sebi:1300357995820

SEBI · SEBI · 1993-11-18 · G.N. Bajpai, Chairman

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Facts / Headnote

Certificate of registration no. INB 230909932 granted to M/s. Betala Stock Broking Ltd. suspended for a period of three months, effective after three weeks from the date of the order.

Provisions invoked

• s. 11

Regulations

• Reg. 4
• Reg. 7
• Reg. 6
• Reg. 13
• Reg. 29

Parties

• M/s. Betala Stock Broking Ltd.

Holding

The broker violated Rule 4(b) of the SEBI (Stock Brokers and Sub-Brokers) Rules, 1992, Clause A(5) of Schedule II read with Regulation 7, SEBI circulars, and NSE Regulations, warranting suspension of its certificate of registration for three months. The penalty recommended by the Enquiry Officer was found not commensurate with the violations.

Full text

client was acting as a sub-broker. It is not established in the enquiry that the four entities namely M/s.Jain Trade Link, M/s.Mankaman Inv., M/s.Ramapeer Inv. and M/s.Vinayaga Inv. had their own clients to make them sub-brokers. It is also not established during enquiry that any of the deliveries of securities made or received by the said four entities were relating to the securities existing in the names of some other persons. c) The proper stamp duty was not affixed on the contract notes due to bona fide mistake. Since inspection it has been affixing requisite stamps. For the contracts for which no stamp was affixed, the consolidated stamp duty has been paid and thus the defect has been cured. d) Delay in making deliveries to clients’ had occurred only 9 instances out of a total of thousand of transactions. Moreover the delay was because of the clients had requested to keep the same with the said broker. e) The payments were made from the clients account due to oversight. However, the defect was cured subsequently by book adjustments. f) The client data base was maintained at the Chennai Office of the said broker. 4.0 Hearing

brokers. Regulation 4.4.12 of the NSE Regulations provides that in addition to guidelines issued by SEBI relating to the Regulation of Transactions between Clients and Brokers, the member shall at all times keep the monies of the constituent in a separate bank account. Regulation 6.1.4 (b) of the NSE Regulations provides that it shall be compulsory for all trading members to keep the money of the clients in a separate account and their own money in a separate account. No payment for transactions in which the trading members is taking position as a principal will be allowed to be made from the clients account .By the above mentioned circular and regulation 6.1.4 (c) it has been further provided that no money shall be drawn from clients account other then money properly required for payment to or on behalf of the client for or towards payment of a debt due to the member from the clients or money drawn on client’s authority or money in respect of which there is a liability of clients to the trading member. Vide circular no. SMD/MDP/CIR/043/96 dated August 5, 1996 it has been directed that in case of deficiency in having separate bank account for clients but not segregating clients funds from the own funds by the brokers, a serious view will be taken. 5.4I find that the said broker has used the clients money towards the forex, telephone rentals etc. which is in violation of the SEBI circular and the NSE Regulations. In this regard the said broker has violated a condition for gran

the Stock Exchange from time to time as may be applicable to him. Regulation 4.5.1 of the NSE Regulations provides that the trading said broker shall at all times subscribe to the code of conduct as prescribed by the SEBI (Stock Brokers and Sub-brokers) Regulations,

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