sebi:Settlement_Orders_213_Order_against_Broker_Novel_Securities_Ltd

SEBI · SEBI · 2005-04-12 · MADH, Whole Time Member

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Facts / Headnote

Censure

Provisions invoked

• s. 19

Regulations

• Reg. 7
• Reg. 13(4)
• Reg. 5
• Reg. 200

Parties

• Novel Securities Pvt Ltd

Holding

SEBI censured M/s Novel Securities Pvt. Ltd., Member NSE, directing it to be more careful in future in its dealings in the securities market and to diligently adhere to the SEBI Act and regulations.

Full text

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE BOARD OF INDIA ORDER Under Regulation 13(4) of SEBI (Procedure for Holding Enquiry by Enquiry Officer and Imposing Penalty) Regulations, 2002, against Novel Securities Pvt Ltd , member , NSE ( SEBI Registration No.INB   231097636)            Whereas, Securities and Exchange Board of India ( hereinafter referred to as SEBI ) conducted an investigation into the alleged price manip in the scrip of Sunearth Ceramics Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “Sunearth”) during the period from October 18 2000 to May 18, 200 investigation revealed that majority of the investors who had traded in the scrip of Sunearth during the relevant period were interrelated an connected to Shri Suresh Motwani, the Managing Director of Sunearth. It was also observed that these very investors traded through v brokers in BSE and NSE and were involved in execution of various structured trades. The investigation indicated that M/s Novel Securities P (hereinafter referred to as NSL), a SEBI registered broker and member NSE had executed 19 structured deals for 5,40,000 shares (11.5 % volume traded in the market) in NSE for its clients (these investors) during the relevant time ; and             whereas, an enquiry officer was thus appointed by SEBI under Regulation 5 of SEBI (Procedure for holding enquiry by Enquiry Offic Imposing Penalty) Regulations, 2002 (hereinafter referred to as ‘Enquiry Regulations’) to enquire into the alleged violations of Securitie Exchange Board of India Act,

whereas, a copy of the said Enquiry Report was forwarded to NSL along with a show cause notice dated 12.04.2005 advising it to show ca to why action as may be considered appropriate should not be taken against it, and

whereas, NSL replied to the said show cause notice vide its letter dated 10.06.2005 and interalia submitted that as no disproportionate g unfair advantage of any nature whatsoever has been secured by them as a result of their broking activity and further no amounts of loss ha caused to any investor and therefore, the minor penalty of censure as recommended by the Enquiry Officer may be dropped, and,

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