sebi:WTM/TCN/130/IVD1/Jan/09
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Facts / Headnote
Direction issued to broker to be careful in future and exercise due care and diligence; no enhancement of penalty; minor penalty of warning stands
Provisions invoked
- s. 19
Regulations
- Reg. 7
- Reg. 13(2)
- Reg. 4(a)
- Reg. 199
- Reg. 28(2)
- Reg. 13(5)
Parties
- Satco Securities and Financial Services Ltd.
Holding
The adjudicating officer declined to enhance the penalty against Satco Securities and Financial Services Ltd. beyond the minor penalty of warning recommended by the Enquiry Officer, and directed the broker to exercise due care and diligence in future.
Full text
approximately 75% of the total trades in the scrip on BSE through 14 member broker/sub brokers. 2. It was alleged that the connected or the related clients including client of Satco Securities and Financial Services Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “the broker”) namely, Mrs. Chandrika V Pandya had influenced the price of the scrip by creating artificial volume in the market thereby violating the provisions of Regulation 4(a),(b), (c) and (d) of SEBI (Prohibition of Fraudulent and Unfair Trade Practice relating Securities Market) Regulations 1995 (hereinafter referred to as “PFUTP Regulations”). It was further alleged the broker failed to exercise due care and diligence and violated clauses A(1),(2),(3),(4) and (5) of Code of Conduct as specified in schedule II under Regulation 7 of the SEBI (Stock Broker and Sub Broker) Regulations, 1992.
4. A copy of the enquiry report along with show cause notice dated January 13, 2006 was forwarded to the broker, in terms of Regulation 13(2) and 13(5) of the Enquiry Regulations advising it to show cause as to why higher penalty should not be imposed against it then that recommended by the Enquiry Officer.
diligence as well as obtained proper KYC and exercised normal caution expected of a broker in the normal course of business.
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