sebi:Order/AN/PR/2025-26/31590
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Facts / Headnote
Violations held established in part: incorrect EOD reporting for 12 instances and unauthorized terminal use for 3 NEAT IDs; benefit of doubt allowed for 3 EOD instances; peak ledger and settlement findings discussed with reference to post-inspection NSE analysis and clarification
Provisions invoked
- s. 11B
- s. 11
- s. 15
- s. 19
- s. 15H
- s. 15J
- s. 15F
- s. 28A
- s. 15I(1)
Regulations
- Reg. 6
- Reg. 26
- Reg. 9
Parties
- Motilal Oswal Financial Services Limited
Holding
The Adjudicating Officer held that MOFSL incorrectly reported EOD ledger balances in 12 instances in violation of Clause 6.1.1.j of the September 26, 2016 circular, and permitted use of trading terminals by persons other than approved users / by remote access in violation of Regulation 26(xix) and Clauses A(1) & A(2) of Schedule II read with Regulation 9.
Full text
Adjudication Order in the matter of Motilal Oswal Financial Services Limited. |Page 2 of 32 2.1. Paragraph 47.4 of SEBI Master circular for stock brokers number SEBI/HO/MIRSD/MIRSD-PoD-1/P/CIR/2024/53 dated May 22, 2024 2.2. Clause 6.1.1.j of SEBI Circular SEBI/HO/MIRSD/MIRSD2/CIR/P/2016/95 dated September 26, 2016 2.3. Regulation 26(xix) and Clause A (1) & A (2) of Schedule II of Code of Conduct read with regulation 9 of SEBI (Stock Brokers) Regulations, 1992 [‘SEBI (Stock Brokers) Regulations, 1992’/ ‘Stock Brokers Regulations’). 2.4. Clause 2(iii), 3(vi) (v), 6 (iv) (v) of NSE circular NSE/COMP/54876 dated December 16, 2022 read with Clause A (5) of Schedule II for Code of Conduct of SEBI (Stock Brokers) Regulations, 1992.
Adjudication Order in the matter of Motilal Oswal Financial Services Limited. |Page 3 of 32 C. SHOW CAUSE NOTICE, REPLY AND HEARING
Adjudication Order in the matter of Motilal Oswal Financial Services Limited. |Page 4 of 32 settlement in that particular month and client was subsequently settled. NSE in its reply to 649 instances has also stated that violation persists. (Flag A/1) 4.1.4. In view of the above, it is alleged that the Noticee had violated the following provisions: Para 47.4 of SEBI Master circular for stock brokers number SEBI/HO/MIRSD/MIRSD-PoD-1/P/CIR/2024/53 and dated May 22, 2024
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