sebi:WTM/TCN/02/MIRSD/MAY/08

SEBI · SEBI · 2003-01-23 · Dr. T.C. Nair, Whole Time Member

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Facts / Headnote

Minor penalty of suspension of certificate of registration for seven days imposed on Anil Dhawan & Co., broker, DSE

Provisions invoked

• s. 19

Regulations

• Reg. 7
• Reg. 199
• Reg. 13(4)
• Reg. 13
• Reg. 5
• Reg. 17
• Reg. 17(1)
• Reg. 6(1)

Parties

• Anil Dhawan & Co.
• Anil Dhawan

Holding

SEBI imposed a minor penalty of suspension of certificate of registration for seven days on Anil Dhawan & Co., broker, DSE (INB050080215), for violations relating to maintenance of books, client account, client agreement/KYC, delivery, contract notes and terminal location.

Full text

2 by M/s G. Jai & Associates, Chartered Accountants (hereinafter referred to as “Inspection Authority”). Certain irregularities/contraventions of SEBI Regulations were observed during the said inspection. A copy of the Inspection Report was sent to Anil Dhawan vide letter dated January 23, 2003 and his comments thereto were received vide reply dated February 17, 2003.

3 6 Anil Dhawan vide letter dated January 03, 2005 replied to the show cause notice, which is dealt with hereinafter in the relevant findings.

4 the inspection report does not give satisfactory comments supporting Anil Dhawan’s submission. I find that para 8.00 of the inspection report only shows those deals not reported by Anil Dhawan to the exchange and this does not confirm that Anil Dhawan had maintained the books of accounts. Further, in para 14.00 it is clearly stated that matching list is the only record saved by the trading member and there are no other statement of net obligations received from DSE that is available with the trading member for the purpose of verification. Anil Dhawan submitted that, ‘just because they have not maintained the cover page of the documentary evidence containing the accounting entry on a piece of paper in addition to the accounting entry entered in the books of accounts, it should not be concluded that “vouchers” have not been maintained’. I find this not convincing and it is merely an excuse to escape liability of not maintaining vouchers for accounting entries. Further, I find that the accounts have been written at a later date from the bank statements for the purpose of finalization of the balance sheet and there was no system to ensure daily updation of their account. Furthermore, Anil Dhawan was registered with DSE and the net position at the end of the day was zero as is evident from the daily matching list. I also find that few deliveries of insignificant value were necessitated due to their inability to square off the transactions, either by mistake or due to computer te

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