sebi:Order/AN/RG/2025-26/31537

SEBI · SEBI · 2016-09-26 · Amar Navlani, Adjudicating Officer

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Facts / Headnote

Partially in favour of the Noticee; violation established only in respect of Para 44 of the cyber security framework (VAPT closure within 3 months), with benefit of doubt granted on the RFQ platform shortfall issue and other issues addressed on merits.

Provisions invoked

• s. 11B
• s. 11
• s. 15A
• s. 15
• s. 19
• s. 15H
• s. 15J
• s. 15I
• s. 15F
• s. 28A
• s. 23D

Regulations

• Reg. 13

Parties

• Nuvama Wealth and Investment Limited

Holding

The Noticee was held to have violated Para 44 of the cyber security & cyber resilience framework for stock brokers dated December 03, 2018 read with the SEBI circular dated June 07, 2022, for failing to remediate open vulnerabilities within 3 months of the VAPT report. Benefit of doubt was granted on the RFQ platform shortfall allegation, and other allegations were examined on their merits with the Noticee's contentions considered.

Full text

Adjudication Order in the matter of Nuvama Wealth and Investment Limited Page 2 of 41 3.1. Clause 6.1.1(j) of Annexure of SEBI Circular SEBI/HO/MIRSD/MIRSD2/CIR/P/2016/95 dated September 26, 2016. 3.2. BSE Exchange Notice No:20180214-31 dated February 14, 2018. 3.3. SEBI Circular No. CIR/DNPD/7/2011 dated August 10, 2011, Clause 4.1.2 of SEBI/HO/MIRSD/DOP/CIR/P/2019/139 dated, November 19, 2019, Clause 2.1 of SEBI/HO/MIRSD/DOP/CIR/P/2020/146 July 31, 2020, Clause 3 (xii) of SEBI Circular SEBI/HO/CDMRD/DRMP/CIR/P/2016/80 dated September 07, 2016 and 3.4. Exchange's Circular NSE/CMPT/03167 dated Feb 01, 2002, NSE/INSP/19583 dated Dec 14, 2011, NSE/CMPT/18591 dated Aug 10, 2011, NSE/CD/11189 dated Aug 26, 2008, NSE/CD/18594 dated Aug 10, 2011 ,NSE/INSP/24805 dated October 23, 2013, NSE/INSP/25612 dated January 20, 2014, NSE/INSP/38154 dated June 27, 2018 and NSE/INSP/41017 dated 5.May 16, 2019, NSE/INSP/41498 dated July 03, 2019, NSE/INSP/43069 dated December 31, 2019 and NSE/INSP/43493 dated February 11, 2020, NSE/INSP/44459 dated May 26, 2020, Exchange circular NSE/INSP/43653 dated February 25, 2020, , Exchange circular NSE/INSP/44490 dated May 28, 2020 , Exchange circular NSE/INSP/44511 dated May 30, 2020, and NSE/INSP/45072 dated July 21, 2020, NSE/INSP/45191 dated July 31, 2020, NSE/INSP/45534 dated August 31, 2020, NSE/INSP/45850 dated September 28, 2020, NSE/INSP/46485 dated November 27, 2020 and NSE/INSP/47278 dated February 09, 2021. 3.5. Clause 6.1.1(j) of Annexure of

Adjudication Order in the matter of Nuvama Wealth and Investment Limited Page 3 of 41 3.8. NSE circular NSE/COMP/35125 dated June 15, 2017 & NSE/COMP/35260 dated June 30, 2017, NSE/INSP/43069 dated December 31, 2019, NSE/INSP/43724 dated March 02, 2020, Exchange circular NSE/INSP/45191 dated July 31, 2020 and NSE/COMP/48531 dated June 09, 2021. 3.9. Clause 18 of Annexure 4 of SEBI Circular CIR/MIRSD/16/2011 dated August 22, 2011 and 3.10. MCX Circular: MCX/INSP/400/2017 dated October 30, 2017 and MCX/MEM/089/2023 dated February 09, 2023. 3.11. Clause 2(a) of Circular No.: SEBI/HO/MIRSD/MIRSD-PoD- 1/P/CIR/2023/083 dated Jun 02, 2023 3.12. Para 44 of cyber security & cyber resilience framework for stock brokers dated December 03, 2018 read with SEBI circular on “Modification in cyber security and cyber resilience framework for stock brokers/ depository participants” dated June 07,2022.

Adjudication Order in the matter of Nuvama Wealth and Investment Limited Page 4 of 41 SEBI Rules to show cause as to why an inquiry should not be held and penalty not be imposed against the Noticee under Section 15HB of the SEBI Act, 1992, for the violations alleged to have been committed by the Noticee.

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