sebi:WTM/TCN/76/IVD3/DEC/08

SEBI · SEBI · 2003-07-24 · Dr. T.C. Nair, Whole Time Member

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Facts / Headnote

Enquiry proceedings disposed of; certificate of registration already cancelled by separate order dated November 17, 2008, so cancellation of registration does not arise

Provisions invoked

• s. 19

Regulations

• Reg. 4
• Reg. 13
• Reg. 15
• Reg. 28(2)

Parties

• Mayekar Investment Private Limited

Holding

The sub broker Mayekar Investment Private Limited was held to have aided and abetted its clients in creating a false market in the scrip of SFL, thereby violating Regulation 4(a), (b) and (d) of the SEBI (PFUTP) Regulations, 1995 and Clause A(2) of the Code of Conduct under Schedule II of the SEBI (Stock Brokers and Sub Brokers) Regulations, 1992. The enquiry proceedings were disposed of since the certificate of registration had already been cancelled by an order dated November 17, 2008.

Full text

2 the price of the scrip of SFL went up from Rs.8.00 per share in October 1999 to a high of Rs.38.00 per share in the last week of December 1999.

3 and Shri Mahendra Shah. It was further alleged that the sub broker was one of the entities responsible for the sudden price rise in the scrip along with Harvic Management Services Ltd. and Shri Mahendra Shah. The sub broker along with these entities knowingly acted in concert with each other and jacked up the price of the scrip by creating artificial demand in the scrip thereby violating the provisions of Regulations 4 (a), (b) and (d) of SEBI (Prohibition of Fraudulent and Unfair Trade Practices Relating to Securities Market) Regulations, 1995 (hereinafter referred to as “PFUTP Regulations”). Thus, it was alleged that the sub broker failed to exercise due skill, care and diligence and has violated the provisions of code of conduct prescribed under Schedule II to the Regulation 15 of the SEBI (Stock Brokers and Sub Brokers) Regulations, 1992.

4 Officer should not be imposed upon him. The sub broker vide letter dated March 30, 2004 replied to the show cause notice inter alia submitting as under : i. The trades in SFL through the brokers and sub brokers were carried out on the BOLT screen in the price and order matching mechanism of BSE during officer hours and the volumes for trades of both clients and proprietary were insignificant. In view of the then prevailing bull period of the stock market, it was forced to trade through more than one broker. Further, the broker were not willing to undertake business of small to medium sub brokers as their infrastructure and logistics were under pressure. ii. With regard to the preferential allotment by SFL to Shagufta Investment Pvt Ltd, Kritita P Desai and Praful A Desai, it is submitted that they never applied shares to SFL nor did they pay any subscription money to SFL. They were not aware of any such allotment. However, no share certificates were received by them, those shares were not traded. iii. It had not traded in the scrip of SFL on behalf of Aroma Fashions Limited. With regard to the trades done by the sub broker on behalf of Mahendra M Shah, it is submitted that their business association was limited only to the extent of selling and delivering 16,000 shares during the settlement nos. 33 to 40. iv. The sub broker has denied that it was not aware of the fact that Mahendra Shah had been appointed as a Director of SFL and that he traded through others. It was not aw

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