sebi:WTM/GA/3/ERO/4/07

SEBI · SEBI · 2007-02-19 · 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. 4
• Reg. 13(4)
• Reg. 5(1)
• Reg. 13
• Reg. 3
• Reg. 4(a)
• Reg. 7
• Reg. 2

Parties

• M/S. S.B. Bhutra & Co.

Holding

The Whole Time Member imposed a major penalty of six months' suspension on the certificate of registration of S.B. Bhutra & Co. (Regn. No. INB 030037516), Member of Calcutta Stock Exchange Association Ltd., for violating Regulation 4(a) and (b) of the FUTP Regulations and clauses A(1), A(2) and A(4) of the Code of Conduct under the Broker Regulations. The order overrides the Enquiry Officer's recommendation of no action.

Full text

Home » Enforcement » Orders » Orders of Chairman/Members Enforcement Enforcement▼ ORDER UNDER REGULATION 13(4) OF SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE BOARD OF INDIA (PROCEDURE FOR HOLDING ENQUIRY BY ENQUIRY OFFICER AND IMPOSING

1153 11-Jul-01 10:39:07 AM 630805359 11-Jul-01 10:39:00 AM 2500 3.50 B 1154 11-Jul-01 10:39:07 AM 630805359 11-Jul-01 10:39:00 AM 2500 3.50 B 1154 11-Jul-01 10:39:07 AM 630805362 11-Jul-01 10:39:06 AM 2500 3.50 S 1155 11-Jul-01 10:39:07 AM 630805359 11-Jul-01 10:39:00 AM 2500 3.50 B 1155 11-Jul-01 10:39:07 AM 630805362 11-Jul-01 10:39:06 AM 2500 3.50 S 1156 11-Jul-01 10:39:07 AM 630805362 11-Jul-01 10:39:06 AM 2500 3.50 S 1156 11-Jul-01 10:39:07 AM 630805359 11-Jul-01 10:39:00 AM 2500 3.50 B 1208 12-Jul-01 10:27:15 AM 541505003 12-Jul-01 10:24:00 AM 5000 3.20 B 1208 12-Jul-01 10:27:15 AM 541505048 12-Jul-01 10:27:15 AM 5000 3.20 S 1209 12-Jul-01 10:27:22 AM 541505006 12-Jul-01 10:24:06 AM 5000 3.20 B 1209 12-Jul-01 10:27:22 AM 541505049 12-Jul-01 10:27:22 AM 5000 3.20 S 1210 12-Jul-01 10:27:27 AM 541505051 12-Jul-01 10:27:27 AM 5000 3.20 S 1210 12-Jul-01 10:27:27 AM 541505009 12-Jul-01 10:24:17 AM 5000 3.20 B 1211 12-Jul-01 10:27:31 AM 541505046 12-Jul-01 10:26:59 AM 5000 3.20 B 1211 12-Jul-01 10:27:31 AM 541505054 12-Jul-01 10:27:31 AM 5000 3.20 S 1212 12-Jul-01 10:28:13 AM 541505047 12-Jul-01 10:27:06 AM 5000 3.20 B 1212 12-Jul-01 10:28:13 AM 541505062 12-Jul-01 10:28:13 AM 5000 3.20 S 1213 12-Jul-01 1:53:55 PM 541507591 12-Jul-01 1:53:55 PM 2000 3.20 S 1213 12-Jul-01 1:53:55 PM 541507590 12-Jul-01 1:53:35 PM 2000 3.20 B 1214 12-Jul-01 1:53:55 PM 541507590 12-Jul-01 1:53:35 PM 2000 3.20 B 1214 12-Jul-01 1:53:55 PM 541507591 12-Jul-01 1:53:55 PM 2000 3.20 S 1215 12-Jul-01 1:

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 & Co. and S.B. Bhutra & Co. traded substantially in the shares of the company and contributed 80% of the total turnover in the said shares at CSE during the period July 2, 2001 to October 12, 2001. The aforesaid members of CSE are also registered as stock broker with SEBI. The aforementioned S.B. Bhutra & Co. is hereinafter referred to as the Broker. 1.4 It was found that the Broker had executed trades for 6,55,550 (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. Investigation revealed that trades for 5,90,000 shares were executed by way of cross deals wherein both the buy and sell orders were executed by the Broker in its single terminal at the same time with the same price and quantity with most of the trades being client to client transactions. 1.5 Transaction details of the Broker in the shares of the company are as follows: Settlement No. Date of transaction Purchase Qty Sale Qty 2002115 2/7/2001 2500 2500 2002116 11/7/2001 10000 10000 12/7/2001 63500 63500 13/7/2001 57500 57500 2002117 19/7/2001 57800 57800 20/7/2001 9800 9800 2002118 26/7/2001 10000 10000

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