sebi:WTM/KMA/ERO/105/07/2009
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Facts / Headnote
Certificate of registration suspended for a period of three months, effective 21 days from the date of the order
Provisions invoked
- s. 19
Regulations
- Reg. 4(2)(a)
- Reg. 28
Parties
- M/s Ballabh Das Daga
Holding
The certificate of registration of stock broker M/s Ballabh Das Daga [Registration No. 030049211] was suspended for three months for executing manipulative trades in violation of the PFUTP Regulations and the Broker Code of Conduct.
Full text
Page 2 of 4 Exchange Board of India (Stock Brokers and Sub-Brokers) Regulations, 1992 (hereinafter referred to as the Broker Regulations).
Page 3 of 4 3. I have considered the Enquiry Report, the show cause notice dated April 27, 2009 and the aforesaid letter of the Broker dated July 09, 2009. As the Broker accepted the recommended penalty, I do not consider it necessary to reiterate in detail the violations committed by the Broker in this order. I note that the share price of the company increased from Rs.12.25/- on March 01, 2004 to Rs.81.10/- on March 31, 2004 (during the relevant period). The two stock brokers mentioned above in this order were responsible for contributing around 97% of the total trading in the shares of the company at the CSE during the relevant period. The Broker transacted in 1,22,200 shares contributing to around 62% of the total trading volume at CSE. The trades of the Broker were in the price range of Rs. 56 to Rs. 79/-. The entire trades of the Broker were in the nature of cross deals. The trades of the Broker and its impact in the shares of the company during the relevant period were explained in detail in the show cause notice issued to the Broker during the period of enquiry. The same was also discussed elaborately in the Enquiry Report. No effort was taken by the Broker to controvert the findings of the Enquiry Officer and instead the Broker accepted the recommended penalty. In the absence of any material or specific submission refuting the allegations, I hold that the Broker was responsible in executing manipulative trades in the shares of the company at CSE during the relevant p
Page 4 of 4 4. I note that the present case has been initiated under the provisions of the Enquiry Regulations. Subsequently, in 2008, the Enquiry Regulations were repealed by the SEBI (Intermediaries) Regulations, 2008. Therefore, this order is being issued under the relevant provisions of the SEBI (Intermediaries Regulations), 2008.
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