sebi:Order/MC/RM/2022-23/16843

SEBI · SEBI · 2019-05-30 · Maninder Cheema, Adjudicating Officer

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Facts / Headnote

Adjudication proceedings initiated against the Noticee vide SCN dated February 26, 2019 are disposed of; no penalty imposed.

Provisions invoked

• s. 12
• s. 23J
• s. 23D

Regulations

• Reg. 26

Parties

• Choice Equity Broking Private Limited

Holding

The Noticee was not found to have violated SEBI Circular dated November 18, 1993 by misusing funds of clients with credit balance to settle obligations of clients with debit balance, and the SCN was disposed of without imposition of any penalty.

Full text

Adjudication Order in the matter of Choice Equity Broking Private Limited Page 2 of 22 2. Adjudication order dated May 30, 2019 was passed in the matter imposing

Adjudication Order in the matter of Choice Equity Broking Private Limited Page 3 of 22 a) During inspection, an analysis of the data (as produced in the table hereunder), including total fund balance available, collateral deposited with clearing corporation / clearing member, total credit balance of all clients etc. was carried out to ascertain whether funds of credit balance clients were used for settlement obligations of debit balance clients or for own purpose. Date Funds Available in client bank accounts and cash/cash equivalent deposits with clearing corporation/ clearing member - across all Stock Exchanges Clients' Funds as per the client ledger- across all Stock Exchanges Difference

Adjudication Order in the matter of Choice Equity Broking Private Limited Page 4 of 22 Since the value of difference between funds available in client bank accounts plus cash/cash equivalent deposits with clearing corporation/clearing member across all stock exchanges and clients’ funds as per client ledger is in negative at all the twenty dates (data of which was provided to the Noticee), it was alleged that funds of clients with credit balance were used to meet settlement obligation of clients with debit balance. b) During the inspection, to ascertain the amount of usage of funds of clients with credit balance, an analysis of the following data obtained from the Noticee was also carried out: Date Difference in funds available in client account and clients credit balance (G) Total Credit Balance of all clients (after adjusting for open bills and uncleared cheques) (C) Percentage (G/C*100) Funds Misused for Debit Balance Clients Funds Misused for Own Purpose % Funds Misused for Debit Balance Clients

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