sebi:PKK/AO/28/2011

SEBI · SEBI · 2007-07-24 · P K Kuriachen, Adjudicating Officer

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Facts / Headnote

Violation established; monetary penalty of Rs. 1,00,000 imposed under Section 15HA

Provisions invoked

• s. 15
• s. 15H
• s. 15J

Regulations

• Reg. 4
• Reg. 3

Parties

• Shri Mahesh Kumar A. Panchal

Holding

The Noticee violated Regulations 4(1) and 4(2)(a), (b), (e) & (g) of the PFUTP Regulations by executing fraudulent synchronized reversal trades in AEL and is liable to a monetary penalty of Rs. 1,00,000 under Section 15HA of the Act.

Full text

Page 2 of 11 2. The role of the main brokers and clients who had traded heavily during the period under investigation in the scrip of AEL was scrutinized. The Investigations revealed that certain entities, including Shri Mahesh Kumar A. Panchal (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Noticee’), transacted in the shares of AEL in a fraudulent manner that led to creation of artificial volume and a false market. Their trading distorted market equilibrium leading to spurt in the price which did not have any correlation with the performance of the company.

Page 3 of 11 Notice, Reply & Personal Hearing 5. The AO issued a Notice bearing no. EAD-2 /SD/AB/129433/2008 dated June 20, 2008 (hereinafter referred to as ‘SCN’) to the Noticee in terms of Rule 4 of the Adjudication Rules requiring him to show cause as to why an inquiry should not be held against him for the alleged violations.

Page 4 of 11 20,06,197 shares and sell trades for 19,43,979 shares were allegedly synchronized as majority of the orders were entered with a time difference of 0-10 seconds.

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