sebi:WTM/KMA/ERO/IVD/54/2009
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Facts / Headnote
Certificate of registration of the stock broker M/s. N. M. Lohia & Co. suspended for a period of four months; charges under Regulation 4(2)(o) and Clause B(4)(a) absolved; charge under Regulation 4(2)(p) given benefit of doubt by Enquiry Officer.
Provisions invoked
- s. 19
Regulations
- Reg. 7
- Reg. 4
- Reg. 28
- Reg. 4(2)
- Reg. 4(2)(p)
Parties
- M/s. N. M. Lohia & Co.
Holding
The Broker (N. M. Lohia & Co.) was held guilty of contravening Regulation 4(2)(a) and (e) of the PFUTP Regulations and Regulation 7 of the Stock Brokers Regulations read with Clause A(1) to A(5) of the Code of Conduct, and its certificate of registration was suspended for four months. Charges under Regulation 4(2)(o) and Clause B(4)(a) were dropped for lack of material.
Full text
Page 2 of 13 Fraudulent and Unfair Trade Practices Relating to Securities Market) Regulations, 2003 (hereinafter referred to as PFUTP Regulations) and the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Stock Brokers and Sub-Brokers) Regulations, 1992 (hereinafter referred to as Stock Brokers Regulations). The investigation conducted by SEBI found that the average price of the shares of the company was Rs.23.50/- per share on January 01, 2004, which went up to Rs.322/- on August 03, 2004, a manifold increase in just seven months.
Page 3 of 13 (e), (o) and (p) of the PFUTP Regulations and Clauses A(1) to A(5) and Clause B(4)(a) of the Code of Conduct specified in Schedule II of the Stock Brokers Regulations.
Page 4 of 13 iv. that no action be taken against it as their firm is inoperative for the last 3 years v. that it does not have any source of income
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