sebi:Order/GR/BM/2022-23/15973

SEBI · SEBI · 2021-02-15 · G Ramar, Adjudicating Officer

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Facts / Headnote

Penalty imposed on Noticee for violation of NSE bye-laws and Code of Conduct; charges under PFUTP Regulations not made out

Provisions invoked

• s. 15H
• s. 15I
• s. 15J
• s. 28A

Regulations

• Reg. 3
• Reg. 9(f)
• Reg. 4(1)
• Reg. 26
• Reg. 9
• Reg. 3(b)

Parties

• Yug Securities Limited

Holding

The Noticee was held to have violated Point 2(a) of Chapter V of NSE bye-laws read with Clauses A(2) and A(5) of the Code of Conduct under Schedule II read with regulation 9(f) of the Stock Broker Regulations by frequently connecting to the secondary server without valid reason, and a penalty of Rs. 3,00,000 was imposed under Section 15HB of the SEBI Act. However, the charges under Regulations 3(b), 3(c), 3(d) and 4(1) of PFUTP Regulations read with Sections 12A(a), 12A(b) and 12A(c) of the SEBI Act were not made out.

Full text

Adjudication Order in respect of Yug Securities Limited in the matter of NSE Co-Location Page 2 of 21 referred to as “Stock Broker Regulations”) against the Noticee. Adjudication proceedings have been initiated against the Noticee for the alleged violation of provisions of point 2(a) of Chapter V of NSE bye-laws read with clauses A(2) and A(5) of the Code of Conduct specified under Schedule II read with regulation 9(f) of the Stock Broker Regulations and regulations 3(b), 3(c), 3(d) and 4(1) of Securities and Exchange Board of India (Prohibition of Fraudulent and Unfair Trade Practices Relating to Securities Market) Regulations, 2003 (hereinafter referred to as “PFUTP Regulations”) and Sections 12A(a), 12A(b) & 12A(c) of the SEBI Act.

Adjudication Order in respect of Yug Securities Limited in the matter of NSE Co-Location Page 3 of 21 5. The findings and allegations levelled against the Noticee in the SCN are summarized as below:

Adjudication Order in respect of Yug Securities Limited in the matter of NSE Co-Location Page 4 of 21 Segment Period No. of trading days [A] No. of trading days connected to secondary Server post NSE Guideline received [B] %-age of connection [B as %- age of A] CM Jan. 01, 2013 – Dec. 2013 250 58 23.20% Jan. 01, 2014 – Nov. 09, 2014 207 205 99.03% Total 457 263 57.55% * MTBT was introduced by NSE on November 10, 2014 in CM segment; hence data analyzed till that date

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