sebi:WTM/KMA/60/04/2009
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Facts / Headnote
Ad interim ex-parte directions issued: restraint on trading/access to securities market for named persons/entities; prohibition on brokers from entering fresh client agreements; referral to MIRSD for inspection; order treated as show cause notice with 30-day objection period; copy sent to Depositories and Income Tax Department.
Provisions invoked
- s. 11
- s. 19
Regulations
- Reg. 11
- Reg. 3
- Reg. 10
- Reg. 3(1)(e)
Parties
- Shri Nirmal Kotecha
- Shri P.S. Saminathan
- Shri Amol Kokane
- Shri Deepak Thakkar
- Shri Rajesh Jayantilal Shah and Shah group entities
- M/s. India Capital Markets Pvt. Ltd.
- M/s. Dynamic Stock Broking (India) Pvt. Ltd.
- Various connected entities/persons named in annexures
Holding
SEBI's Whole-Time Member issued ad interim ex-parte directions restraining Shri Nirmal Kotecha, Shri P.S. Saminathan, and connected persons/entities from accessing or dealing in the securities market, and prohibiting M/s. India Capital Markets Pvt. Ltd. and M/s. Dynamic Stock Broking (India) Pvt. Ltd. from entering into fresh client agreements, on a prima facie finding of violation of Regulations 3 and 4 of the PFUTP Regulations, 2003.
Full text
2 wife on Saturday, (December 20th, 2008) through courier, he stated that his wife was unable to recollect the name of the courier who delivered the letter. The said letter sought details about Shri Nirmal Kotecha’s acquisitions in the company, his relationship with Shri Saminathan and Shri N.C.Ravichandran, agreement entered into with Shri Saminathan, if any, for the interse transfer of shares, copies of his bank accounts and demat statements for the period January 2007 till December 2008, advances made to the company, if any, and details of his networth certificate and IT Returns for the period 2006-97 and 2007-08 to be furnished within 14 days period. The original letter was later received from Shri Nirmal Kotecha. Though he claimed that the letter was received through a courier at his residence, he could not produce the cover enclosing the letter, nor name the courier agency through which the same was received.
3 trading members, IL&FS Investsmart Ltd. and M/s. India Capital Markets Pvt. Ltd., who sold 67,983 shares at an average rate of Rs. 76.
4 11. I further note that the purchases by Shri Deepak Thakkar were just prior to the publication of the news about the forged SEBI open offer letter that was sent to Shri P S Saminathan on December 19, 2008. The sale of shares by Shri Thakkar were again prior to the announcement by Shri Saminathan denying the open offer, on the morning of December 22, 2008. I further note that the buy and sell instructions to the broker on Shri Thakkar’s behalf were given by Shri Nirmal Kotecha.
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