sebi:VSS/AO-86/2009
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Facts / Headnote
Charges proved; penalty imposed on the Noticee
Provisions invoked
- s. 15
- s. 15H
- s. 15J
Regulations
- Reg. 3
- Reg. 4
- Reg. 4(1)
- Reg. 4(a)
- Reg. 2
- Reg. 15
- Reg. 4(2)(a)
- Reg. 4(2)(e)
- Reg. 4(2)(g)
- Reg. 4(2)(b)
- Reg. 4(2)(n)
Parties
- E Stocks Inc (sub-broker)
Holding
The Adjudicating Officer held that E Stocks Inc, a sub-broker, violated regulations 4(1), 4(2)(a), (b), (e), (g) and (n) of the PFUTP Regulations and clauses A(1), A(2), D(1), D(4) and D(5) of the Code of Conduct for Sub-Brokers by executing synchronized/reversal trades in the scrip of AEL on behalf of its client. A penalty of Rs.40,000 under section 15HA and Rs.10,000 under section 15HB of the SEBI Act was imposed.
Full text
Page 2 of 22 a manner that led to creation of artificial volume and impacted the price of the scrip. The entities found to have been involved in the alleged manipulation and against whom adjudication proceedings were initiated are as under:- Entities traded on BSE Sl. No. Name of Broker Name of Sub-broker Name of Client 1 ASE Capital Rajender J Shah V&S Intermediaries 2 ASE Capital ESS ESS Intermediaries Samir P Shah 3 ASE Capital Rajesh N Jhaveri Falguni Shah 4 Naman Securities --- ESS ESS Intermedieries 5 Mangal Keshav E Stocks INC Dilip Champalal Jain 6 Vijay Bhagwandas --- Own/director’s account 7 Sanchay Fincom --- Tejas Ghelani
Page 3 of 22 (Stock Brokers and Sub Brokers) Regulations (hereinafter referred to as “Brokers Regulations”), and therefore, liable for monetary
Page 4 of 22 a) It had traded in the scrip in the capacity as a sub-broker of MKSL in both NSE and BSE, on behalf of its clients at the price, time and quantity indicated by the clients. It had not carried out even a single trade in its proprietary account in the scrip. b) It carried out all the trades on behalf of the client in normal course of business de hors of any concerted understanding with its client or counter party brokers or counter party clients with a view to indulge in circular/synchronized/reversal of trades. At the relevant time, it was not aware about the counter party broker and counter party client since all the trades were carried out through the opaque screen based mechanism of the stock exchange. It had no means to know the same also. c) There is not even any indirect evidence to show meeting of minds between it and the client, the counter party brokers/clients and also the fact that when the client was trading through it, it was aware about the manipulative intent of the client and with that awareness it had traded at the relevant time. d) It had no link / connection / nexus with M/s Vijay Bhagwandas & Co. (hereinafter referred to as ‘VBC’), Tejas Ghelani and Sanchay Fincom Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as ‘Sanchay Fincom’), whatsoever. It had no relationship with the client except that of a sub-broker client relationship. e) It did not suspect anything amiss in the trading behaviour of the client at the relevant time for the following reasons: • the cl
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