sebi:MO/79/MIRSD/01/06

SEBI · SEBI · 2005-02-26 · Madhukar, Whole Time Member

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Facts / Headnote

Warning issued to the broker; directed to be more cautious in future

Provisions invoked

• s. 19
• s. 12

Regulations

• Reg. 13(4)
• Reg. 5(1)
• Reg. 13(2)
• Reg. 17

Parties

• M/s. Junjharji Investment Private Limited

Holding

The broker was found to have violated Rule 15(1) & (2) of the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Rules, 1957, Regulation 17(1) of SEBI (Stock Brokers and Sub-Brokers) Rules and Regulations, 1992, and SEBI Circular No.SMD/POLICY/IECG/1-97 by failing to maintain the margin deposit book and order book, and violated SEBI Circular No.SMD/POLICY/CIR/5-97 by failing to maintain client registration forms and member-client agreement forms. A warning was imposed as the penalty.

Full text

Home » Enforcement » Orders » Orders of Chairman/Members Enforcement Enforcement▼ ORDER UNDER REGULATION 13(4) OF SEBI (PROCEDURE FOR HOLDING ENQUIRY BY ENQUIRY OFFICER AND IMPOSING PENALTY) REGULATIONS, 2002, AGAINST M/S. JUNJHARJI INVESTMENT PRIVATE LIMITED, MEMBER, NATIONAL STOCK EXCHANGE, SEBI REGISTRATION NO. INB230784134 1.0             BACKGROUND

1.0 BACKGROUND 1.1 M/s. Junjharji Investment Private Ltd., (hereinafter referred to as “the broker”) is a member of National Stock Exchange, (“NSE”) registered with SEBI as a stock broker under section 12 of SEBI Act, 1992 with SEBI Registration No. INB2307841034. 1.2 Inspection of the books of accounts, documents and other records of the broker was carried out by SEBI during January 2000 for the periods 1999-2000 and 2000-2001 and certain irregularities were observed. 2.0 ENQUIRY PROCEEDINGS 2.1 In view of the above, an Enquiry Officer (EO) was appointed vide SEBI Order dated July 24, 2003 under Regulation 5(1) of SEBI (Procedure for Holding Enquiry) Regulations, 2002 (hereinafter referred to as the “said Regulations”) to inquire into the irregularities observed during the inspection of books of accounts of the broker. The EO after conducting the enquiry in terms of the said regulations submitted his report on 29.03.04 and recommended that a warning be issued to the broker. 2.2 A copy of the Enquiry Report was sent to the broker on 07.02.05, in terms of Regulation 13(2) of the said Regulations, advising it to show cause as to why appropriate penalty including the penalty recommended by the Enquiry Officer should not be imposed. 2.3 The broker replied vide letter dated 26.02.05 and stated that all relevant papers have been submitted to the Enquiry Officer during the hearing and that it will ensure

necessary compliance in future. The broker further stated that since it had to bear a penalty of Rs.15000/- to NSE, no further penalty should be levied on it. 3.0 CONSIDERATION OF ISSUES 3.1 I have carefully considered the findings of inspection, Enquiry and the submissions made by the broker, and note significant points as under; a. Whether the broker failed to maintain order book, margin deposit book and documents register It was alleged that the broker did not maintain order book, margin deposit book and the documents register containing details of scrips. The broker replied that it had margin deposit book but due to running account, the amounts were maintained in the clients ledger account. The broker further stated that it has maintained scrip ledger of shares received and delivered. However, the broker has not furnished any reply regarding non-maintenance of order book. The broker’s explanation is not acceptable as maintenance of statutory books cannot be done as per the convenience of the broker. EO, therefore finds that the broker has not maintained the margin deposit book and order book and thereby violated Rule 15(1) & (2) of the Securities Contracts. (Regulation) Rules, 1957, Regulation 17 (1) of SEBI (Stock Brokers and Sub- Brokers) Rules and Regulations, 1992 and SEBI Circular No.SMD/POLICY/IECG/ 1-97 Dated February 11, 1997.

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