sebi:WTM/SR/IVD/ID-02/24/02/2015

SEBI · SEBI · 2004-07-09 · S. Raman, Whole Time Member

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Facts / Headnote

Warning issued to the Noticee; violations of Regulation 4(2)(a) and (e) of PFUTP Regulations and Regulation 7 read with Clauses A(1), (3), (4) and (5) of the Code of Conduct for Stock Brokers established

Provisions invoked

• s. 19

Regulations

• Reg. 7
• Reg. 3
• Reg. 4
• Reg. 13
• Reg. 6
• Reg. 199
• Reg. 4(2)
• Reg. 200
• Reg. 28(2)
• Reg. 27
• Reg. 28(1)

Parties

• SDFC Securities Ltd.

Holding

The Noticee was found to have violated Regulation 4(2)(a) and (e) of the PFUTP Regulations 2003 (corresponding to Regulation 4(a) and (b) of PFUTP Regulations 1995) and Regulation 7 read with Clauses A(1), (3), (4) and (5) of the Code of Conduct for Stock Brokers, and was issued a warning to be careful and cautious in the conduct of its business.

Full text

Page 2 of 17 3. Pursuant to the said investigation, SEBI initiated Enquiry proceedings against the Noticee vide Order dated July 09, 2004 under Regulation 6 of SEBI (Procedure for Holding Enquiry and Imposing

Page 3 of 17 7. In this regard, the Noticee filed its written submissions to the SCN vide its letter dated June 20, 2011. The submissions of Noticee inter alia, are as under: i. The enquiry officer has not dealt with the submissions made by the Noticee. ii. The trading volume data with price for the period from January, 2001 to November, 2001 submitted by the Noticee has not been dealt with by the Enquiry Officer. iii. Noticee was not aware as to how the cut-off for the investigation period is chosen. iv. The investigation report assumes that this scrip was illiquid, completely oblivious of the fact and that this scrip was traded earlier in EQ segment. v. The price was moving in both directions even during the period from January 1, 2001 to March 12, 2001 from as low as Rs. 72 to as high as Rs.127 when its clients were not transacting. This volume reflects that there was heavy trading in the scrip even before Noticee's clients commenced trading. vi. The Enquiry Report has not taken into consideration that its clients had applied in the public issue of VOL and had been allotted equity shares. They had been doing jobbing against their holding which is perfectly legitimate. vii. That the placing of order above or below the LTP is perfectly legitimate activity and is permitted by law. viii. Noticee had also provided analysis of the data in respect of structures and cross deals however, again the report has not dealt with it. ix. Noticee denied that they have done proprietary trad

Page 4 of 17 granted to the Noticee on July 09, 2014 wherein the Noticee appeared and made the following submissions before me: (i) That the submissions made before the earlier WTM have been reiterated. (ii) The Noticee relies on the judgment of the Hon’ble Securities and Appellate Tribunal (SAT) order dated October 28, 2010 in the matter of NCJ Share & Stock Brokers Limited (Appeal No.40 of 2013) wherein Hon'ble SAT modified the penalty of suspension for a period of one week to prohibition of the Appellant from taking up any new assignment for a period of two weeks. (iii) The Noticee relies on the judgments of the Hon’ble SAT in the matter of (i) Ms. Aditi Dalal Vs. SEBI (Appeal No.143/2011) and (ii) HB Stock Holdings Ltd. Vs. SEBI (Appeal No.114/2012) to claim that there is inordinate delay in completing the proceedings against them by SEBI. (iv) The Noticee relies on further the judgment of the Hon’ble SAT in the matter of Viram Investments Pvt. Ltd. Vs. SEBI (Appeal No.160/2004) to claim that there is no intention on their part to artificially influence the market and induce investors even though they are engaged in synchronized trades.

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