sebi:PKK/AO/157/2010
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Facts / Headnote
Violation established; penalty of Rs. 1,00,000 imposed
Provisions invoked
- s. 15
- s. 15H
- s. 15J
Regulations
- Reg. 3
- Reg. 4(1)
Parties
- M/s. Rajput Textiles Pvt. Ltd.
Holding
The Noticee violated Regulations 4(1), 4(2)(a), 4(2)(d) and 4(2)(e) of the PFUTP Regulations, 2003 and was held liable for monetary penalty under Section 15HA of the SEBI Act, with a penalty of Rs. 1,00,000 imposed.
Full text
Page 2 of 10 of 269% in just four months. The scrip had an average daily volume of 34, 532 shares. 2. During the investigation it was found that certain entities connected to each other acting as clients with some brokers carried out large number of trades both off market and on market in the scrip of MCL. The transfer of shares of MCL in the off market among the entities further established the linkages between them. These entities used to complete many of the market obligations by the shares received through off market transfers. They were involved in creation of artificial volume and liquidity which led to price increase to unrealistic levels as mentioned above. Investigation revealed that M/s. Rajput Textiles Pvt. Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Noticee’) was one of the connected entities found involved in dealing in the scrip of MCL in the above manner during the investigation period.
Page 3 of 10 Appointment of Adjudicating Officer 4. In view of the above SEBI vide order dated May 10, 2007 appointed Ms. Babita Rayudu as Adjudicating Officer (AO) under Section 15 I of the SEBI Act (hereinafter referred to as the ‘SEBI Act’) read with Rule 3 of SEBI (Procedure for holding Inquiry and Imposing Penalty by Adjudicating Officer) Rules, 1995 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Adjudicating Rules’) to inquire into and adjudge under Section 15 HA of the SEBI Act, the alleged violation by the Noticee of the abovementioned provisions of the SEBI Act. Consequent to Mrs. Rayudu being sent on deputation, Mr. Sandeep Deore was appointed as the AO vide SEBI Order dated November 23,
Page 4 of 10 Despite this the scrip witnessed a substantial increase in its price. The Noticee was found to had received 5000 shares through off market transactions and another 1,10,387 shares on September 29, 2005 from Stockholm Mercantile Co. Pvt. Ltd. Later 50,000 shares were transferred to Deepak Narvekar. It has received ` 5,00,000 from Rightstar trading Co. Pvt. Ltd. There were also fund transfers between M/s. Fineline Mecantile Co. Pvt. Ltd. and Deepak Narvekar. All these entities are related through common telephone number. The Noticee is alleged to have abetted with these entities to increase the trading volume and manipulated the price of MCL in a fraudulent manner.
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