sebi:QJA/SS/MIRSD/MIRSD-SEC-3/31394/2025-26

SEBI · SEBI · 2024-12-31 · Santosh Shukla, Quasi Judicial Authority

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Facts / Headnote

Noticee prohibited from taking up any new clients as a stock broker with registration INZ000086935 on any segment of stock exchanges (MCX/NCDEX) for 15 days from date of order

Provisions invoked

• s. 19
• s. 12(3)

Regulations

• Reg. 9(f)
• Reg. 26

Parties

• Motisons Commodities Private Limited

Holding

The Noticee violated Rule 8(3)(f) of SCRR and allied networth norms by giving Rs.5.53 crores loans to four entities and not deducting overdue advances from networth as on 31.03.2022. The Noticee was prohibited from taking up any new clients as a stock broker on any segment (MCX/NCDEX) for 15 days.

Full text

Order in respect of Motisons Commodities Private Limited Page 2 of 10 (a) Firstly, the Noticee while calculating the networth for 31.03.2022 had not deducted the advance of Rs.5.53 crores which was overdue for more than three months and; (b) Secondly, the Noticee has engaged in a business other than that of securities market by giving loans and advances to certain parties to the tune of Rs.5.53 crores as on 31.03.2022.

Order in respect of Motisons Commodities Private Limited Page 3 of 10 Noticee has submitted the balance sheet as on 31.03.2022 wherein they have included each and every detail and it is now in compliance with minimum required net worth for trading member i.e. Rupees one (1) crore. As regards the second part of allegation, the Noticee has submitted that the loans / advances given to four entities were out of the surplus funds available with the Noticee. The said loan given to 4 entities did not possess risk to their business as “Commodity Broker”. There is no allegation of mis- utilization of client funds. The said loan transaction did not affect the client’s dealings with the Noticee acting as commodities broker. Relying upon an Interpretive Letter dated 14.02.2022 issued by SEBI under the SEBI (Informal) Guidance Scheme, 2003 in the matter of HDFC Securities Limited wherein it has submitted that SEBI has already accepted interpretation of Rule 8(3)(f) of SCRR is that the stock brokers are not deemed to be engaged in business other than securities market as far as they do not incur any personal financial liability.

Order in respect of Motisons Commodities Private Limited Page 4 of 10 exceed the minimum networth requirement applicable to stock broker as well as the working capital requirement for its business, as a temporary financial accommodation, would not pose a risk to the business of the stock broker and affect the clients dealing with them. (b) Hon’ble SAT Order3 in the matter of Magnum Equity Broking Limited vs. NSE (Appeal No.461 of 2022) wherein SAT has stated inter alia that investment of surplus funds generated as a consequence of securities business, with an NBFC registered with RBI cannot lead to an inference that the Appellant is engaged as a principal in business other than that of securities involving personal financial liability. (c) SEBI, after enquiry in Eureka Stock & Share Broking Limited, Phillip Capital (India) Private Limited, Bonanza Portfolio Limited and IIFL Securities Limited has disposed of the proceedings against such broker-noticees i.e. without issuing any direction against them after taking into consideration that the adjudicating officer has already levied penalty for similar violations. (d) Noticee has also relied upon orders of Hon’ble SAT which has set aside the SEBI orders viz Religare Securities Ltd. vs SEBI4, UPSE Securities Ltd. vs SEBI5, DSE Financial Service s Ltd. vs SEBI6 to contend that purpose of inspection is not to punish but to take corrective actions. The Noticee has requested to consider their case on similar lines and exonerate it fro

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