sebi:MC/VS/2019-20/4180

SEBI · SEBI · 2019-03-14 · Maninder Cheema, Adjudicating Officer

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Facts / Headnote

Penalty imposed on Noticee

Provisions invoked

• s. 12
• s. 15H
• s. 15J
• s. 23J
• s. 23
• s. 23D
• s. 23I
• s. 5(1)

Parties

• Maanibhadra Commodities

Holding

The Noticee was held liable for failing to segregate client moneys and using funds of credit balance clients towards settlement obligations of debit balance clients on 29 sample dates after September 23, 2016, in violation of the 1993 Circular, and a penalty of Rs. 2,00,000 was imposed under Section 23D of the SCRA.

Full text

Adjudication Order in respect of Maanibhadra Commodities in the matter of Maanibhadra Commodities Page 2 of 14 Officer) Rules, 2005 (“Adjudication Rules”) vide order dated March 14, 2019 to inquire into and adjudge under Section 23D of the SCRA, the aforesaid alleged violations against the Noticees. The appointment of the AO was communicated vide

Adjudication Order in respect of Maanibhadra Commodities in the matter of Maanibhadra Commodities Page 3 of 14 S N o. Date Aggregate fund balance (including settlement a/c)-As per Actual Bank Statement

Adjudication Order in respect of Maanibhadra Commodities in the matter of Maanibhadra Commodities Page 4 of 14 d) It was thus observed that on 29 sample dates (after September 23, 2016) the funds of the clients available with the broker were less than the ledger credit balances of the clients, which showed that the broker had used the funds of credit balance clients towards settlement obligations of own/debit balance clients. e) In view of the above, it was alleged that the Noticee used funds of credit balance clients towards settlement of obligations of debit balance clients on 29 sample dates after September 23 2016, thus contravening Section 23D of the SCRA read with the provisions of the 1993 Circular.

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