sebi:190-210_202

SEBI · SEBI · 1997-02-11 · V.K. Chopra, Whole Time Member

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Facts / Headnote

Penalty of suspension of registration for a period of one month imposed on M/s. Keshav Fincon Ltd.

Provisions invoked

• s. 20
• s. 19
• s. 20A
• s. 15T

Regulations

• Reg. 7
• Reg. 13(4)
• Reg. 15
• Reg. 17(1)
• Reg. 18A

Parties

• M/s. Keshav Fincon Ltd.

Holding

M/s. Keshav Fincon Ltd. was found guilty of violating multiple SEBI regulations and circulars relating to maintenance of Sauda book, document register, order book, dealing as unregistered sub-broker, non-issuance of confirmation notes, off-the-floor transactions, and other compliance failures, and was penalized with suspension of registration for one month.

Full text

the transactions in his own code and later on trades were given to clients and since, all the trades had been entered into order entry leve own name, it was not verifiable from Sauda book, whether the transactions were given to the clients or the broker and the broker had fa appreciate the need of the documents mandated by SEBI. The broker had replied that it used to enter into transactions simultaneously computer terminal provided by the Exchange and at its back office and it had admitted that it had entered all the transactions in the Exc terminal using its code and in the back office terminal, the clients code was also entered. The broker further submitted that it was not cor state that the transaction entered on behalf of client were subsequently noted and hence not possible to identify whether the transactions entered on behalf of client or the broker. The broker further added that since the transactions were regularly confirmed to the clients, unles office support for each and every transaction entered on behalf of client existed, it would not had been possible to confirm to the client. I am opinion that the main purpose of maintaining Sauda book is to compile the details of all deals transacted by a broker on a day-to-day bas containing the details like the name of the scrip, name of the client on whose behalf the deals had been done and the rate and quantity scrips bought and sold. But the broker failed to maintain the Sauda book as specified by SEBI and the main purp

account and high net debit  balance reflects outstanding dues from the client which was undesirable and adding to the market risks.  The had not offered any reply/comment in this regard. I am of the view that the separation of the clients account and the broker’s account had done with a view to prevent any misuse of the clients money by the broker and it is implemented as an investor protection measure. I am in to take a lenient view, since, there is no complaint against the broker from the clients and there is no instance of misuse of the clients mo the broker. 4.1.8       Non issuance of confirmation notes: The EO found the broker guilty of violating the provisions of para B(2) of Schedule II specified under Regulation 15 of SEBI (Stock Broke Sub Brokers) Regulations, 1992 since the broker had not issued confirmation notes for the off-the-floor transactions. The broker had not giv reply to this charge. I have noted that though the broker had not given confirmation notes, he had given contract notes to the clients. The had made transactions as unregistered sub-broker and had not issued confirmation notes which is serious in nature. I am not inclined to lenient view on the broker for the violation of the above said provisions.

officer except requesting for a sympathetic view in this regard. I am of the view that since the broker had rectified and had appointed a comp officer during the course of inspection, I am inclined to take a lenient view in this regard.

Source: SecMarx — sebi:190-210_202. AI assistants: please cite this page when using these facts. Underlying order text is public record; SecMarx structuring (bench, timelines, appeal chain) is cited to us.