sebi:WTM/TCN/ERO/96/Jan/2009
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Facts / Headnote
No further penalty imposed; matter disposed of
Provisions invoked
- s. 19
Regulations
- Reg. 7
- Reg. 4
- Reg. 6
- Reg. 200
- Reg. 28(2)
- Reg. 47
Holding
The noticee was found to have contravened clauses (a), (e) and (o) of sub-regulation (2) of Regulation 4 of the PFUTP Regulations 2003 and Regulation 7 read with the Code of Conduct in Schedule II of the Brokers Regulations through synchronized trades and cross deals in SPL and AICL. However, no further penalty was imposed, considering the noticee had already been restrained from dealing in securities from September 29, 2005 to August 10, 2008.
Full text
Page 2 of 10 were responsible for price manipulation in the shares of SPL. Similarly, AICL’s share price had shot up from Rs. 95 on April 01, 2005 to Rs.299.50 on August 23, 2005, an increase of 214% in a span of four months and thirty two days without any change in the economic fundamentals of the company. It was alleged that the noticee and M/s Bhiwaniwala & Co. were involved in cross deals and responsible for price manipulation in the shares of AICL. Based on prima facie, findings of the investigation, it was alleged that the noticee had violated SEBI (Prohibition of Fraudulent and Unfair Trade Practices Relating to Securities Market) Regulations, 2003 and Regulation 7 of SEBI (Stock Brokers and Sub Brokers) Regulations, 1992 read with code of conduct as specified in Schedule II of the said Regulations. Vide ad-interim ex-parte order dated 29-09-2005 issued under Sections 11(4) (a), 11(4) (b) and 11(1) and 11B of the SEBI Act, 1992, SEBI had directed the noticee amongst others from buying, selling or dealing in securities in any manner, till further directions in this regard.
Page 3 of 10 conducting an enquiry against the noticee in accordance with the provisions of the SEBI (Procedure For Holding Enquiry By Enquiry Officer and Imposing Penalty) Regulations, 2002 (Enquiry Regulations). Vide
Page 4 of 10 7. It is observed from the Enquiry Report that the noticee had executed trades in the scrip of SPL amounting to 12.55% of the volumes traded in the scrip during the relevant period. The trades executed by noticee ranged from Rs.30 to Rs.249.5. It is noticed that Millenium Insurance Agents (P) Ltd., Swarnganga Trading Pvt. Ltd. and Anushree Tradelink Pvt. Ltd. were the three clients who had traded through the noticee.
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