sebi:WTMN/203/IVD/8/04

SEBI · SEBI · 1999-06-03 · T.M. Nagarajan, Whole Time Member

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Facts / Headnote

Certificate of Registration (SEBI INB.010989233) of M/s. M.J.Patel Share & Stock Brokers Ltd. suspended for a period of four months, effective on expiry of three weeks from the date of the order.

Provisions invoked

• s. 11
• s. 15
• s. 19

Regulations

• Reg. 4
• Reg. 7
• Reg. 13(4)
• Reg. 3
• Reg. 13
• Reg. 4(a)
• Reg. 12

Parties

• M/s. M.J.Patel Share and Stock Brokers Ltd.

Holding

MJP aided and abetted its clients Kosha Investments Ltd. (KIL) and Shri Sourabh Bora in price manipulation of the scrip of Snowcem India Limited by executing orders on their behalf, in violation of Regulation 4(a) and (b) of the SEBI (PFUTP) Regulations, 1995, and also failed to collect stipulated margins in violation of Clause A(5) of Schedule II read with Regulation 7 of the SEBI (Stock Brokers and Sub-Brokers) Regulations, 1992. The certificate of registration of MJP was suspended for four months.

Full text

Home » Enforcement » Orders » Orders of Chairman/Members Enforcement Enforcement▼ ORDER UNDER REGULATION 13(4) OF THE SEBI (PROCEDURE FOR HOLDING ENQUIRY BY ENQUIRY OFFICER AND IMPOSING

behalf of KIL and Shri Sourabh Bora who were directly associated with SIL. Both these entities were acting hand-in-glove with the managem SIL. The records submitted by KIL to the investigating team pertaining to the details of amount advanced by them to other parties during the March,1999 to December,1999 indicated that KIL had advanced an amount of Rs.1,16,62,500 to Shri M.J.Patel, Director of MJP duri aforesaid investigation period, which indicated connections of the MJP with KIL.  It was further revealed in the Order Log analysis that the m had placed big orders for KIL and Shri Sourabh Bora when the average trading volume in the scrip was hovering around 40,000 shares a view of the above observations and the role of MJP, it was revealed by investigation that MJP violated SEBI (Prohibition of Fraudulent and Trade Practices Relating to the Securities Market) Regulations,1995 and SEBI ( Stock Brokers and Sub-Brokers) Regulations,1992.

4.0 SUBMISSIONS MADE DURING THE HEARING 4.1 An opportunity of personal hearing was granted to MJP on 28 May,2004 and was attended by Mr. B.L.Sarda, representative of MJP. MJP was granted hearing on 28 May,2004. Shri B.L.Sarda, Chartered Accountant, Shri S.C.Mantri, Chartered Accountant, Shri Mehul Patel, Direct Shri R.C.Gaur, Accountant represented MJP and submitted documents in defence of their case. MJP during the hearing made submission they had no linkage with the share dealings of SIL. MJP further submitted that the funds transactions they entered into with KIL was not a transaction but a loan transaction which had no connection with share trading. MJP denied that there was any margin evasion on their part further submitted that they had not entered into any new transaction and pleaded that the suspension would cause irreparable damage investors / clients. 5.0 CONSIDERATION OF ISSUES AND FINDINGS 5.1 I have carefully considered the material available on record, the submissions made by M/s. M.J.Patel Share & Stock Brokers Ltd. vide his lette 6 December,2003 and 2 April,2004 and its submissions made during the personal hearing dtd.28 May,2004. My findings are as follows:- Sr no Date of transaction No of shares purchased Value in Rs lakhs Margin shortfall All the trades done by them had resulted into delivery whether given / taken and the corresponding payment whether paid / received and such trades show that none of them were either fictitious or to merely increase the vol

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