sebi:WTM/GA/165/ERO/3/07

SEBI · SEBI · 2001-07-02 · G. Anantharaman, Whole Time Member

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Facts / Headnote

Major penalty imposed: suspension of certificate of registration for six months

Provisions invoked

• s. 19

Regulations

• Reg. 7
• Reg. 4
• Reg. 13(4)
• Reg. 5(1)
• Reg. 13
• Reg. 3
• Reg. 4(a)

Parties

• Deepak Jhunjhunwala & Co.

Holding

The Broker, Deepak Jhunjhunwala & Co., violated Regulation 4(a) and (b) of the FUTP Regulations and clauses A(1), (2) and (4) of the Code of Conduct under the Broker Regulations by executing cross deals that created false and misleading appearance of trading. A major penalty of suspension of its certificate of registration for six months was imposed.

Full text

Page 2 of 17 during July 2-6, 2001 to Rs. 28.80 during October 8-12, 2001 at Calcutta Stock Exchange Association Limited (hereinafter referred to as CSE), one of the stock exchanges where the shares of the company were listed. 1.2 In view of the aforesaid unusual price movement noticed in the shares of the company, Securities and Exchange Board of India (hereinafter referred to as SEBI) conducted an investigation in respect of buying, selling and dealing in the shares of the company and to inquire into whether the said company, other intermediaries/ persons associated with the said buying, selling and dealing in the shares of the company contravened the provisions of Securities and Exchange Board of India (Prohibition of Fraudulent and Unfair Trade Practices Relating to Securities Market) Regulations, 1995 (hereinafter referred to as the FUTP Regulations), Securities and Exchange Board of India (Stock Brokers and Sub-Brokers) Regulations, 1992 (hereinafter referred to as the Broker Regulations), Securities and Exchange Board of India (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers) Regulations,1997, (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Takeover Regulations’) and Securities and Exchange Board of India (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations, 1992 (hereinafter referred to as the Insider Trading Regulations). 1.3 The investigation conducted by SEBI found that certain members of CSE namely, Shri. Ballab Dass Daga, Deepak Jhunjhunwala & Co, PDC Securities Pvt. Ltd., N. M. Lohia

Page 3 of 17 1.4 It was found that the Broker had executed trades for 9,92,600 (both buy and sale) shares of the company on behalf of its various clients out of the total turnover 64,86,302 shares at CSE. The said trades accounted for approximately 15% of the total turnover in the shares of the company at CSE. Investigation revealed that out of the aforesaid trades of the Broker, trades for 1,63,000 shares were executed by way of cross deals wherein it was found that both the buy and sell orders were executed by the Broker in its single terminal, almost at the same time with the same price and quantity with most of the trades being client to client transactions. 1.5 The transaction details of the Broker in the shares of the company are as follows: Settlement No. Date of transaction

Page 4 of 17 1485 601061343 #N/A #N/A 2000 3.10 B 27-Aug-01 11:50:23 AM 1485 601061353 #N/A #N/A 2000 3.10 S 27-Aug-01 11:50:23 AM 1486 601061346 #N/A #N/A 1500 3.10 B 27-Aug-01 11:50:23 AM 1486 601061353 #N/A #N/A 1500 3.10 S 27-Aug-01 11:50:23 AM 1487 601061353 #N/A #N/A 2000 3.10 S 27-Aug-01 11:50:23 AM 1487 601061332 #N/A #N/A 2000 3.10 B 27-Aug-01 11:50:23 AM 1488 601061335 #N/A #N/A 500 3.10 B 27-Aug-01 11:50:23 AM 1488 601061353 #N/A #N/A 500 3.10 S 27-Aug-01 11:50:23 AM 1489 601061335 #N/A #N/A 1500 3.10 B 27-Aug-01 11:50:52 AM 1489 601061357 #N/A #N/A 1500 3.10 S 27-Aug-01 11:50:52 AM 1490 601061357 #N/A #N/A 2000 3.10 S 27-Aug-01 11:50:52 AM 1490 601061343 #N/A #N/A 2000 3.10 B 27-Aug-01 11:50:52 AM 1491 601061332 #N/A #N/A 2000 3.10 B 27-Aug-01 11:50:52 AM 1491 601061357 #N/A #N/A 2000 3.10 S 27-Aug-01 11:50:52 AM 1492 601061335 #N/A #N/A 2000 3.10 B 27-Aug-01 11:50:52 AM 1492 601061357 #N/A #N/A 2000 3.10 S 27-Aug-01 11:50:52 AM 1493 601061357 #N/A #N/A 2000 3.10 S 27-Aug-01 11:50:52 AM 1493 601061343 #N/A #N/A 2000 3.10 B 27-Aug-01 11:50:52 AM 1494 601061332 #N/A #N/A 500 3.10 B 27-Aug-01 11:50:52 AM 1494 601061357 #N/A #N/A 500 3.10 S 27-Aug-01 11:50:52 AM 1495 601061332 #N/A #N/A 1500 3.10 B 27-Aug-01 11:51:13 AM 1495 601061358 #N/A #N/A 1500 3.10 S 27-Aug-01 11:51:13 AM 1496 601061358 #N/A #N/A 2000 3.10 S 27-Aug-01 11:51:13 AM 1496 601061335 #N/A #N/A 2000 3.10 B 27-Aug-01 11:51:13 AM 1497 601061343 #N/A #N/A 2000 3.10 B 27-Aug-01 11:51:13 AM

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