sebi:MO/138/MIRSD/01/06

SEBI · SEBI · 2003-11-05 · Madhukar, Whole Time Member

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Facts / Headnote

Censure imposed on the broker

Provisions invoked

• s. 19
• s. 12

Regulations

• Reg. 13(4)
• Reg. 5(1)
• Reg. 13(2)
• Reg. 6

Parties

• M/s Chandrakala Money & Capital Management Ltd.

Holding

The Whole Time Member censured M/s Chandrakala Money & Capital Management Ltd., a member of the National Stock Exchange, for failing to collect required margins from clients and other minor procedural lapses. The order was passed in exercise of powers under Section 19 of the SEBI Act, 1992 read with Regulation 13(4) of the said Regulations.

Full text

Home » Enforcement » Orders » Orders of Chairman/Members Enforcement Enforcement▼ ORDER AGAINST M/S. CHANDRAKALA MONEY & CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LTD., MEMBER  NATIONAL STOCK EXCHANGE, SEBI REGISTRATION NO. INB230607836 UNDER REGULATION 13(4) OF SEBI (PROCEDURE FOR HOLDING ENQUIRY BY ENQUIRY OFFICER AND IMPOSING PENALTY) REGULATIONS, 2002. 1.0   BACK GROUND 1.1  M/s Chandrakala Money & Capital Management Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as the ‘broker’) is a member of the National Stock Exchange (hereinafter referred to as ‘NSE’) 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 N INB230607836. 1.2  An Inspection of the Books of Accounts, Documents and other records maintained by the broker was carried out by M/s. B. Purushottam & Co., Chartered Accountants appoin SEBI for the period 2001-01, 2001-02 and from April, 2002 till 1.10.2002. During the Inspection, certain irregularities found to have been committed by the broker were obser 2.0 APPOINTEMENT OF ENQUIRY OFFICER 2.1 Inspection Report was forwarded to the broker on completion of inspection. After considering his reply, an Enquiry Officer was appointed vide order dated 05.11.2003 Regulation 5(1) of SEBI (Procedure for Holding enquiry by enquiry officer and imposing penalty) Regulations, 2002 (hereinafter referred as the ‘said regulations’) to enqu the alleged irregularities committed by the broker which were observ

1.1 M/s Chandrakala Money & Capital Management Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as the ‘broker’) is a member of the National Stock Exchange (hereinafter referred to as ‘NSE’) 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 INB230607836. 1.2 An Inspection of the Books of Accounts, Documents and other records maintained by the broker was carried out by M/s. B. Purushottam & Co., Chartered Accountants appointed by SEBI for the period 2001-01, 2001-02 and from April, 2002 till 1.10.2002. During the Inspection, certain irregularities found to have been committed by the broker were observed. 2.0 APPOINTEMENT OF ENQUIRY OFFICER 2.1 Inspection Report was forwarded to the broker on completion of inspection. After considering his reply, an Enquiry Officer was appointed vide order dated 05.11.2003 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 by the broker which were observed during the inspection. 2.2 A Notice dated 06.8.2004 was issued to the broker under Regulation 6 (1) of the said regulations. The broker replied to the notice vide its letter dated 20.09.04 and sought a personal hearing. The broker was granted hearing before the enquiry officer on 29.11.04. The enquiry officer conduc

2.3 After considering the submissions of the broker, the Enquiry officer submitted his report dated 11.04.2005 recommending a minor penalty of ‘censure’ on the said broker. 3.0 CONSIDERATION OF THE ENQUIRY REPORT 3.1 Based upon the Enquiry report and recommendation of the Enquiry Officer, a Show Cause notice dated 21.04.2005 under regulation 13(2) of the said Regulations was issued to the broker enclosing therewith a copy of the Enquiry Report. The broker submitted its reply vide letter dated 11.5.2005. 3.2 I have carefully considered the findings of the Inspection, Enquiry and the submissions made by the broker, and note significant points, as under : a) It has been alleged that the broker has not collected the required margins from the clients. The broker submitted that the margin requirements of the investors and trading clients were monitored to ensure that clients running accounts were with the requisite funds lying to their credit at every point of time. Later the margin deposit book was introduced. The broker has submitted that the clients were long-standing clients having sound financial capacity and that they did not execute any order without having sufficient fund to the credit of the clients to cover the risk. The enquiry officer did not find the plea taken by the broker that his clients were long-standing clients having sound financial capacity and that those clients were maintaining credit balances in their account/convincing. The broker has failed to produce any

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