sebi:WTM/TCN/109/ISD/Jan/09
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Facts / Headnote
No further directions required; noticees directed to be careful in future
Provisions invoked
- s. 11B
- s. 11(4)
- s. 19
Regulations
- Reg. 4(b)
Parties
- Exv Finvest Private Limited
- Shri S.N.Singh
- Shri S.G.Dhanuka
Holding
No further directions are required to be passed against the noticees in the matter involving the scrip of Munga Holdings Ltd., following the earlier order dated November 2, 2006 in the same matter. The noticees are directed to be careful in future.
Full text
Page 2 of 6 3. It is noticed that trading in the scrip was concentrated among two trading members - M/s. Securities Brokers of India Ltd. and M/s. Mukesh Gupta & Company. These two members executed 80% of the total volume of the scrip traded. EXV Finvest Ltd and M/s. Ananya Traders Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as M/s Ananya) were the two entities related to the company since they shared the same address, and were the major traders in the scrip. It is alleged that these entities created false market in the scrip by way of price manipulation accompanied by the creation of false volumes.
Page 3 of 6 7. Reply: The noticees except first noticee did not respond to the aforesaid show cause notices. The director of first noticee replied to the show cause notice on July 3, 2003. (a) With regard to the allegation that first noticee is related to Munga, the first noticee stated that that first noticee and Munga are two separate legal entities and independent juristic persons and submitted that sharing of address or the fact of common directors between these two companies cannot be considered to be a factor for concluding that these companies are related companies. (b) The companies Act, 1956 does not bar any person from holding the post of “Director” in more than one company. The first noticee extended the same argument to counter the allegation of its relationship with Ananya, the counter party client. (c) The first noticee denied that it is having common address with Munga. The first noticee further denied of making any false statement as to its relationship with Munga. (d) The first noticee denied that any matched trade with its counter party client Ananya was executed by the first noticee. The first notice further denied that there was any intentional matching of orders or synchronized trades as alleged. (e) No director or officer of first noticee had benefited out of the alleged transactions
Page 4 of 6 known address on April 24, 2006. None of the noticees at the last known addresses attended the hearing. 9. Consideration of Issues: I have carefully examined the show cause notices, the reply and other relevant material on record. Since the show cause noticees raise common allegations on same set of facts and raises common question of
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