sebi:WTM/PS/62/EFD/JAN/2015
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Facts / Headnote
Charges established; penalties imposed on both noticees
Provisions invoked
- s. 15
- s. 12A
- s. 15H
- s. 15T
- s. 142(1)
- s. 120
- s. 129
- s. 263
- s. 263(1)
- s. 36(3)
- s. 144A
- s. 143(2)
Regulations
- Reg. 7
- Reg. 3
- Reg. 3(a)
Parties
- Adroit Financial Services Private Limited
- AKG Securities and Consultancy Limited
Holding
The Adjudicating Officer's orders dated April 30, 2014 exonerating Adroit Financial Services Private Limited and AKG Securities and Consultancy Limited for executing self-trades in the scrip of BGIL on the listing day were found erroneous and not in the interest of the securities market, and both noticees were held guilty of contravening the PFUTP Regulations (and, for Adroit, the Code of Conduct for stock brokers), with a penalty of Rs. 5,00,000 imposed on each.
Full text
Page 2 of 25 artificial volumes in the scrip and that Adroit was alleged to have aided and abetted its client, i.e., AKG in creation of artificial volumes in the scrip of BGIL on the listing day.
Page 3 of 25 I note that it is a serious charge. But looking into the quantity of shares matched i.e. 1 share in 1 trade constituting total 11 shares in 11 trades, I am of the view that a lenient view can be taken as such trades cannot be said to have contributed in the creation of artificial volumes in the scrip of BGIL and therefore, the Noticee cannot be held guilty of aiding and abetting its client in creation of artificial volume.
Page 4 of 25 different terminals is inevitable and there may not be any meeting of minds. However, with respect to the matching of trades which were executed from the same terminal, I note that it is a serious charge. But looking into the quantity of shares matched i.e. 1 share in 1 trade constituting total 11 shares in 11 trades, I am of the view that a lenient view can be taken as such trades cannot be said to have contributed in the creation of artificial volumes in the scrip of BGIL.
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