under:-
Page 3 of 21 a client on the opposite side through M/s. Naman Securities & Finance Pvt. Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “Naman”) broker-BSE and was alleged to have violated the provisions of regulations 4 (1), 4 (2) (a), (b), (e), (g) and (n) of Securities and Exchange Board of India (Prohibition of Fraudulent and Unfair Trade Practices Relating to Securities Markets) Regulations, 2003 (hereinafter referred to as “PFUTP Regulations”) and Clause A (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5) of the Code of Conduct for stock brokers under Schedule II of Regulation 7 of Securities and Exchange Board of India (Stock Brokers and Sub-brokers) Regulations, 1992 (hereinafter referred to as “Stock broker Regulations”) and therefore, liable for monetary penalty under sections 15HA and 15HB of Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 (hereinafter referred to as “SEBI Act”).
Page 4 of 21 4 (1), 4 (2) (a), (b), (e), (g) and (n) of PFUTP Regulations and Clause A (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5) of the Code of Conduct for stock brokers under Schedule II of Regulation 7 of Stock broker Regulations. Vide letter dated June 23, 2006 the Noticee responded to the SCN raising a query. The query was answered vide letter dated June 30, 2006 and the Noticee was advised to reply to the SCN. Having clarified the query, vide hearing notice dated December 08, 2008, the Noticee was given an opportunity of personal hearing on December 29, 2008. The Noticee vide letter dated December 24, 2008 submitted that as the transactions pertained to period almost 5 years back and records for the same were not readily available hence requested for the hearing to be postponed. The Noticee also mentioned that it was contemplating filing an application for consent proceeding. As requested by the Noticee the hearing was postponed to February 17, 2009 which was informed to the Noticee vide letter dated January 30, 2009. In response the Noitcee vide letter dated February 09, 2009 confirmed that a consent application had been filed. On September 8, 2009 SEBI communicated that the consent application filed by the Noticee had been rejected.
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