sebi:WTM/TCN/133/IVD1/JAN/09
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Facts / Headnote
Direction to be careful in future and exercise due care and diligence; warning that future violations shall be dealt with stringently; no enhancement of penalty imposed.
Provisions invoked
- s. 19
Regulations
- Reg. 13(2)
- Reg. 15
- Reg. 28(2)
- Reg. 13(5)
- Reg. 10
Parties
- M/s Mahek Consultants
Holding
The Whole Time Member directed M/s Mahek Consultants to exercise due care and diligence in future and warned that any future violation would be dealt with stringently, declining to impose a higher penalty than the warning recommended by the Enquiry Officer.
Full text
2 the sub broker failed to exercise due care and diligence and violated clauses A(1),(2),D(1),(4) and (5) of Code of Conduct as specified in schedule II under Regulation 15 of the SEBI(Stock Broker and Sub Broker) Regulations, 1992.
3 the available facts. No rationalization or clarification for the proposed imposition of a higher penalty has been provided to them. Further the show cause notice has not specified what “higher penalty” the Board is contemplating to levy. It was further submitted that as they were contemplating to call for certain information and documents from SEBI under the provisions of Rights to Information Act, 2005, they requested to keep the show cause notice in abeyance until the information is sought and made available to them.
4 client so as to give an inference that it has indulged in circular trades and was thus instrumental in creating artificial volumes in the scrip which distorted the market equilibrium of the shares. Also no evidence has been given showing that the sub broker knew that their client was indulging in circular trading, manipulation etc. or showing that the sub broker knew the relationship of their client with other clients. I note that the investigation report also does not bring out any relationship of the group of clients with the sub broker. I further note that the investigation report does not bring out any attempts at synchronization of trades by the involved brokers which can be one indication of connivance. However, I am of the view that the sub broker should have been alerted by the prolonged trading by the client in an illiquid scrip by making necessary enquiries and discontinued trading in the said scrip.
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