sebi:WTM/VKC/MIRSD/08/09/06

SEBI · SEBI · 2001-03-16 · V.K. Chopra, Whole Time Member

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Facts / Headnote

Penalty imposed: suspension of certificate of registration for one month

Provisions invoked

• s. 19
• s. 16

Regulations

• Reg. 13(4)
• Reg. 13(2)
• Reg. 13
• Reg. 23
• Reg. 29
• Reg. 200
• Reg. 28

Parties

• RBS Srivastava Share & Stock Broker

Holding

The broker was held guilty of indulging in illegal carry forward transactions and a penalty of suspension of its certificate of registration for a period of one month was imposed. No penal action was imposed in respect of the pending arbitration cases between the member and non-members.

Full text

- 2 - During the inspection, several irregularities/violations were found to have been committed by the broker. 2. Enquiry Proceedings 2.1 Upon considering the findings of inspection, an Enquiry Officer was appointed under Regulation 28 of Broker Regulations as saved by the saving clause provided in Regulation 23 of SEBI (Procedure for Holding Enquiry by Enquiry Officer and Imposing Penalty) Regulations, 2002 (hereinafter referred to as the Enquiry Regulations) vide order dated March 16, 2001. 2.2 Show Cause Notice (hereinafter referred as SCN) dated March 27, 2001 was issued to the broker. The broker submitted its reply vide letter dated May 07,

- 3 - opportunity was given to the broker on December 19, 2003 but the broker did not appear for this also. In view of this, the Enquiry Officer had proceeded with ex- parte and submitted his report dated August 31, 2004 with the same recommendations and penalty as was proposed in the previous Enquiry Report dated August 16, 2001 of suspension of certificate of registration for a period of 6 months. 2.5 A copy of the Enquiry Report was issued to the broker along with a SCN dated September 24, 2004, in terms of Regulation 13(2) of the Enquiry Regulations calling upon it to show cause as to why appropriate penalty including the penalty as recommended by the Enquiry Officer should not be imposed on it. The broker had replied to the said SCN vide its letter dated September 15, 2004 and September 30, 2004. 2.6 The broker was given an opportunity of personal hearing before me on July 25,

- 4 - The Enquiry Officer in his report, unsatisfied with the submission of the broker found it guilty for indulging in carry forward transactions. The Enquiry Officer found that the alleged transactions have been carried out in highly liquid scrips with same parties and this establishes their structured nature and aimed at carry forward transactions. He found that SEBI in order to prevent undesirable speculation in securities, directed the stock exchanges vide its letter dated December 13, 1993 that all transactions in all securities shall be settled at the end of each settlement by delivery and payment and no carry forward of any transactions shall be allowed. But later on by SEBI Circular No. SMD/SED/3703/95 dated October 16, 1995 revised the carry forward system and introduced it subject to certain conditions and precautions. It was further found by the enquiry officer that UPSE did not satisfy the conditions stipulated by SEBI circular dated October 16, 1995 and therefore carry forward transactions was not allowed in this exchange. By this Enquiry Officer concluded that carry forward transaction by the member are illegal in terms of sub-section (2) of section 16 of Securities Contract (Regulations) Act, 1956 and SEBI Circular No. SMD/SED/3703/95 dated October 16, 1995. I have perused the transactions executed by the broker, it is clear that the broker had reversed the trades in two settlement cycles. The broker had selected some very liquid scrips for doing these transac

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