sebi:EAD-8/ORDER/KS/VB/2018-19/1541

SEBI · SEBI · 2017-11-27 · K Saravanan, General Manager & Adjudicating Officer

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Facts / Headnote

Penalty of Rs. 5,00,000 imposed under Section 15HB of the SEBI Act

Provisions invoked

• s. 15
• s. 15H
• s. 15J
• s. 15F

Parties

• Vasanti Share Brokers Limited

Holding

The Adjudicating Officer held Vasanti Share Brokers Limited violated SEBI circulars on client funds, cash dealings and settlement of inactive client accounts and imposed a penalty of Rs. 5,00,000 under Section 15HB of the SEBI Act.

Full text

Page 2 of 17 APPOINTMENT OF ADJUDICATING OFFICER 3. SEBI appointed the undersigned as the Adjudicating Officer vide communique dated November 27, 2017 to inquire into and adjudge under Section 15HB of the SEBI Act, 1992 (hereinafter referred to as ‘SEBI Act’), the aforesaid violations alleged to have been committed by the Noticee.

Page 3 of 17 9. 29-04-2014 020905003550 WHISTLING WOODS COOP H SO 45000 0 10. 05/03/2014 020905003550 VASANT TRAVEL TOURS 12919 0 11. 05/09/2014 020905003550 MTNL MUMBAI 2060226698 2745 0 12. 05/09/2014 020905003550 MTNL MUMBAI 2060226696 976 0 13. 05/09/2014 020905003550 MTNL 562 0 14. 05/09/2014 020905003550 MTNL MUM 2080226692 571 0 15. 05/09/2014 020905003550 MTNL AC 3842 0 16. 05/09/2014 020905003550 MTNL MUMBAI 2060226693 1121 0 17. 13/05/2014 020905003550 VASANTI TRAVEL 12410 0 18. 13/05/2014 020905003550 VASANTI TRAVEL 3050 0 19. 13/05/2014 020905003550 NEFT :SM329020915/VASANTI COMMODITES LTD 40000 0 20. 16/05/2014 020905003550 THE TATA POWER CO LTD 13119 0 21. 19/05/2014 020905003550 VODAFONE 2970 0 22. 20/05/2014 020905003550 SBI AC PROFESSIONAL TAX 300 0 23. 20/05/2014 020905003550 SBI AC PROFESSIONAL TAX 950 0 24. 06/03/2014 020905003550 NEFT - 140603097731 - VASANTI SHARE BROKERS LTD - VSBL I 0 30000 25. 06/12/2014 020905003550 MTNL 3826 0 26. 06/12/2014 020905003550 MTNL 6300 0 27. 18/06/2014 020905003550 THE TATA POWER CO LTD CONSUMER AC 2209038 8912 0 28. 07/04/2014 020905003550 MTNL MUMBAI 6033 0 29. 07/04/2014 020905003550 MTNL MUMBAI 612 0 30. 07/04/2014 020905003550 MTNL MUMBAI 1121 0 31. 07/04/2014 020905003550 MTNL MUMBAI 562 0 32. 07/04/2014 020905003550 MTNL MUMBAI 995 0 33. 07/04/2014 020905003550 MTNL MUMBAI 1878 0 34. 07/04/2014 020905003550 MTNL MUMBAI 3919 0 35. 07/08/2014 020905003550 BY CASH CASH DEPOSIT : VASANTI SHARE B - SANTACRUZ 0 50000 36

Page 4 of 17 46. 22/08/2014 020905003550 VASANTI COMODITIES LTD CLIENT A/C 0 50000 47. 09/04/2014 020905003550 MTNL AC 2060226691 3870 0 48. 09/04/2014 020905003550 MTNL MUMBAI 1663 0 49. 09/04/2014 020905003550 MTNL MUMBAI 1166 0 50. 20-09-2014 020905003550 THE TATA POWER CO LTD CONSUMER AC NO 220038 9178 0 51. 20-09-2014 020905003550 SBI AC PROFESSIONAL TAX 950 0 52. 30/09/2014 020905003550 BY CASH : SANTACRUZ 0 50000 53. 10/09/2014 020905003550 MTNL MUMBAI 4049 0 54. 10/09/2014 020905003550 MTNL MUMBAI 1725 0 55. 29/10/2014 020905003550 MTNL 562474 IOB 0 719 56. 29/10/2014 020905003550 MTNL 562473 IOB 0 439 57. 29/10/2014 020905003550 VASANTI TRAVEL TOURS 6237 0 58. 11/12/2014 020905003550 MTNL 1140 0 59. 11/12/2014 020905003550 MTNL MUMBAI 3385 0 60. 11/12/2014 020905003550 MTNL 1558 0 61. 13/11/2014 020905003550 SBI AC PROFESSIONAL TAX 975 0 62. 19/11/2014 020905003550 THE TATA POWER CO LTD CONSUMER AC 8786 0 63. 20/08/2015 020905003550 TRFR FROM : VASANTI COMMODITIES LTD 0 10000 64. 22/08/2014 020905003550 TRFR FROM : VASANTI COMMODITIES LTD 0 39000 65. 09/11/2015 020905003550 TRFR TO : VASANTI SHARE BROKERS 9400 0 66. 21/09/2015 020905003550 TRFR TO : VASANTI SHARE BROKERS 10000 0 67. 29/09/2014 020905003550 TRFR TO : VASANTI SHARE BROKERS 10000 0 68. 04/02/2014 00600340024516 FT-00990620004215 VASANTI SHARE BROKER 500

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