sebi:15367

SEBI · SEBI · 2004-01-07 · Madhukar, Whole Time Member

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Facts / Headnote

Warning issued to sub-broker; directed to be more cautious in future

Provisions invoked

• s. 19

Regulations

• Reg. 13(4)
• Reg. 5

Parties

• M/s. Shital Securities Pvt. Ltd.

Holding

M/s. Shital Securities Pvt. Ltd., sub-broker, was found guilty of one violation — dealing with M/s. Vruj Investment which was acting as an unregistered sub-broker — and was warned to be more cautious in future dealings and to adhere to the SEBI Act, 1992 and regulations made thereunder.

Full text

1.1 M/s. Shital Securities Pvt. Ltd. is a sub broker having SEBI Registration No. INS010597131 (hereinafter referred to as the sub-broker), affiliated to M/s SKSE Securities Ltd., Member of The Stock Exchange, Mumbai, having SEBI registration No. INB011076032. 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 for the period from April 11, 2000 to February 17, 2003 and observed certain irregularities allegedly committed by sub-broker. 2.0 ENQUIRY PROCEEDINGS 2.1 In view of the above, SEBI vide order dated January 07, 2004 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 irregularities observed during the inspection of books of accounts of the sub broker. The Enquiry Officer after conducting the Enquiry in terms of the Enquiry Regulations submitted his Enquiry Report dated November 18, 2004 and recommended a minor penalty of warning against the sub- broker. 2.2 A copy of the said Enquiry Report was forwarded to the sub-broker along with a Show Cause Notice dated December 23, 2004 advising it to show cause as to why appropriate penalty including the penalty as recommended by the Enquiry Officer should not be imposed on it. 2.3 The sub-broker however did not reply to the show cause notice and therefore I am p

3.1 I have carefully considered the findings of inspection, Enquiry report and the submissions made by the sub-broker. Though the inspection report lists a number of violations alleged to have been committed by the sub-broker, the Enquiry Officer noting that most of the deficiencies reported in the inspection report are procedural and technical lapses which are reported to have been rectified, has however found the sub-broker guilty of one violation, as follows: 3.2 It was alleged that the sub-broker dealt with M/s. Vruj Investment who in turn was having its own clientele thus acting as unregistered sub-broker. The sub-broker before the Enquiry Officer submitted that M/s. Vruj Investment was trading on its own behalf and not on behalf of its clients. The sub-broker also submitted that it has stopped trading with M/s. Vruj Investment. The Enquiry Officer observed that one of the sub-broker’s client, M/s. Vruj Investments was having its own clientele and the clients of M/s. Vruj Investment had delivered shares to the account of the sub-broker when M/s. Vruj Investment had executed the deals. Under these circumstances, the Enquiry Officer concluded that the client of sub- broker i.e. M/s. Vruj Investment was in turn dealing on behalf of several persons. However, the Enquiry Officer keeping in view that the sub-broker is reported to have traded with the entity, concluded that a warning may be issued to the sub- broker informing that any further dealing with such entity or entitie

3.4 On a careful perusal of the charges, findings of inspection and enquiry and the submissions made by the sub-broker, I have no substantial reason to defer with the

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