sebi:Order/KS/PP/2020-21/10772
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Provisions invoked
- s. 15A
- s. 15
- s. 12
- s. 15H
- s. 15J
- s. 28A
- s. 23J
- s. 23
- s. 23D
Regulations
- Reg. 6
- Reg. 9(f)
- Reg. 9
- Reg. 58
Parties
- TRADEBULLS SECURITIES (P) LIMITED
Holding
The Adjudicating Officer held that the Noticee violated Section 23D of SCRA read with Clause 1 of Annexure to SEBI Circular No. SMD/SED/CIR/93/23321 dated November 18, 1993 and Clause 3 of Annexure to SEBI Circular No. SEBI/HO/MIRSD/MIRSD2/CIR/P/2016/95 dated September 26, 2016 by pledging client securities in excess of obligations, including securities of credit-balance clients. A lenient view was taken on the separate bank-account nomenclature observation after remediation.
Full text
Page 2 of 71 2. Based on the findings of inspection, SEBI initiated adjudication proceedings against the Noticee under the provisions of Sections 15A(c) and 15HB of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 (hereinafter referred to as “SEBI Act”) and Section 23D of the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956 (hereinafter referred to as the “SCRA”) for the alleged violations of the provisions of the below mentioned Acts, SEBI Regulations and Circulars: a. Section 23D of SCRA; b. SEBI Circular No. SMD/SED/CIR/93/23321 dated November 18, 1993; c. SEBI Circular No. SEBI/HO/MIRSD/MIRSD2/CIR/P/2016/95 dated September 26, 2016; d. SEBI Circular no. MIRSD/SE/Cir-19/2009 dated December 03, 2009; e. NSE Circular no. NSE/CMPT/03167 dated February 01, 2002 read with NSE Circular no. NSE/CMPT/13061 dated September 10, 2009 and NSE Circular no. NSE/INSP/19583 dated December 14, 2011; f. Clause A(5) of Schedule II read with Regulation 9(f) of SEBI (Stock Broker) Regulations, 1992; g. SEBI Circular No. CIR/MIRSD/16/2011 dated August 22, 2011; h. SEBI Circular No. MIRSD/Cir-26/2011 dated December 23, 2011; i. SEBI Circular No. SMDRP/Policy/CIR- 39/2001 dated July 18, 2001 read with NSE Circular NSE/INVG/2005/015 dated July 29, 2005; j. SEBI circular No. MIRSD/Cir-23/2011 dated December 02, 2011; k. SEBI circular No. MIRSD/ Cir -5/2012 dated April 13, 2012; l. SEBI Circular No. CIR/MIRSD/120/2016 dated November 10, 2016; m. SEBI Circular No. CIR/MIRSD/66/2016 dated July 21, 2016
Page 3 of 71 p. SEBI Circular No. SEBI/MIRSD/Master Cir/-04/2010 dated March 17, 2010; q. Regulation of 9 (e) of SEBI (Stock Broker) Regulations, 1992; and r. SEBI Circular No. CIR/MIRSD/2/2013/dated January 24, 2013.
Page 4 of 71 5. The following violations were alleged in the SCN to have been committed by the Noticee: Finding A: Pledging of Client Securities
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