sebi:15347

SEBI · SEBI · 1993-11-18 · Madhukar, Whole Time Member

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Facts / Headnote

Certificate of Registration of the sub-broker suspended for a period of six months, effective after 21 days from the date of the order.

Provisions invoked

• s. 19
• s. 12

Regulations

• Reg. 7
• Reg. 13(4)
• Reg. 5
• Reg. 15

Parties

• M/s. S R Agarwal & Co. (sub-broker, Registration No. INS010596117)

Holding

The sub-broker was found to have violated SEBI (Stock Brokers and Sub-Brokers) Regulations, 1992 and various SEBI Circulars by failing to maintain proper client documentation, operating unauthorized trading terminals, dealing with unregistered entities, failing to segregate client funds, making cash payments to clients, delaying delivery of securities, and entering into off-the-floor transactions. The Certificate of Registration of M/s. S R Agarwal & Co. is suspended for a period of six months.

Full text

1.0 BACKGROUND 1.1 M/s. S R Agarwal & Co. is a sub-broker having SEBI Registration No. INS010596117 (hereinafter referred to as the sub-broker), affiliated to M/s. VSE Securities Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as ‘VSE’), Member of The Stock Exchange, Mumbai. 1.2 Securities and Exchange Board of India (hereinafter referred to as SEBI) conducted an inspection of the books of accounts and other documents of sub-broker and observed certain irregularities allegedly committed by sub-broker, in violation of the following: a) Section 12 of the SEBI Act, 1992 b) Rule 3 of SEBI (Stock Brokers and Sub-Brokers) Rules, 1992. c) Regulation 7 SEBI read with Code of Conduct as specified in Schedule II of the (Stock Brokers and Sub-Brokers)Regulations, 1992. d) SEBI Circular No. SMD/SED/Cir/93/23321 dated November 18, 1993. e) SEBI Circular No. SMD-1/23321 dated November 18, 1993. f) SEBI Circular No. SMD/RCG/CIR/(BKG)/293/95 dated March 14, 1995 g) SEBI Circular No.SMD/OPG/AA/1020/96 dated March 14, 1996. h) SEBI Circular No. SMD/MDP/Cir/043/96 dated August 05, 1996 i) SEBI Circular No.SMD/POLICY/IECG/1-97 dated February 11, 1997. j) SEBI Circular No.SMD/Policy/Circular/3-97 dated March 31, 1997. k) SEBI Circular No.SMD/Policy/Circular/5-97 dated April 11, 1997. l) SEBI Circular No.SMD/Policy/Cir-11/1997 dated May 21, 1997. m) SEBI Circular No.SMD/Policy/Cir-3/98 dated January 16, 1998. n) SEBI Circular No. SMDRP/POLICY/CIR-32/99 dated September 14, 1999.

o) SEBI Circular No.Sub-broker/Cir/02/2001 dated January 15, 2001. p) SEBI Circular No. SMDRP/Policy/Cir-05/2001 dated February 01, 2001 q) SEBI Circular No.SMDRP/Policy/Cir-39/2001 dated July 18, 2001. r) SEBI Circular No.SMDRP/POLICY/CIR-49/2001 dated October 22, 2001. s) Bye-laws, Business rules and regulations of the Stock Exchange. 2.0 Appointment of the Enquiry Officer 2.1 SEBI vide order dated March 23, 2004 thus appointed an Enquiry Officer under Regulation 5 of SEBI (Procedure for holding Enquiry by Enquiry Officer and Imposing penalty) Regulations, 2002 (hereinafter referred to as Enquiry Regulations) to enquire into the violations, if any, of SEBI (Stock Broker and Sub- Broker Regulations) 1992 (hereinafter referred to as Broker Regulations), the above mentioned SEBI Circulars and the Bye-Laws, rules and regulations of the Stock Exchange. 2.2 The Enquiry Officer after conducting the Enquiry in terms of the Enquiry Regulations found that the sub-broker has violated the Regulation and the SEBI Circulars as stated vide para 1.2 above and submitted his Enquiry Report dated October 29, 2004, recommending a major penalty of suspension of the Certificate of Registration for a period of six months against the sub-broker. 3.0 Show Cause Notice and reply of the Sub-broker 3.1 A copy of the said Enquiry Report was forwarded to the sub-broker along with a Show Cause Notice dated November 03, 2004 advising him to show cause as to why appropriate penalty including the penalty as

Officer should not be imposed on him. The said Show Cause Notice was forwarded to the sub-broker through the BSE and its broker VSE. 3.2 VSE however informed that the said show cause notice was sent to the sub-broker by Registered Speed Post AD twice but returned undelivered both the times with remark “receiver does not live at written address so returned”. VSE also forwarded the copies of proof of despatch of the said show cause notices duly endorsed by the postal authorities as aforesaid. It is also noted that the sub-broker did not reply to the show cause notice sent by the Enquiry Officer even after so many reminders and also did not appear for personal hearing before the Enquiry Officer. As there is sufficient proof on available record of despatch of show cause notices to the sub- broker, I am proceeding in the matter on the basis of materials and records available before me. 4.0 Consideration of the Issues and findings 4.1 I have carefully considered the facts and circumstances of the case. I have also

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