sebi:WTM/KMA/ERO/261/06/2010

SEBI · SEBI · 2003-06-23 · Dr. K. M. Abraham, Whole Time Member

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Facts / Headnote

Enquiry concluded pursuant to Calcutta High Court direction; violation of Regulation 32 found for 100 ITC shares transferred under DIS dated August 13, 2003, no lapse for 100 shares under DIS dated August 25, 2003; depository participant and depository directed to show cause why they should not jointly and severally compensate petitioner with 1,500 ITC shares.

Provisions invoked

• s. 19

Regulations

• Reg. 32

Parties

• G.M. Bosu & Co. Private Limited
• Central Depository Services (India) Limited

Holding

SEBI held the depository and depository participant failed to comply with Regulation 32 for 100 ITC shares transferred under DIS dated August 13, 2003, but were not at fault for 100 shares under DIS dated August 25, 2003, and issued a show-cause notice for joint and several compensation of 1,500 shares after stock split and bonus.

Full text

Page 2 of 12 “ In the circumstances, I dispose of the writ application by directing the SEBI to make an enquiry as to how this depository participant has ensured in terms of Regulation 32 that the depositor was paid before effecting transfer, upon notice to the participant and upon hearing the necessary parties including the Writ Petitioner and by a reasoned order. If it is found that proper “mechanism” under Regulation 32 was not in place of the Regulation steps may be taken accordingly. I make it clear that enquiry should be confined to this issue only and should be concluded within 8 weeks from the date of communication of this order.”

Page 3 of 12 demat account, she had signed a number of printed forms and other documents in good faith and was under the impression that the same were necessary for opening a demat account. According to the petitioner, she had received a letter dated September 16, 2003 from ITC Limited stating that there was a discrepancy in the signature of the ‘second holder’ on the transfer deeds relating to 100 shares which were allegedly sought to be transferred in favour of a third party, to which she had replied to the said company cautioning them about any attempt to transfer any of her shares and requested them not to take any steps in that regard. Thereafter, ITC Limited had also intimated the petitioner, vide letter dated October 15, 2003, that her 500 shares had already been transferred to third parties. The petitioner stated that Mr. Jayanta Kumar Pyne, vide letter dated October 21, 2003 had admitted that from the aforesaid shares, the remaining 600 shares were placed in the demat account by the depository participant and out of the same, 200 shares had been fraudulently transferred without the petitioner’s consent and knowledge. The petitioner contended that though blank forms including delivery instruction slip (DIS) of the depository participant on which the petitioner’s signature were obtained by Mr. Jayanta Kumar Pyne, it was incumbent upon the depository participant to send her a statement after the transfer of the said 200 shares. It was her case that she had not received

Page 4 of 12 direction as observed in the Order dated March 12, 2010 of the Hon’ble High Court is reproduced below: “For these reasons, I dispose of the writ petition ordering that after giving reasonable opportunity of hearing to the petitioner and the second and third respondents, the first respondent shall give a decision regarding the question whether complaints made by the petitioner called for initiation of proceedings under any provision of law. Such decision shall be given within four weeks from the date of communication of this order. If the first respondent holds that proceedings are to be initiated, then requisite proceeding shall be initiated at once and after making necessary enquiries in which the parties concerned shall be involved, the first respondent shall give final decision of the proceedings. The decision taken by the first respondent shall be communicated to all concerned immediately. It is made clear that nothing in this order shall influence the consumer forum in course of adjudication of proceedings pending before that forum. There shall be no order for costs in the case.”

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