sebi:SD/AO/101/2009
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Facts / Headnote
Disposed of without imposing penalty; transactions not attributable to the Noticee
Provisions invoked
- s. 15
- s. 15H
Regulations
- Reg. 3(a)
Parties
- Ms Shanaya V Chinoy
Holding
The adjudication proceeding against Ms Shanaya V Chinoy for alleged violation of Regulation 3(a) of the PFUTP Regulations was disposed of without imposing any penalty, as the trading transactions in FTEL were not attributable to the Noticee but were carried out by her mother Rupi V Chinoy.
Full text
Page 2 of 6 were allegedly found to have involved in the activities of manipulation of the scrip price of FTEL in a fraudulent manner. The activities of these entities facilitated the creation of artificial volumes and influenced the scrip price of FTEL in the securities market.
Page 3 of 6 6. Further, it was decided by the undersigned to conduct an inquiry in the instant matter for which the Noticee was given opportunity personal hearings on April 01, 2009 and July 20,2009. On the scheduled date, the Noticee appeared through her authorized representatives Mr. Y P Trivedi, Mr. K J Limathwala and Mr. Pankaj R Toprani during the course of hearing and made submissions.
Page 4 of 6 The Stock Exchange, Mumbai (hereinafter referred to as BSE), Ahmedabad Stock Exchange(ASE), Vadodara Stock Exchange(VSE). As stated above the scrip price witnessed an increase of 341% i.e. from Rs 13.16 to Rs 58.05/-, in just six months starting from January, 2004 to June, 2004. During the period of investigation, 85,15,574 shares of FTEL were traded at BSE which were far more than 15,45,500 shares, traded volume during the entire calendar year of 2003. From these above said figures, it can be inferred that the volume in the scrip of FTEL was not huge and it was not a fairly liquid scrip. Further, there was no fundamental or justification for such a sudden spurt in the volume and price in the scrip of FTEL. Hence, it is clear that the huge volume had been created through fraudulent dealings in the scrip of FTEL by various connected entities.
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