sebi:MO/13/MIRSD/05/06

SEBI · SEBI · 2002-05-17 · T.C. Nair, Whole Time Member

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Facts / Headnote

Suspension of certificate of registration for a period of 15 days, effective on expiry of 21 days from the date of the order

Provisions invoked

• s. 19
• s. 12

Regulations

• Reg. 7
• Reg. 13(4)
• Reg. 6
• Reg. 5(1)
• Reg. 13(2)
• Reg. 17(1)
• Reg. 17(1)(k)

Parties

• M/s.Bubna Stock Broking Services Ltd.

Holding

The Whole Time Member suspended the certificate of registration of M/s.Bubna Stock Broking Services Ltd., Member, Calcutta Stock Exchange, Registration No. INB030707632, for 15 days for three violations out of six charges.

Full text

Home » Enforcement » Orders » Orders of Chairman/Members Enforcement Enforcement▼ ORDER AGAINST M/s.BUBNA STOCK BROKING SERVICES LTD., MEMBER - CALCUTTA STOCK EXCHANGE, SEBI REGISTRATION NO. INB030707632 UNDER REGULATION 13(4) OF SEBI (PROCEDURE FOR HOLDING ENQUIRY BY ENQUIRY OFFICER AND IMPOSING PENALTY) REGULATIONS, 2002. 1.0 BACKGROUND 1.1 M/s Bubna Stock Broking Services Ltd (hereinafter referred to as the ‘broker’) is a member of Calcutta Stock Exchange, (hereinafter referred to as ‘CSE’) and is registered with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (hereinafter referred to as ‘SEBI’) as a Stock broker under Section 12 of SEBI Act, 1992 with Registration Number INB030707632. 1.2 An Inspection of the Books of Accounts, Documents and other records maintained by the broker for the financial year 2001- 2002 was carried out by SEBI during July 3-4 2002 pursuant to the Order dated May 17, 2002. During the inspection, certain irregularities found to have been committed by the broker were observed. 2.0 ENQUIRY PROCEEDINGS  2.1       On completion of inspection, the report was forwarded to the broker. After considering the broker’s reply dated August 08, 2002 an Enquiry Officer (hereinafter referred to as "EO") was appointed vide Order dated December 4, 2003 under Regulation 5(1) of SEBI (Procedure for Holding Enquiry by Enquiry officer and Imposing Penalty) Regulations, 2002 (hereinafter referred as the ‘said regulations’) to enquire into the alleged irregularities committed

1.1 M/s Bubna Stock Broking Services Ltd (hereinafter referred to as the ‘broker’) is a member of Calcutta Stock Exchange, (hereinafter referred to as ‘CSE’) and is registered with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (hereinafter referred to as ‘SEBI’) as a Stock broker under Section 12 of SEBI Act, 1992 with Registration Number INB030707632. 1.2 An Inspection of the Books of Accounts, Documents and other records maintained by the broker for the financial year 2001- 2002 was carried out by SEBI during July 3-4 2002 pursuant to the Order dated May 17, 2002. During the inspection, certain irregularities found to have been committed by the broker were observed. 2.0 ENQUIRY PROCEEDINGS 2.1 On completion of inspection, the report was forwarded to the broker. After considering the broker’s reply dated August 08, 2002 an Enquiry Officer (hereinafter referred to as "EO") was appointed vide Order dated December 4, 2003 under Regulation 5(1) of SEBI (Procedure for Holding Enquiry by Enquiry officer and Imposing

4.0 PERSONAL HEARING 4.1 The broker was given an opportunity of personal hearing on September 14, 2004. Due to change in the Authority, a fresh opportunity of personal hearing before me was granted to the broker on April 12, 2006. Shri.Gopi Chand Bansal, Director of Bubna Stock Broking and Shri Anand Kumar Tiwari, Authorised Representative appeared on behalf of the broker and made submissions. 5.0 CONSIDERATION OF ISSUES 5.1 I have carefully considered the findings of the Inspection, Enquiry, the replies submitted by the broker to the show cause notice and the submissions made during the personal hearing and my observations are as under : 5.2 a) Non-maintenance of order book and margin book The Enquiry Officer found that as on the date of inspection, the broker was not maintaining the order book and that it started maintaining the order book subsequent to inspection. Hence the EO found the broker guilty of violating the provisions of SEBI Circular dated February 11, 1997 by not maintaining the order book as stipulated under the Circular. The broker submitted that it is regularly maintaining the order book in the name and nomenclature of rough register and the same was regularly reconciled with the actual trades executed on daily basis and accordingly confirmed to its clients. I note from the submissions of the broker that it has been maintaining Order Register and the same was being reconciled with the actual trades executed on daily basis. The said register contained the inf

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