NSE CLEARING LIMITED

Registered Office: Exchange Plaza, Plot no. C-1, Block G, Bandra-Kurla Complex, Bandra (East),
Mumbai 400 051

BYE LAW S

FUTURES & OPTIONS SEGMENT

ARRAN G EM ENT OF CH APTER S

Chapter Description

I. Definitions

II. Clearing Segments

III. .Committee(s)

IV. Regulations

V. Clearing Members

VI. Clearing and Settlement of Deals

VII. Dealings by Clearing Members

VIII. Margins

IX. Rights and Liabilities of Clearing Members and Constituents

X. Arbitration

XI. Default

XII. Core Settlement Guarantee Fund

XIII. Miscellaneous

XIV. Winding Down of Clearing Corporation

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 CHAPTER I: DEFINITIONS

1. BOARD
“Board ” means Board of Directors of NSE Clearing Limited.

2. BYELAWS
Unless the context indicates otherwise, Byelaws means the B yelaws of the Futures & Options
Segment of the Clearing Corporation for the time being in force.

3. CLEARING AND SETTLEMENT

"Clearing and Settlement" means clearing or settlement or clearing and settlement of deals
in respect of Futures & Options Segment in such manner and subject to such conditions
as may be specified by the Relevant Authority from time to time, unless the context
indicates otherwise.

4. CLEARING BANK(S)

Clearing Bank(s) is such bank(s) as the Clearing Corporation may appoint to act as a funds
settling agency, for the collection of margin mone y for all deals cleared through F&O
Segment and an y other funds movement between clearing members and the Clearing
Corporation and between clearing members as may be directed by the Clearing
Corporation from time to time.

5. CLEARING CORPORATION
Clearing Corporation means NSE Clearing Limited.

6. CLEARING MEMBER
"Clearing Member" means a member of the F&O Segment of Clearing Corporation and
includes all categories of clearing members as may be admitted as such by the Clearing
Corporation but does not denote the shareholders of the Clearing Corporation.

7. CONSTITUENT
A Client /Constituent means a person, on whose instructions and on whose account the
Clearing Member clears and settles deals. For this purpose the term "Client" shall include
all registered constituents of trading members of Specified Exchange.

Explanation 1: The terms `Constituent' and `Client' are used interchangeably in these B
yelaws, Rules & Regulations and shall have the same meaning assigned herein.

Explanation 2: For the purpose of Chapters IX, X & XI, the term ‘Constituent’ in relation to
trades shall also include a trading member where such trades done on the Specified
Exchangeare cleared and settled on his behalf bya Clearing Member.
8. FUTURES & OPTIONS SEGMENT
"Futures & Options Segment" or "F&O Segment" means F & O Segment of Clearing
Corporation and also includes the different clearing sub-segments or divisions thereof for
clearing and settlement of deals as may be classified by the relevant authority from time to
time.

9. DEAL
"Deal" means, unless the context indicates otherwise, a deal which is admitted to be cleared
and settled through the Clearing Corporation in the F & O Segment.

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10. DELIVERING MEMBER
"Delivering Member" means a clearing member who has to d e l i v e r or has
delivered documents including original share/bond/other securities certificates, transfer
documents as required for delivery in fulfillment of contract to which these Rules, Bye
Laws and Regulations apply unless the context indicates otherwise.
11. NOVATION
“Novation” means the act of a clearing corporation interposing itself between both parties of
every trade, being the legal counterparty to both.

12. RECEIVING MEMBER

"Receiving Member" means a clearing member who has to receive or has received
documents including original share/bond/other securities certificates, transfer documents as
required for delivery in fulfillment of contracts to which these Rules, Bye Laws and
Regulations apply unless the context indicates otherwise.

13. REGULATIONS

"Regulations" means Regulations of the F&O Segment for the time being in force and
includes business rules, code of conduct and such other procedures and regulations,
circulars, directives and orders as issued by the relevant authority from time to time for
the operations of the F & O Segment.

14. RELEVANT AUTHORITY

"Relevant Authority" m eans the Board, or such other authority as specified by the Board
from time to time as relevant for a specified purpose.

15. RULES
Unless the context indicates otherwise, "Rules" means the Rules of the F & O
Segment for the time being in force.

16. SEBI
"SEBI" means the Securities and Exchange Board of India.

17. SECURITIES
"Securities" shall have the meaning assigned to it in the Securities Contracts
(Regulation) Act, 1956 and shall also include such other class of instruments or
products, monetary or non-monetary, scrip-less or otherwise, as ma y be admitted to be
cleared and settled through the F&O Segment.

18. CORE SETTLEMENT GUARANTEE FUND

Core Settlement Guarantee Fund means a fund established and maintained in
accordance with the relevant provisions of the Bye Laws.

19. SPECIFIED EXCHANGE

"Specified Exchange" or "specified exchange" means a recognised stock
exchange/segment of recognised stock exchange under the Securities Contracts
(Regulation) Act, 1956 dealings on which may be admitted to be cleared and settled by
the Clearing Corporation in its F & O Segment subject to such terms and conditions as
may be specified from time to time by the relevant authority.
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 For the purpose of this definition, the following exchange is specified as the Specified
Exchange:

1. National Stock Exchange of India Limited

20. TRADING MEMBER

"Trading Member" or "trading member" means any person admitted as a member in any
Exchange in accordance with the Rules, Bye Laws and Regulations of that Exchange.

Note : The terms defined above shall mean the same when used in lower case in the
Bye Laws and Regulations, unless the context indicates otherwise.

21. RELEVANT COMMITTEE

‘Relevant Committee’ shall mean the Member and Core Settlement Guarantee Fund
Committee or such other committee as stipulated by SEBI from time to time.

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 CHAPTER II : CLEARING SEGMENT S

1. There may be more than one clearing segment as may be specified by the relevant
authority under these Byelaws from time to time.

2. W ithout affecting the generality of the foregoing, the Clearing Corporation shall have the
following clearing segments under these Byelaws:

Futures & Options clearing segm ent

(1) Derivatives contracts approved by SEBI may be admitted for clearing and
settlement on the F & O clearing segment.

Currency derivatives clearing segm ent

(2) Derivatives contracts based on currency or any other underlying approved by SEBI
may be admitted for clearing and settlement on the currency derivatives clearing
segm ent.

3. The Clearing Corporation may establish more than one clearing sub-segment or division in
the F&O Segment as may be specified by the relevant authority from time to time. Deals
which may be admitted to the different clearing sub-segments or divisions of F&O Segment
for the purpose of clearing and settlement will be specified by the relevant authority from
time to time.

4. These B yelaws shall apply to the Futures & Options clearing segment and to the sub-
segments, if any, thereof.

5. These B yelaws shall also apply to the currenc y derivatives clearing segment unless
the context requires otherwise or unless otherwise specified by the relevant authority from
time to time. For this purpose the words “Futures & Options” or “F & O” appearing in these
B yelaws shall be deemed to have been replaced by the words “currency derivatives”.

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 CHAPTER III : COMMITTEE(S)

1. Committee(s) may be appointed by the Board for the purposes of managing the day to day
affairs of the F&O Segment of the Clearing Corporation in such manner as laid down in
the Rules.

2. The Committee(s) of F&O Segment shall have such responsibilities and powers as may be
delegated to it by the Board.

3. The Committee(s) for F &O Segment shall not have any representation from the
Clearing Members and Trading Members. The composition of such Committee(s) shall be
subject to the prior approval of Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI).

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 CHAPTER IV : REGULATIONS

1. The Board may prescribe Regulations from time to time for the functioning and operations
of the F&O Segment and to regulate the functioning and operations of the clearing
members of the F&O Segment.

2. Without prejudice to the generalit y of the above, the Board may prescribe
regulations from time to time, inter alia, with respect to :
(1) norms, procedures, terms and conditions for admission of Exchanges;
(2) norms, procedures, terms and conditions to be complied with for admission of deals
for clearing and settlement in the F&O Segment by the Clearing Corporation;
(3) norms, procedures, terms and conditions for clearing and settlement of deals in the
F&O Segment;
(4) forms and conditions of deals to be entered into, and the time, mode and
manner for performance of deals between clearing members inter se or
between clearing members and their constituents;
(5) norms, procedures, terms and conditions for guaranteed settlement by the F&O
Segment;
(6) prescription, from time to time, and administration of penalties, fines and other
consequences, including suspension/expulsion of clearing members from the F&O
Segment for defaults;

(7) norms, procedures, terms and conditions for imposition and administration of different
t ypes of margins and other charges and restrictions that may be imposed by the
F&O Segment from time to time.
(8) determination from time to time, of fees, s ystem usage charges, deposits,
margins and other monies pa yable to the Clearing Corporation b y clearing members
of the F&O Segment and the scale of clearing and other charges that may be
collected bysuch clearing members;
(9) supervision of the clearing operations and promulgation of such Business Rules
and Codes of Conduct as it may deem fit;
(10) inspection and audit of records and books of accounts;
(11) settlement of disputes, complaints, claims arising between clearing members inter-
se as well as between clearing members and persons who are not clearing
members relating to any deal in securities cleared and settled through the F&O
Segment including settlement byarbitration;
(12) norms, procedures, terms and conditions for arbitration;
(13) administration, maintenance and investment of the corpus of the Fund(s) set up by
the F&O Segment including Core Settlement Guarantee Fund(s);

(14) establishment, norms, terms and conditions, functioning and procedures of clearing
house, clearing through depository or other arrangements including custodial
services for clearing and settlement;
(15) norms, procedures, terms and conditions in respect of, incidental to or consequential
to closing out of deals;
(16) dissemination of information and announcements;
(17) anyother matter as maybe decided bythe Board.

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 CHAPTER V : CLEARING MEMBERS

1. The relevant authority is empowered to admit clearing members in accordance with Rules
and Regulations subject to the minimum financial requirements prescribed by SEBI. Such
Clear ing Members shall pay such fees, security deposits and other monies as may be
specified by the Board or the relevant authorit y from time to time, on admission as
Clearing Members and for continued admission. The fees, security deposits, other monies
and any additional deposits paid, whether in the form of cash, bank guarantee,
securities or otherwise, with the Clearing Corporation, by a Clearing Member from time to
time, shall be subject to a first and paramount lien for any sum due to the Clearing
Corporation in any Clearing Segment and all other claims against the Clearing Member
for due fulfillment of engagements, obligations and liabilities of Clearing Members arising
out of or incidental to an y dealings made subject to the Byelaws, Rules and Regulations
of the Clearing Corporation in an y Clearing Segment. The Clearing Corporation shall be
entitled to adjust or appropriate such fees, deposits and other monies for such dues and
claims, to the exclusion of the other claims against the Clearing Member, without any
reference to the Clearing Member.

The proceeds arising out of invocation of the bank guarantees furnished by the Clearing
Member in lieu of security deposits or additional deposits on being invoked by the
Clearing Corporation shall not be reckoned as part of the Clearing Member’s deposits for the
purpose of enablement or exposure, etc.

The Clearing Corporation may utilise the proceeds of the bank guarantee so invoked for the
purpose of settlement of claims / dues of clients, Clearing Corporation, the stock exchange or
SEBI against the Clearing Member. The surplus, if any, shall be refunded to the Clearing
Member.

2. Clearing Member of any sub-segment may clear and settle deals through the
Clearing Corporation pertinent to that sub-segm ent in such manner and mode and
subject to such terms and conditions and procedures as may be specified for the Clearing
Member.

3. Clearing Members may clear and settle deals either on their own account or on behalf
of their clients unless otherwise specified by the relevant authorit y and subject to such
terms and conditions which the relevant authority may prescribe from time to time.

4. Any bank included in the Second Schedule of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934, and
specifically authorised by Reserve Bank of India for this purpose,

i. is eligible to become a Clearing Member of the currency derivatives clearing

segment of the Clearing Corporation, on the recommendation of the Relevant
Authority.
ii. such bank can act as a Clearing Member for its proprietary dealings, to act on its
own account, in the currency derivatives clearing segment of the Clearing
Corporation.
iii. such bank can also act as a Clearing Member for its clients or constituents in the
currency derivatives clearing segment of the Clearing Corporation.
iv. such bank shall also abide by the circulars and directions issued by RBI and
SEBI in respect of dealings of such bank on the Clearing Corporation besides
Rules, Byelaws and Regulations of the Clearing Corporation.

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 CHAPTER VI : CLEARING AND SETTLEMENT OF DEALS

A. DEALS FOR CLEARING AND SETTLEMENT

1. CLEARING AND SETTLEMENT OF DEALS

(1) The F&O Segment of Clearing Corporation shall clear and settle such deals as
provided in the Bye Laws and Regulations and save as so provided, no other deals
shall be cleared and settled.

(2) Without prejudice to the generality of the above, the relevant authority may in its
discretion and subject to such conditions as it may deem fit admit any other deals.

2. ADMISSION OF DEALS

(1) Clearing and settlement shall be permitted on the Clearing Corporation in deals which
are from time to time admitted on the F & O Segment by the relevant authority in
accordance with the provisions of the Bye Laws and Regulations.

(2) The relevant authorit y may specify securities from time to time dealings on which
may be admitted in accordance with the provisions of the B ye Laws and Regulations
in that regard.

(3) The relevant authority may specify stock exchanges from time to time dealings on
which may be admitted for clearing and settlement by the F&O Segment in accordance
with the provisions of the B ye Laws and Regulations.

3. CONDITIONS AND REQUIREMENTS OF CLEARING AND SETTLEMENT

The relevant authority may grant admission of deals dealt in the Exchange provided all the
conditions and requirements specified in the Bye Laws and Regulations and such other
conditions and requirements as the relevant authority may prescribe from time to time are
compliedwith.

4. REFUSAL OF ADMISSION OF DEALS

The relevant authority m ay, in its discretion, approve admission of deals or defer, or reject
admission of deals for clearing and settlement on the F & O Segment, subject to such terms
as it deems fit.

5. SPECIFIC DEALS
The relevant authority may permit in appropriate cases as it may at its discretion decide
from time to time specific deals to be cleared and settled through the F&O Segment in case
of securities which are not admitted or are for the time being prohibited or suspended.

6. SUSPENSION OF ADMISSION OF DEALS

The relevant authority may suspend at any time the admission of deals including of any
security or of specified exchange on F&O Segment for such period as it may determine and
reinstate such deals subject to such conditions as it may deem fit.

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7. W ITHDRAWAL OF ADMISSION OF DEALS
The relevant authority may where it deems necessary withdraw the admission to dealings of
a specified exchange either for breach of or non-compliance with an y of the conditions or
requirements of admission of dealings or for any other reason whatsoever.

8. READMISSION OF DEALS
The relevant authority in its discretion may readmit deals of a specified exchange which
has been previously withdrawn.

B. CLEARING AND SETTLEMENT OF DEALS

9. CLEARING AND SETTLEMENT

Settlement shall be effected by clearing members giving and receiving delivery and paying
and receiving funds as may be specified by the relevant authority from time to time in the
Bye Laws and Regulations.

9A. Settlement Finality

(1) The payment and settlement in respect of a deal shall be determined in

accordance with the netting or gross procedure as specified by the relevant authority
with the prior approval of SEBI in the circulars issued from time to time.

(2) Payment and settlement in respect of a deal shall be final, irrevocable and
binding on the Clearing Members.

(3) When a settlement has become final and irrevocable, the right of the Clearing
Corporation to appropriate any collaterals or deposits or margins contributed by the
clearing member towards its settlement or other obligations in accordance with these
Byelaws shall take priority over any other liability of or claim against the said clearing
member.

(4) For removal of doubts, it is hereby declared that the settlement, whether gross
or net, referred to in Clause (1) above is final and irrevocable as soon as the money,
securities or other transactions payable as a result of such settlement is determined,
whether or not such money, securities or other transactions is actually paid.

(5) For the purpose of Clause (1) above, "netting" means the determination by
Clearing Corporation of net payment or delivery obligations of the clearing members by
setting off or adjustment of the inter se obligations or claims arising out of buying and
selling of securities including the claims and obligations arising out of the termination
by the Clearing Corporation, in such circumstances as the Clearing Corporation may
specify in Byelaws, of the deals admitted for settlement at a future date, so that only a
net claim be demanded, or a net obligation be owed.

(6) For removal of doubts, it is hereby declared that claims and obligations arising
out of the termination by the Clearing Corporation referred to in clause (5) above shall
mean claims and obligations arising out of deals closed out in accordance with these
Byelaws.

9B. Right of Clearing Corporation

The right of clearing corporation to recover the dues from its clearing members, arising
from the discharge of their clearing and settlement functions, from the collaterals,
deposits and the assets of the clearing members, shall have priority over any other
liability of or claim against the clearing members.

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10. PRIVITY OF CONTRACT
(1) Except as provided herein, clearing members giving and receiving delivery as
provided in the Bye Laws and Regulations shall be deemed, notwithstanding that no
direct contract may exist between them, to have made a contract with each other as
sellers and bu yers. However the rights and liabilities of delivering and receiving
member in relation to their immediate contracting party shall not be deemed to be
affected thereby except that the selling member (unless he be himself the
delivering member) shall be released from all responsibilit y in regard to the title,
ownership, genuineness, regularity and validity of the documents received by the
receiving member and in regard to the loss and damages arising therefrom, which
shall be dealt with in accordance with the provisions of Bye Laws and Regulations
thereof.

(2) In cases where the F&O Segment may specify either generally or specificall y, clearing
members giving and receiving deliver y and pa ying and receiving funds as provided in
the Bye Laws and Regulations shall be deemed, notwithstanding that no direct contract
exists between them, to have made a contract with the Clearing Corporation through
full novation as sellers and bu yers and between themselves as delivering and
receiving members; provided further however that in such event the rights and
liabilities of delivering and receiving member with the F & O Segment shall not be
deemed to be affected thereby except that the F & O Segment shall not be responsible
in respect of the title, ownership, genuineness, regularity and validity of the
documents delivered or received and in regard to the loss and damages arising
therefrom, which shall be dealt with in accordance with the provisions of Bye Laws and
Regulations.

(3) Notwithstanding anything contained above, the Clearing Corporation may specify
either generally or specifically, where Clearing Members clearing and settling deals
as provided in the Bye laws and Regulations shall be deemed, notwithstanding
that no direct contract exists between them, to have made a contract
between themselves as buyers and sellers and where such contract shall be
submitted with the Clearing Corporation as the buyer to the seller and as the seller to
the buyer.

11. ARRANGEMENT FOR CLEARING AND SETTLEMENT

(1) Clearing and settlement of deals shall be effected by clearing members by adopting
and using such arrangements, systems, agencies or procedures as may be specified
by the relevant authority from time to time. Without prejudice to the generality of the
above, the relevant authority may prescribe or specify from time to time such
custodial, depository and other services for adoption and use by clearing members
and their constituents to facilitate smooth operation of the clearing and settlement
arrangement or s ystem .

(2) The clearing and settlement function may be performed by the F & O Segment or it
may take assistance of any agency identified by the relevant authority for the
purpose.

(3) Save as otherwise expressly provided in the Bye Laws and Regulations, when funds
and securities are cleared and/or settled under a specified arrangement, the
settlement responsibility shall rest wholly and solely upon the counter parties to
the contract and/or the concerned clearing members as the case may be and the
Clearing Corporation shall act as the common agent of the clearing members for
receiving or giving deliver y of securities and for receiving and paying funds, without
incurring any liability or obligation as a principal.

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12. OPERATIONAL PARAMETERS F O R C L E A R I N G

(1) The relevant authorit y may determine and announce from time to time
operational parameters regarding clearing of deals through the Clearing Corporation in
the F&O Segment which the clearing members shall adhere to.

(2) The operational parameters may, inter alia, include:

(a) clearing/exposure limits allowed which may include clearing/exposure limits with
reference to net worth and capital adequacynorms;
(b) clearing volumes and limits at which it will be incumbent for clearing members
to intimate the F & O Segment;
(c) fixation of delivery lots for different settlement types;
(d) other matters which may affect smooth operation of clearing of deals keeping
in view larger interest of the public;
(e) determining types of deals permitted for a clearing member and for a security;
(f) determining functional details of the clearing and settlement system including
the system design, user infrastructure and system operation.

13. CLEARING HOURS

(1) The hours for clearing and settling of F & O Segment of the Clearing Corporation
shall be during such time as may be decided by the relevant authorit y from time to
time. The relevant authority m ay, from time to time, specif y clearing hours for
different t ypes of deals and different clearing sub- segments or divisions of the F & O
Segment.

(2) The relevant authority may declare a list of holida ys in a calendar year. The
relevant authority may from time to time alter or cancel any of the holida ys fixed in
accordance with these provisions. It m ay, for reasons to be recorded, suspend
clearing and settlement operations in the F & O Segment on days other than or in
addition to holidays.

14. DELIVERY OF SECURITIES

(1) Deliver y and settlement of all securities , documents and papers and paym ent in
respect of all deals in the F&O Segment shall be in such manner and such place(s)
as may be specified by the relevant authority from time to time.

(2) The relevant authority shall specify from time to time, the securities, documents
and papers which, when delivered in specified manner, shall constitute good
deliver y. W here circumstances so warrant, the relevant authority may determine, for
reasons to be recorded, whether or not a delivery constitutes a good deliver y, and
such findings shall be binding on parties concerned. W here the relevant authorit y
determines that a deliver y does not constitute a good deliver y, the delivering party
shall be required to substitute good delivery instead within such time as may be
specified.

(3) The norms and procedures for deliver y with respect to market lot, odd lot, minimum lot,
part delivery, deliver y of partly paid securities etc., shall be as specified by the relevant
authority from time to time.

(4) The requirements and procedures for determining disputed deliveries or defective
deliveries, and measures, procedures and system of resolving the dispute or defect
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 in deliveries or of consequences of such deliveries or their resolution shall, subject to
these Bye Laws, be as specified by the relevant authority from time to time.

15. TRANSFER OF POSITION

A deal admitted for clearing and settlement may be transferred to another
clearing member with his consent on the failure of a clearing member to
comply with an y of the provisions relating to delivery, payment and settlement of
deals or on any failure to fulfill the terms and conditions subject to which the deal has
been made, or such other circumstances as the relevant authority may specif y from
time to time. The deal may be transferred to another clearing member by the
Clearing Corporation in such manner, within such time frame, and subject to such
conditions and procedures as the relevant authority may prescribe from time to time.

16. CLOSE OUT

(1) A deal admitted for clearing and settlement may be closed out on failure of a clearing
member to comply with an y of the provisions relating to deliver y, payment and
settlement of deals or on any failure to fulfill the terms and conditions subject to
which the deal has been made, or such other circumstances as the relevant
authority ma y specify from time to time. The deal may be closed out by the Clearing
Corporation in such manner, within such time frame and subject to such conditions
and procedures as the relevant authority may prescribe from time to time.

(2) Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, the relevant authorit y may close
out deals, inter alia, by buying in or selling out against a clearing member as
follows:-

(a) in case of the selling clearing members, on failure to complete deliver y on the due
date; and
(b) in case of the buying clearing members, on failure to pay the amount due on the
due date,
(c) and any loss, damage or shortfall sustained or suffered as result of such
closing out shall be payable by the clearing members who failed to give due
delivery or to pay amount due.

(3) In case of default by a clearing member to the Clearing Corporation arising out of the
positions in one or more clearing segments, the relevant authority shall be entitled to
close-out the positions of a clearing member in any or all clearing segments.
(4) The Clearing Corporation shall be entitled to hold the positions in its own name, either
fully or part thereof in the above clause till expiry at its discretion subject to such terms
and conditions as it may deem fit.

17. FAILURE TO MEET OBLIGATIONS

In the event a clearing member fails to meet obligations to the Clearing Corporation arising out
of clearing and settlement operations of admitted deals, the relevant authority may charge
such interest, impose such penalties and fines and take such disciplinary action against the
clearing member as it may determine from time to time. Any disciplinary action which the
relevant authority takes pursuant to the above shall not affect the obligations of the clearing
member to the Clearing Corporation or any remedy to which the Clearing Corporation
may be entitled under applicable law.

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 CHAPTER VII : DEALINGS BY CLEARING MEMBE RS

1. JURISDICTION
(1) All deals admitted by the Clearing Corporation in its F&O Segment for clearing and
settlement shall be deemed to have been entered into in the city of Mumbai unless
providedotherwiseexpresslyby therelevant authority.
(2) The relevant authority ma y, from time to time, specif y deals as subject to a
particular jurisdiction, having regard to the type or nature of the deal, the exchange on
which the deal was struck and other relevant factors.

2. RECORD FOR EVIDENCE

The record of the F&O Segment as maintained by a central processing unit or a cluster
of processing units or computer processing units, whether maintained in any other manner
shall constitute the agreed and authentic record in relation to any deals cleared and settled
through the Clearing Corporation. For the purposes of any disputes regarding clearing
and settlement of deals, the records as maintained by the F&O Segment shall constitute
valid evidence in an y dispute or claim between the constituents and the clearing member
or between the clearing members inter-se or between the clearing members and the F&O
Segment.

3. CLEARING MEMBER ONLY PARTIES TO DEALS

The Clearing Corporation in its F&O Segment does not recognise as parties to deals any
persons other than its own clearing members, and ever y clearing member is directly and
wholly liable in accordance with whom such clearing member has any deal for due
fulfillm ent of the deal or to the F&O Segment as may be specified by the relevant authority,
whether such deal be for account of the clearing member effecting it or for account of a
constituent.

4. ALL DEALS SUBJECT TO RULES, BYE LAW S AND REGULATIONS

All deals shall be made subject to the Rules, Bye Laws and Regulations and this shall
be a part of the terms and conditions of all such deals and the deals shall be subject to
the exercise by the relevant authorit y of the powers with respect thereto vested in it by the
B ye Laws, Rules and Regulations.

5. INVIOLABILITY OF ADMITTED DEALS

(1) All the dealings in securities on the F & O Segment of the Clearing Corporation
made subject to the Byelaws, Rules and Regulations shall be in- violable and shall
be cleared and settled in accordance with the B yelaws, Rules and Regulations.
However, the Clearing Corporation may b y a notice annul the deal(s) on an application
by a Clearing Member in that behalf, if the relevant authority is satisfied after
hearing the other part y/parties to the deal(s) that the deal(s) is /are fit for annulment
on account of fraud or willful misrepresentation or material mistake in the deal.
(2) Notwithstanding an ything contained in clause (1) above, the Clearing Corporation ma y,
to protect the interest of investors in securities and for proper regulation of the
securities market, suo motu annul deal(s) at any time if the relevant authority is
satisfied for reasons to be recorded in writing that such deal(s) is/ are vitiated by
fraud, material mistake, misrepresentation or market or price manipulation and the like.
(3) Any annulment made pursuant to clauses (1) and (2) above, shall be final and
binding upon the parties to deal(s). In such an event, the Clearing Member shall be
entitled to cancel the relevant deal(s) with its constituents.

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 6. DEALS BY REPRESENTATIVE CLEARING MEMBERS
A clearing member may authorise another clearing member to act as his representative for
a specified period with the prior permission of the relevant authority.

7. INDEMNITY
The Clearing Corporation shall not be liable for any activity of the clearing member or any
person acting in the name of the clearing member whether authorised or unauthorised
including deals cleared and settled through the Clearing Corporation in the F&O Segment
save and except as and to the extent provided in the B ye Laws and Regulations.

8. POTENTIAL DEFAULT BY CLEARING MEMBER

(1) The Clearing Corporation shall act in accordance with the circulars issued by SEBI from time
to time with respect to Standard Operating Procedure in cases of Clearing Member leading to
default.

(2) In accordance with the Circular(s) issued by SEBI under the above Byelaw, the Clearing
Corporation shall issue instructions to the bank(s) concerned to freeze the bank account(s)
maintained by a Clearing Member, for all debits / withdrawal by the Clearing Member in the
event of potential default by such a Clearing Member in meeting its obligations to a recognised
stock exchange / Clearing Member / Clearing Corporation and / or repayment of funds /
securities to his / its clients.

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 CHAPTER VIII : MARGINS

1. MARGIN REQUIREMENTS
(1) The relevant authority may from time to time prescribe requirements of
margins for deals cleared and settled through the Clearing Corporation in the F & O
Segment and the clearingmember shall furnishsuch margin as a condition precedent.
(2) Without prejudice to clause (1) above, the relevant authority may provide cross margin
benefit for deals cleared and settled through the Clearing Corporation for such positions
in one or more clearing segments subject to such terms and conditions as may be
prescribed from time to time.
(3) Ever y Clearing Member has a continuing obligation to maintain margins at such
levels and during such periods as may be stipulated by the Clearing Corporation from
time to time.

2. FORM OF MARGIN
The margins to be provided by a clearing member under the Bye Laws and
Regulations in the F & O Segment shall be in cash. The relevant authority may at its
discretion accept deposit receipts, guarantee of a bank(s) approved by the relevant authority
or securities approved by it or such other mode as may be approved and subject to such
terms and conditions as the relevant authority may impose from time to time. Any such
substitute like deposit receipt, securities approved by it or any other mode duly approved
shall be deemed to have been pledged and/or hypothecated as the case may be in favour
of the Clearing Corporation respect of F & O Segment.

3. QUANTUM OF MARGIN
The Clearing Member depositing margins, in the form of securities by way of pledge or
otherwise or in such other mode as may be specified by the relevant authority from
time to time, shall always maintain the value thereof at not less than the quantum of
margin required for the time being covered by them by providing further security to the
satisfaction of the relevant authority which shall determine the said value and whose
valuation shall conclusively fix the amount of an y deficienc y to be made up from time to
time.

4. MARGIN TO BE HELD BY THE CLEARING CORPORATION IN RESPECT OF F&O

SEGMENT
The margins shall be held by the Clearing Corporation in respect of F&O Segment and when
they are in the form of bank deposit receipts and securities, such receipts and securities may
be transferred to such persons or to the name of a custodian or such other entity approved
by the Clearing Corporation. All margin deposits shall be held by the Clearing Corporation
and/or by the approved persons and/or by the approved custodian in such form and on such
account as the Clearing Corporation may deem fit without any right whatsoever on the part
of the depositing clearing member or those in its right to call in question the exercise of such
discretion.

5. LIEN ON MARGINS
The monies paid by way of margin or bank deposit receipts or other securities or assets
pledged or hypothecated by a clearing member in lieu of margin under the provisions of
the B ye Laws and Regulations shall be subject to a first and paramount lien for all sums
due to the Clearing Corporation in respect of F&O Segment. Margin shall be available in
preference to all o t h e r claims against the clearing member for the due fulfillment of his
obligations and liabilities arising out of or incidental to an y deals made subject to the Bye
Laws, Rules and Regulations or anything done in pursuancethereof.

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 6. UTILISATION FOR FAILURE TO MEET OBLIGATIONS
(1) In the event a clearing member fails to meet obligations to the Clearing
Corporation arising out of clearing and settlement operations of such deals on F&O
Segment as provided in the Bye Laws and Regulations, the relevant authority
shall be entitled to utilise any amount paid by the said clearing member in the form of
margin or an y other paym ent retained b y the Clearing Corporation for the purpose of
clearing and settlement on the F&O Segment.

(2) In case of default by a clearing member to the Clearing Corporation arising out of the
positions in one or more clearing segments, the relevant authority shall be entitled to
utilise the margins or any other monies of such a clearing member in any other
clearing segment in order to meet the obligations arising out of such positions.

7. EVASION OF MARGIN REQUIRMENTS FORBIDDEN

A clearing member shall not directly or indirectly enter into any arrangement or adopt
any procedure for the purpose of evading or assisting in the evasion of the margin
requirements specifiedunderthe B ye Laws and Regulations.

8. SUSPENSION ON FAILURE TO PAY MARGIN

If a clearing member fails to pay margin as required in the Bye Laws and
Regulations, the relevant authorit y ma y take such action as it may deem fit and
specifyfrom time to tim e includingsuspension.

9. INTEREST, DIVIDEND AND CALLS

(1) The receiving member shall be entitled to receive all vouchers, coupons, dividends, cash
bonus, bonus issues, rights and other privileges which may relate to securities
bought cum voucher, cum coupons, cum dividends, cum cash bonus, cum bonus
issues, cum rights, etc. The delivering member shall be entitled to receive all vouchers,
coupons, dividends, cash bonus, bonus issues, rights and other privileges which may
relate to securities sold ex voucher, ex coupons, ex dividends, ex cash bonus, ex-bonus
issues, ex rights, etc.

(2) The manner, mode, information requirements, alterations, date and timing etc., of
adjustment with respect to vouchers, coupons, dividends, cash bonus, bonus issues,
rights and other privileges between the receiving and delivering member shall be as
specified by the relevant authority from time to time. Save as otherwise provided in
the Bye Laws and Regulations, the clearing members shall be responsible between
themselves and to their constituents for effecting such adjustments.

(3) In respect of a deal in securities which shall become or are exchangeable for new
or other securities under a scheme of reconstruction or reorganisation, the delivering
member shall deliver to the receiving member, as the relevant authority directs,
either the securities contracted for or the equivalent in securities and/or cash and/or
other propert y receivable under such scheme of reconstruction or reorganisation.

10. CLEARING FEES

The relevant authority may prescribe from time to time fees, charges and recoveries to be
levied on the clearing members in respect of clearing and settlement of deals.

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 CHAPTER IX : RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES OF CLEARING MEMBERS
AND CONSTITUENTS

1. MARGIN FROM CONSTITUENTS

A clearing member shall demand from his constituent the margin he has to provide under the
Rules, Bye Laws and Regulations in respect of the business done by him for such
constituent. A clearing member shall also demand and collect an initial margin in cash and
securities from his constituent before undertaking to clear his obligations and to stipulate
that the constituent shall pay a margin or furnish additional margin as may be specified by
the F & O Segment of the Clearing Corporation from time to time. The constituent shall
when from time to time called upon to do so forthwith pay margins and furnish additional
margins as required under the Rules, Bye Laws and Regulations in respect of his obligations
and as agreed upon by him with the clearing member concerned.

2. CONSTITUENT IN DEFAULT
(1) A clearing member shall not transact business directly or indirectly for a constituent who
to his knowledge is in default to another clearing member unless such constituent shall
have made a satisfactory arrangement with the clearing member who is his creditor.

(2) On the application of a creditor clearing member who refers or has referred to arbitration
his claim against the defaulting constituent as provided in the Rules, Bye Laws and
Regulations, the relevant authority shall issue orders against any clearing members
restraining them from paying or delivering to the defaulting constituent any monies or
securities up to an amount or value not exceeding the creditor member's claim payable
or deliverable by him to the defaulting constituent in respect of deals subject to the Bye
Laws, Rules and Regulations, which moneys and securities shall be deposited with the
F&O Segment. The moneys and securities deposited shall be disposed of in terms of
the award in arbitration and pending a decree shall be deposited with the concerned
Court when filing the award unless the creditor clearing member and the defaulting
constituent mutuallyagree otherwise.

3. CLOSING-OUT OF CONSTITUENT’S ACCOUNT

Unless otherwise specified by the relevant authorit y from time to time, when closing- out
the account of a constituent a clearing member may assume or take over such deals to his
own account as a principal at prices which are fair and justified by the condition of the
market or he may close-out in the open market and any expense incurred or any loss arising
therefrom shall be borne by the constituent.

4. CLEARING M E M B E R NO T LIABLE TO ATTEND TO REGISTRATION OF

TRANSFER
Unless otherwise specified by the relevant authority from time to time, a clearing member
shall not be deemed to be under any obligation to attend to the transfer of securities and the
registration thereof in the name of the constituent. If it attends to such work in the ordinary
course or at the request or desire or by the consent of the constituent it shall be deemed to
be the agent of the constituent in the matter and shall not be responsible for loss in transit or
for the company's refusal to transfer not be under any other liability or obligation other than
that specifically imposed by the Rules, Bye Laws and Regulations. The stamp duty, the
transfer fees and other charges payable to the company, the fee for attending to the
registration of securities and all incidental expenses such as postage incurred by the clearing
member shall be borne by the constituent.

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 5. REGISTRATION OF SECURITIES W HEN IN THE NAME OF CLEARING MEMBER
OR NOMIN EE
(1) When the time available to the constituents of a clearing member is not sufficient
for them to complete transfers and lodge the securities for registration before the
closing of the transfer books and where the security is purchased cum interest,
dividend, bonus or rights which the company may have announced or declared, the
clearing member may register the securities in its or its nominee's name and
recover the transfer fee, stamp duty and other charges from the buying constituent.
(2) The clearing member shall give immediate intimation to the F & O Segment the names
of such constituents and details of the deals as may be specified by the relevant
authority from time to time. The clearing member shall also give immediate intimation
thereof to the buying constituent and shall stand indemnified for the consequences of
any delay in delivery caused by such action.
(3) The clearing member shall be obliged to re-transfer the security in the name of the
original constituent as soon as it has become ex interest, dividend, bonus or rights.
6. CLOSING-OUT BY CONSTITUENT ON FAILURE TO PERFORM A DEAL

If a clearing member fails to complete the performance of a deal by deliver y or paym ent
in accordance with provisions of the Rules, Bye Laws and Regulations, the constituent
shall, after giving notice in writing to the clearing member, close out such deal through
an y other clearing member as soon as possible and an y loss or damages sustained as
a result of such closing out shall be immediately pa yable by the defaulting clearing
member to the constituent. If the closing out be not effected as provided herein, the
damages between the parties shall be determined on such basis as may be specified
by the relevant authorit y from time to time and the constituent and the clearing member
shall forfeit all further rights of recourse against each other.
7. COMPLAINT BY CONSTITUENT
When a complaint has been lodged by a constituent with the relevant authority that any
clearing member has failed to perform his dealings, the relevant authority shall investigate the
complaint and if it is satisfied that the complaint is justified it may take such disciplinary
action as it deems fit in accordance with the provisions contained in Chapter V of the
Rules of the Futures & Options Segment of the Clearing Corporation.
8. RELATIONSHIP BETW EEN CLEARING MEMBER AND CONSTITUENT
Without prejudice to any other law for the time being in force and subject to these Bye laws,
the mutual rights and obligations inter se between the clearing members and their constituents
shall be such as may be specified by the relevant authority from time to time.

9. When a complaint has been lodged by a constituent, or on its behalf by the relevant authority,
against a clearing member that such clearing member has failed to satisfactorily perform in its dealings
or for meeting its obligations, then such complaint shall be taken up with the clearing member and
upon -the complaint remaining unresolved within 7 days or within such time as specified by SEBI from
time to time, the complaint shall be placed before the Grievance Redressal Committee or such other
Committee for redressal of the grievance in accordance with such procedure as specified by SEBI
from time to time;

Explanation(1):

For the purpose of this clause, the term “Constituent” shall mean Custodial Participant or a Trading
Member on whose instructions and/or on whose account the Clearing Member clears and settles
deals.

Explanation(2):

For the purpose of this clause, the term “Custodial Participant” shall mean a direct constituent/client of
a Clearing Member.

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 CHAPTER X : ARBITRATION

1. All claims, disputes, differences, arising between Clearing Members and Constituents or
between Clearing Members inter se arising out of or related to deals admitted for clearing and
settlement by the Clearing Corporation in respect of F&O Segment or with reference to
anything done in respect thereto or in pursuance of such deals shall be referred to and
decided by arbitration as provided in the Rules, Byelaws and Regulations of the National
Stock Exchange of India Limited if the deal originated from it or in pursuance thereof.

2. All claims, disputes, differences, arising between Clearing Members and Constituents or
between Clearing Members inter se arising out of or related to deals admitted for clearing and
settlement by the Clearing Corporation in respect of F&O Segment or with reference to
anything done in respect thereto or in pursuance of such deals shall be referred to and decided
by Arbitration as provided in the Rules, Byelaws and Regulations if the deal originated from any
Exchange other than the National Stock Exchange of India Limited or in pursuance thereof.
The provisions of these Byelaws providing for such Arbitration are as hereunder:

(1) Definitions
(a) 'arbitrator' shall mean a sole arbitrator or a panel of arbitrators.
(b) 'Act' shall mean the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 and includes any
statutory modification, replacement or re-enactment thereof, for the time being in
force.

Reference to Arbitration

(2) All claims, differences or disputes between the Clearing Members inter se and
between Clearing Mem bers and Constituents arising out of or in relation to dealings,
contracts and transactions admitted for clearing and settlement on the Clearing
Corporation subject to the B ye-Laws, Rules and Regulations or with reference to
an ything incidental thereto or in pursuance thereof or relating to their validit y,
construction, interpretation, fulfillment or the rights, obligations and liabilities of the
parties thereto shall be submitted to arbitration in accordance with the provisions
of these Byelaws and Regulations.

Provisions of these B yelaws and Regulations deem ed to form part of all dealings, contracts
and transactions

(3) In all dealings, contracts and transactions, which are admitted for clearing and
settlement on the Clearing Corporation subject to the Byelaws, Rules and Regulations,
the provisions relating to arbitration as provided in these Byelaws and Regulations shall
form and shall be deemed to form part of the dealings, contracts and transactions and
the parties shall be deemed to have entered into an arbitration agreement in writing by
which all claims, differences or disputes of the nature referred to in Byelaw (2) above
shall be submitted to arbitration as per the provisions of these Byelaws and Regulations.

Lim itation period for reference of claim s, differences or disputes for arbitration
(4) All claims, differences or disputes referred to in B yelaw (2) above shall be submitted to
arbitration within six months from the date on which the claim, difference or dispute
arose or shall be deemed to have arisen. The time taken in conciliation proceedings, if
an y, initiated and conducted as per the provisions of the Act and the time taken by
the relevant authorit y to administratively resolve the claims, differences or disputes
shall be excluded for the purpose of determining the period of six months.

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Power of the relevant authority to prescribe Regulations

(5) (a) The relevant authority m ay, from time to time prescribe Regulations for the
following:

(i) the procedure to be followed by the parties in arbitral proceedings. In

particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power,
such procedure m ay, inter alia, providefor the following:

(a) the forms to be used;

(b) the fees to be paid;
(c) the mode, manner and time period for submission of all
pleadings by both the parties;
(d) matters relating to requests from the parties for amending or
supplementing the pleadings; and
(e) the consequences upon failure to submit such pleadings by the parties.

(ii) the procedure to be followed by the arbitrator in conducting the arbitral

proceedings. In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of
the foregoing power, such procedure may, inter alia, provide for

(a) adjournment of hearings; and

(b) terms and conditions subject to which the arbitrator may appoint experts
to report on specific issues and the procedure to be followed in arbitral
proceedings upon such an appointment.
(c) passing interim orders / directions if deemed fit.
(iii) Different set of arbitration procedures for different claims,
differences or disputes after taking into consideration such circumstances and
facts as the relevant authority may deem fit which circumstances and facts
may include the value of the subject matter and the persons who are
involved as parties to such claims, differences or disputes.
(iv) creation of seats of arbitration for different regions or prescribing geographical
locations for conducting arbitrations and prescribing the courts which shall
have jurisdiction for the purpose of the Act.
(v) The claims, differences or disputes which may be referred to a sole arbitrator
and the claims, differences or disputes which may be referred to a panel of
arbitrators.
(vi) The procedure for selection of persons eligible to act as arbitrators.
(vii) The procedure for appointment of arbitrator.
(viii) The terms, conditions and qualifications subject to which any arbitrator may
be appointed.
(ix) determination of the number of arbitrators in the case of a panel of arbitrators.
(x) the time period within which a substitute arbitrator has to be
appointed in case the office of the arbitrator falls vacant for any
reason whatsoever.
(xi) The matters to be disclosed by any person who is approached in connection
with his possible appointment as an arbitrator.
(xii) The procedure to be adopted by the parties for challenging the
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 appointment of an arbitrator.
(xiii) (a) The claims, differences or disputes which, may be decided by the
arbitrator without a hearing unless either party in writing requests the
relevant authority for a hearing and the time period within which such
a request shall be made.
(b) The claims, differences or disputes which, may be decided by the
arbitrator only by hearing the parties unless both the parties jointly
waive the right to such hearing and the time period within which
such a waiver shall be made.
(xiv) The place of arbitration for each reference and the places where the
arbitrator can meet for consultation, for hearing witnesses, experts, or the
parties, or for inspection of documents, goods or other property.

(xv) The making of the arbitral award including the manner in which a
decision is to be taken in the case of panel of arbitrators and the form and
contents of the arbitralaward.
The term arbitral award shall also include an arbitral award on agreed terms.
Prescriptions as to the contents of the arbitral award may include
provisions for costs and where the arbitral award is for the pa ym ent of
mone y, may include interest payable on principal sum due.
(xvi) The amount of deposit or supplementary deposit, as the case may be, as
an advance for the costs which it expects will be incurred in respect of the
claim, difference or dispute; provided where a counter-claim is submitted to
the arbitrator, a separate amount of deposit for the counter-claim may also be
specified.
(xvii) The administrative assistance which the F & O Segment may render in order
to facilitate the conduct of arbitral proceedings.
(xviii) All matters regarding the mode and the manner of service of notices and
communications by the parties including communication addressed to
arbitrator.
(xix) Any other matter which in the opinion of the relevant authority is required to
be dealt with in the Regulations to facilitate arbitration.

(5) (b) The relevant authority from time to time may amend, modify, alter, repeal, or add to
the provisions of the Regulations.

Disclosure by persons to be appointed as arbitrators

(6) Every person who is approached in connection with his possible appointment as an
arbitrator, shall disclose to the relevant authority in writing an y circumstances likely to
give rise to justifiable doubts as to his independence and impartiality. If the person
discloses any circumstances which in the opinion of the relevant authority are likely to give
rise to justifiable doubts as to his independence and impartiality, then he shall not be
appointed as an arbitrator.

Disclosure b y persons appointed as arbitrators

(7) An arbitrator, from the time of his appointment and throughout the arbitral proceedings,
shall, without delay, disclose to the relevant authority in writing any circumstances
referred to in Byelaw (6) above which have come to his knowledge after his appointment
as an arbitrator.

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Termination of mandate of the arbitrator

(8) The mandate of the arbitrator shall terminate if

(a) the arbitrator withdraws from office for any reason; or
(b) in the opinion of the relevant authorit y, the arbitrator becomes de jure or de
facto unable to perform his functions or for other reasons fails to act without
undue delay including failure to make the arbitral award within the time period
specified by the relevant authority. Such a decision of the relevant authority shall
be final and binding on the parties; or
(c) the mandate of the arbitrator is terminated by the relevant authority upon receipt of
written request for the termination of the mandate of the arbitrator from both
the parties to arbitration; or
(d) the arbitrator discloses any circumstances referred to in B yelaws (6) and (7)
which in the opinion of the relevant authority are likely to give rise to justifiable
doubts as to his independence and impartiality; or
(e) the arbitral proceedings are terminatedas provided for herein.

Supplying of vacancy to the office of the arbitrator

(9) At any time before the making of the arbitral award should the office of the arbitrator fall
vacant for any reason whatsoever including any vacancy due to the illness or death of
the arbitrator or termination of the mandate of the arbitrator by the relevant authority or
otherwise, the vacancy shall be supplied by the relevant authority by following the
same procedure as specified by it for appointment of the arbitrator.

Consideration of recorded proceedings and evidence

(10) Unless otherwise agreed by parties, any arbitrator who has been appointed by the
relevant authority to supply a vacancy to the office of the arbitrator may repeat any
hearings previously held.

Order or ruling of previous arbitrator not invalid

(11) An order or ruling of the arbitrator made prior to the termination of his mandate shall not
be invalid solely because his mandate has been terminated; provided that when the
termination has been effected pursuant to Byelaw (7)(d), the order or ruling of the
arbitrator made prior to termination of his mandate shall become invalid unless otherwise
agreed upon by the parties.

Interim arbitral award and interim m easures ordered b y the arbitrator

(12) The arbitrator may be empowered to make an interim arbitral award as well as to provide
interim measures of protection. An arbitrator may require a party to provide appropriate
security in connection with an interim measure.

Appearance in arbitral proceedings by counsel, attorney or advocate

(13) In arbitral proceedings where both the parties are Clearing Members, the parties shall not
be permitted to appear by counsel, attorney or advocate but where one of the parties is a
Constituent, then the Constituent shall be permitted to appear by counsel, attorney or
advocate. If the Constituent chooses to appear by counsel, attorney or advocate, then
the Clearing Member shall be granted a similar privilege.

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 Arbitral award byarbitrator
(14) The arbitrator shall make the arbitral award within one month from the date of entering
upon the reference and the time to make the award may be extended from time to time
by the relevant authority on an application by either of the parties or the arbitrator as the
case might be.

For the purpose of this Byelaw the arbitrator shall be deemed to have entered upon a
reference on the date on which the arbitrator has or is deemed to have applied his mind.

Arbitration proceedings subject to the provisions of the Act

(15) The arbitration proceedings as provided for by the provisions of these Byelaws and
Regulations shall be subject to the provisions of the Act to the extent not provided
for in these B yelaws or the Regulations.

Construction of references

(16) For the purposes of section 2(6) of the Act, in all claims, differences or disputes which
are required to be submitted to arbitration as per the provisions of these Byelaws and the
Regulations, wherever Part A of the Act leaves the parties free to determine a certain
issue, the parties shall be deemed to have authorised the relevant authority to determine
that issue.

Administrative assistance

(17) For the purpose of section 6 of the Act, in all claims, differences or disputes which are
required to be submitted to arbitration as per the provisions of these Byelaws and
Regulations, the parties shall be deemed to have arranged for administrative assistance
of the relevant authority in order to facilitate the conduct of the arbitral proceedings.

Jurisdiction
(18) All parties to a reference to arbitration under these Byelaws and Regulations and the
persons, if any, claiming under them, shall be deemed to have submitted to the
exclusive jurisdiction of the courts in Mumbai or any other court as may be specified
by the relevant authority for the purpose of giving effect to the provisions of the Act.

3. The provisions of Byelaws (1) & (2) shall become applicable to all claims, differences,
disputes between the parties mentioned therein for all dealings, contracts and
transactions admitted for clearing and settlement on the Clearing Corporation in respect of
F&O Segment and made subject to the byelaws, rules and regulations provided such
dealings, contracts and transactions had been entered into between the parties mentioned
therein prior to or to the date on which the Clearing Member was either declared a defaulter or
expelled or has surrendered his trading membership.

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 CHAPTER XI : DEFAULT

1. DECLARATION OF DEFAULT

A clearing member may be declared a defaulter by direction/circular/notification of the relevant

authority of the segment if:
(1) he is unable to fulfill his clearing or settlement obligations; or
(2) he admits or discloses his inability to fulfill or discharge his duties, obligations and
liabilities; or
(3) he fails or is unable to pay within the specified time the damages and the money
difference due on a closing-out effected against him under the Rules, Bye Laws and
Regulations; or
(4) he fails to pay any sum due to the Clearing Corporation as the relevant authority
may from time to time prescribe; or
(5) if he fails to pay or deliver all moneys, securities and other assets due to a clearing
member who has been declared a defaulter within such time of declaration of default of
such clearing member in such manner and to such person as the relevant authority may
direct; or
(6) if he fails to abide by the arbitration award as laid down under the Rules, Bye Laws and
Regulations; or
(7) if he has been adjudicated as an insolvent by a court of competent jurisdiction in the
petition filed by any of his creditors, he shall ipso facto be declared a defaulter though he
may not have at the same time defaulted on any of his obligations on the Clearing
Corporation; or
(8) if he files a petition before a court of competent jurisdiction for adjudication of himself as
an insolvent; or
(9) under any other circumstances as may be decided by the relevant authority from time to
time.

1A. Without prejudice to the foregoing provisions contained in Byelaw (1) of this chapter, where
a clearing member, who is also a member/ trading member of any of the recognised Stock
Exchanges, is declared a defaulter by such Stock Exchange, the said clearing member shall
ipso facto stand declared a defaulter by the Relevant Authority.

1B. Notwithstanding anything contained in the Byelaws and Rules of Clearing Corporation, if a
clearing member is an Associate of a member/ trading member declared a defaulter by any
recognised stock exchange, the said clearing member shall render itself liable to be declared a
defaulter by the Relevant Authority.

Explanation:
The expression “Associate” for the purpose of the above Byelaw shall have the meaning as
may be defined by SEBI from time to time.

2. CLEARING MEMBER’S DUTY TO INFORM

A clearing member shall be bound to notify the Clearing Corporation immediately if there be a
failure by any clearing member to discharge his liabilities in full.

3. COMPROMISE FORBIDDEN
A clearing member shall not accept from any clearing member anything less than a full and
bona fide money payment in settlement of a debt arising out of a deal cleared through the
F&O Segment.

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4. NOTICE OF DECLARATION OF DEFAULT
On a clearing member being declared a defaulter, a notice shall be forthwith issued to all the
clearing members of the Clearing Corporation.

5. NOTICE TO THE STOCK EXCHANGE

On a clearing member being declared a defaulter, a notice shall be forthwith issued to the
Exchange if the clearing member is also a trading member of that Exchange.

6. DEFAULTER’S BOOKS AND DOCUMENTS

When a clearing member has been declared a defaulter, the relevant authority shall take
charge of all his books of accounts, documents, papers and vouchers to ascertain the
state of his affairs and the defaulter shall hand over such books, documents, papers and
vouchers to the relevant authority.

7. LIST OF DEBTORS AND CREDITORS

The defaulter shall file with the relevant authority within such time of the declaration of his
default as the relevant authority may direct, a written statement containing the complete list of
his debtors and creditors and the sum owing by and to each.

8. DEFAULTER TO GIVE INFORMATION

The defaulter shall submit to the relevant authority such statement of accounts, information and
particulars of his affairs as the relevant authority may from time to time require and if so
desired shall appear before the relevant authority at its meetings held in connection with his
default.

9. INQUIRY
The relevant authority may conduct a strict inquiry into the accounts and dealings of the
defaulter in the market and shall report anything improper, unbusiness like or unbecoming a
clearing member in connection therewith which may come to its knowledge.

10. DEFAULTER’S ASSETS

The Relevant Authority shall call in and realise the security deposits in any form, margin
money, other amounts lying to the credit of and securities deposited by the defaulter and
recover all moneys, securities and other assets due, payable or deliverable to the defaulter by
any other Clearing Member in respect of any deal or dealing made subject to the Bye-laws,
Rules and Regulations of the Clearing Corporation and such assets shall vest ipso facto, on
declaration of any Clearing Member as a defaulter, in the Clearing Corporation for the
benefit of and on account of the Clearing Corporation, the relevant Specified Exchange,
Securities and Exchange Board of India, Constituents of the defaulter, approved banks and
any other persons as may be approved by the Relevant Authority and other recognised
stock exchanges / clearing corporations.

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11. PAYMENT TO RELEVANT AUTHORITY
(1) All monies, securities and other assets due, payable or deliverable to the defaulter
must be paid or delivered to the relevant authority within such time of the declaration of
default as the relevant authority may direct. A clearing member violating this provision
may be declared a defaulter.

(2) A clearing member who shall have received a difference on account or shall have
received any consideration in any deal prior to the date fixed for settling such account or
deal shall, in the event of the clearing member from whom he received such difference or
consideration being declared a defaulter, refund the same to the relevant authority for
the benefit and on account of the creditor members. An y clearing member who shall
have paid or given such difference or consideration to any other clearing member prior
to such settlement day shall again pa y or give the same to the relevant authority
for the benefit and on account of the creditor member in the event of the
default of such other member.

(3) A clearing member who receives from another clearing member during any clearing a
claim note or credit note representing a sum other than difference due to him or
due to his constituent which amount is to be received by him on behalf and for the
account of that constituent shall refund such sum if such other clearing member be
declared a defaulter within such number of days as specified by the relevant
authorit y after the settling da y. Such refunds shall be made to the relevant authority
for the benefit and on account of the creditor members and it shall be applied in
liquidation of the claims of such creditor members whose claims are admitted in
accordance with the Rules, Bye Laws and Regulations.

12. DISTRIBUTION

The relevant authority shall at the risk and cost of the creditor members pay all assets received
in the course of realisation into such bank and/or keep them with the F&O Segment in such
names as the relevant authority may from time to time direct and shall distribute the same in
accordance with the Rules, B ye Laws and Regulations.

13. CLOSING-OUT

(1) Clearing members having open deals with the defaulter shall close out such deals after
declaration of default. Such closing out shall be in such manner as may be specified by the
relevant authority from time to time. Subject to the regulations in this regard specified by
the relevant authority, when in the opinion of the relevant authority, circumstances so
warrant, such closing out shall be deemed to have taken place in such manner as may be
determined by the relevant authority.

(2) Differences arising from the above adjustments of closing out shall be claimed from the
defaulter or paid to the relevant authority for the benefit of creditor clearing members of
the defaulter.

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14. CLAIMS AGAINST DEFAULTER

Within such time of the declaration of default as the relevant authority may direct every clearing
member carrying on business on the F & O Segment shall, as it may be required to do, either
compare with the relevant authority his accounts with the defaulter duly adjusted and made up
as provided in the Rules, Bye-Laws and Regulations or furnish a statement of such accounts
with the defaulter in such form or forms as the relevant authority may prescribe or render a
certificate that he has no such account.

15. DELAY IN COMPARISON OR SUBMISSION OF ACCOUNTS

Any clearing members failing to compare his accounts or send a statement or certificate
relating to a defaulter within the time specified shall be called upon to compare his accounts or
send such statement or certificate within such further time as may be specified.

16. PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO COMPARE OR SUBMIT ACCOUNTS

The relevant authority may take such action as it may deem fit including levying of fine and
suspension on any clearing member who fails to compare his accounts or submit a statement
of its account with the defaulter or a certificate that he has no such account within the specified
time.

17. MISLEADING STATEMENT

The relevant authority may take such action as it may deem fit including levying of fine and
suspension, if it is satisfied that any comparison statement or certificate relating to a defaulter
sent by such clearing member was false or misleading.

18. ACCOUNTS OF RELEVANT AUTHORITY

The relevant authority shall keep a separate account in respect of all monies, securities
and other assets payable to a defaulter which are received by it and shall defray therefrom from
all costs, charges and expenses incurred in or about the collection of such assets or in or about
any proceedings it takes in connection with the default.

19. APPLICATION OF ASSETS

The Relevant Authority shall apply the net assets remaining in its hands after defraying all such
costs, charges and expenses as are allowed under the Rules, Byelaws and Regulations to be
incurred by the Clearing Corporation, in satisfying the claims in the order of priority provided
hereunder :-

(a) Dues to the Clearing Corporation, the relevant Specified Exchange, Securities and
Exchange Board of India

The payment of such subscriptions, debts, fines, fees, charges and other
money/ies due to Clearing Corporation, the relevant Specified Exchange and
Securities and Exchange Board of India on a prorata basis,

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 (b) Dues to Constituents of the defaulter

The payments as may be admitted by the Relevant Authority, as being due to

Constituents of the defaulter for debts, liabilities, obligations and claims arising out
of any contracts made by the defaulter subject to the Rules, Bye-laws and
Regulations of the Clearing Corporation, provided that if the amount is insufficient
then the amounts shall be distributed prorata amongst all the Constituents of the
defaulter,

(c) Dues to the Approved Banks and claims of any other persons as approved by the
Relevant Authority

After making payments under (b) above, the amounts remaining, if any, shall be
utilised to meet the claims of the approved banks and of any other person as may
be admitted by the Relevant Authority. The claims of the approved banks should
have arisen by virtue of Clearing Corporation or the relevant Specified Exchange
invoking any bank guarantee issued by the bank concerned to the Clearing
Corporation or the relevant Specified Exchange as the case may be on behalf of
the defaulter to fulfill his obligation of submitting bank guarantee, guaranteeing
discharge of obligations under the Byelaws, Rules and Regulations of Clearing
Corporation / the relevant Specified Exchange. The claims of other persons should
have arisen out of or incidental to the clearing and settlement of a deal on the
Clearing Corporation or requirements laid down by the Clearing Corporation,
provided that if the amount available be insufficient to pay all such claims in full,
they shall be paid pro rata,

(d) Dues to any other recognised stock exchange/clearing Corporation

After meeting the claims under (c) above, the remaining amounts, if any, shall be
disbursed to any other recognised stock exchange / clearing corporation for the
purpose of meeting the obligations of the defaulter as a member of that
exchange/clearing corporation. If the defaulter is a member of more than one
recognised stock exchange/clearing corporation, then the remaining amounts
shall be distributed amongst all such recognised stock exchanges / clearing
corporations and if the remaining amount is insufficient to meet the claims of all
such stock exchanges/clearing corporations, then the remaining amount shall be
distributed pro rata among all such stock exchanges/clearing corporations; and

(e) Surplus

The surplus amounts, if any, remaining after meeting all the above claims, shall be
paid to the Clearing Member and in case where the Clearing Member has expired,
the surplus amount shall be paid to his legal heirs / legal representatives.

20. CERTAIN CLAIMS NOT TO BE ENTERTAINED

The relevant authorityshall not entertain anyclaim against a defaulter:
(1) which arises out of a contract in securities, dealings in which are not permitted or which
are not made subject to Bye Laws, Rules and Regulations or in which the claimant has
either not paid himself or colluded with the defaulter in evasion of margin payable
on bargains in any security ;
(2) which arises out of a contract in respect of which comparison of accounts has not been
made in the manner specified in the Rules, Bye Laws and Regulations or when there
has been no comparison if a contract note in respect of such deals has not been
rendered as provided in the Rules, Bye Laws and Regulations;
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 (3) which arises from any arrangement for settlement of claims in lieu of bonafide money
payment in full on the day when such claims become due;
(4) which is in respect of a loan with or without security ;
(5) which is not filed with the relevant authority within such time of date of declaration of
default as may be specified by the relevant authority.

21. ASSIGNMENT OF CLAIMS ON DEFAULTERS’ ESTATE

A Clearing member being a creditor of a defaulter shall not sell, assign or pledge the claim on
the estate of such defaulter without the consent of the relevant authority.

22. PROCEEDINGS IN THE NAME OF OR AGAINST THE DEFAULTER

The Relevant Authority shall be empowered to (a) initiate any proceedings in a court of law
either in the name of the Clearing Corporation or in the name of the defaulter against any
person for the purpose of recovering any amounts due to the defaulter; (b) initiate any
proceedings in a court of law either in the name of Clearing Corporation or in the name of
the creditors (who have become creditors of the defaulter as a result of deals cleared and
settled subject to Byelaws, Rules and Regulations of the Clearing Corporation) of the defaulter
against the defaulter for the purpose of recovering any amounts due from the defaulter. The
defaulter as well as the creditors of the defaulter shall be deemed to have appointed the
Clearing Corporation as their constituted attorney for the purpose of taking such proceedings.

23. PAYMENT OF RELEVANT AUTHORITY

If any clearing member takes any proceedings in a court of law against a defaulter whether
during the period of its default or subsequent to its re-admission to enforce any claim against
the defaulter's estate arising out of any admitted deals in the market made subject to the
Bye Laws, Rules and Regulations before it was declared a defaulter and obtains a decree and
recovers any sum of money thereon, it shall pay such amount or any portion thereof as may be
fixed by the relevant authority for the benefit and on account of the creditor members having
claims against such defaulter.

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 CHAPTER XII: CORE SETTLEMENT GUARANTEE FUND

1. Objective of the Core Settlement Guarantee Fund (CSGF)

The Clearing Corporation shall have a fund called Core Settlement Guarantee Fund (CSGF) for
each clearing segment with respect to each segment of the Specified Stock Exchange to
guarantee the settlement of trades executed in the respective segment of the Specified Stock
Exchange. In the event a Clearing Member fails to fulfill the settlement obligations, the CSGF
shall be used to fulfill the settlement obligations of the Clearing Member and complete the
settlement without affecting the normal settlement process.

2. Corpus of the CSGF

(1) The corpus of the CSGF shall be adequate to meet out all the contingencies arising on
account of failure of any Clearing Member(s).

(2) The quantum of the corpus of the CSGF shall be determined by taking into consideration the
risk or liability to the CSGF on account of various factors including trade volume, delivery
percentage, maximum settlement liability of the Clearing Members, the history of defaults of the
Clearing Members, capital adequacy of the Clearing Members and the degree of safety measures
employed by the Clearing Corporation. In order to assess the fair quantum of the corpus of the
CSGF, the Clearing Corporation shall consider the following factors:

a) Risk management system in force

b) Current and projected volume/turnover to be cleared and settled by the Clearing Corporation
on guaranteed basis
c) Track record of defaults of the Clearing Members (number of defaults and amount in default
of the Clearing Members)

3. Minimum Required Corpus of the CSGF

The Relevant Authority shall specify from time to time the Minimum Required Corpus (MRC) of
the CSGF for each clearing segment of the Clearing Corporation with respect to each segment of
the Specified Stock Exchange in accordance with the norms prescribed by SEBI from time to
time.

4. Constitution of the Corpus of CSGF

The corpus of CSGF shall consist of the following:

a) Contributions of various contributors:

The contributions of various contributors to the CSGF at any point of time shall be as follows:

i. Clearing Corporation’s contribution: The Clearing Corporation’s contribution to CSGF shall be

at least 50% of the MRC. The Clearing Corporation shall make this contribution from its own
funds. The Clearing Corporation’s contribution to CSGF shall be considered as part of its net
worth.

ii. Specified Stock Exchange’s contribution: The Specified Stock Exchange’s contribution to
CSGF shall be at least 25% of the MRC. Such contribution can be adjusted against the
transfer of profit by the Specified Stock Exchange as per Regulation 33 of Securities
Contracts (Regulation) (Stock Exchanges and Clearing Corporations) Regulations, 2012
(SECC Regulations).

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iii. Clearing Member’s primary contribution: The Clearing Corporation may seek risk based
contribution from Clearing Members of the clearing segment to the CSGF subject to the
following conditions:

• The total contribution from the Clearing Members shall not be more than 25% of the MRC.
Such contribution shall ordinarily be in the form of cash contribution to CSGF. However, the
Clearing Corporation may accept the Clearing Member’s contribution in the form of bank
fixed deposits, Central Government Securities or any other form in accordance with the
norms prescribed by SEBI from time to time.

• No exposure shall be available on CSGF contribution of any Clearing Member. For this
purpose, the exposure-free collateral of the Clearing Member available with the Clearing
Corporation can be considered towards CSGF contribution of the Clearing Member.

• The required contribution of each Clearing Member shall be pro-rata based on the risk that
they bring to the system.
• The Clearing Corporation shall have the flexibility to collect the Clearing Member’s primary
contribution either upfront or staggered over a period of time. In case of staggered
contribution, the remaining balance shall be met by the Clearing Corporation to ensure
adequacy of total CSGF corpus at all times. Such Clearing Corporation contribution shall be
available to the Clearing Corporation for withdrawal as and when further contributions from
the Clearing Members are received.
iv. Any penalties levied by the Clearing Corporation (as per Regulation 34 of SECC
Regulations.)
v. Interest on cash contribution to CSGF shall accrue to the CSGF and pro-rata attributed to the
contributors in proportion to their cash contribution.
5. Management of CSGF
(1) The Relevant Committee of the Clearing Corporation shall manage the CSGF.
(2) The Clearing Corporation shall follow prudential norms of investment policy for the CSGF
corpus and establish and implement policies and procedures to ensure that the CSGF corpus is
invested in accordance with the investment norms prescribed by SEBI from time to time.
6. Access to CSGF
The Clearing Corporation may utilise the CSGF in the event of a failure of the Clearing Members
to fulfill their settlement obligations.
7. Further contribution to / Recoupment of CSGF
(1) The requisite contributions to the CSGF by various contributors for any month shall be made
by the contributors before start of the month.

(2) The Clearing Corporation shall review and determine by 15th of every month the adequacy
of contributions made by various contributors as above and call for any further contributions to the
CSGF as may be required to be made by various contributors for the next month.

(3) In the event of usage of Core SGF during a calendar month, contributors shall, as per usage
of their individual contribution, immediately replenish the Core SGF to MRC. However, such
contribution towards replenishment of Core SGF by the members would be restricted to only once
during a period of 30 calendar days regardless of the number of defaults during the period. The
period of 30 calendar days shall commence from the date of notice of default by Clearing
Corporation to market participants.

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(4) In case there is failure on part of some contributor(s) to replenish its (their) contribution, the
same shall be immediately met, on a temporary basis during the month, in the following order:

a) By Clearing Corporation
b) By Specified Stock Exchange

8. Default waterfall

The Default waterfall shall become applicable only in case the Clearing Member is declared a
defaulter after appropriation of the monies of the defaulting Clearing Member.

The default waterfall of the Clearing Corporation for any clearing segment shall follow the
following order –
a) Monies of the defaulting Clearing Member (including the defaulting Clearing Member's
primary contribution to the CSGF(s) and excess monies of the defaulting Clearing Member in
other clearing segments.)

b) Insurance, if any.

c) Clearing Corporation resources (equal to 5% of the clearing segment MRC).

d) CSGF of the clearing segment in the following order:

i. Penalties

ii. Clearing Corporation’s contribution to the extent of at least 25% of the clearing segment
MRC

iii. Remaining CSGF: Clearing Corporation’s contribution, Specified Stock Exchange’s

contribution and non-defaulting Clearing Members’ primary contribution to CSGF on pro-rata
basis.
e) Proportion of remaining Clearing Corporation resources (excluding Clearing Corporation
contribution to core SGFs of other segments and higher of INR 100 Crore or the capital
requirement towards orderly winding down of critical operations and services) equal to ratio
clearing segment MRC to sum of MRCs of all clearing segments.*
f) Clearing Corporation/Specified Stock Exchange contribution to CSGF of other clearing
segments (after meeting obligations of those clearing segments) and remaining Clearing
Corporation resources to that extent as approved by SEBI.
g) Capped additional contribution by non-defaulting Clearing Members of the clearing
segment.**
h) Any remaining loss to be covered by way of pro-rata haircut to pay-outs.***

Explanation
1. * higher of INR 100 Crore or capital requirement towards orderly winding down of critical
operations and services to be excluded only when remaining Clearing Corporation resources are
more than INR 100 Crore..
2. **(i) Clearing Corporation shall call for the capped additional contribution only once
during a period of 30 calendar days regardless of the number of defaults during the period. The
period of 30 calendar days shall commence from the date of notice of default by Clearing
Corporation to market participants.
(ii) Clearing Corporation shall have relevant regulations/provisions for non - defaulting
members to resign un-conditionally within the abovementioned period of 30 calendar days, subject
to member closing out/settling any outstanding positions, paying the capped additional contribution
and any outstanding dues to SEBI. No further contribution shall be called from such resigned
members.
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(iii) The maximum capped additional contribution by non - defaulting
members shall be lower of 2 times of their primary contribution to
Core SGF or 10% of the Core SGF of the segment on the
date of default in case of equity / debt segments.

(iv) The maximum capped additional contribution by non - defaulting

members shall be lower of 2 times of their primary contribution to
Core SGF or 20% of the Core SGF of the segment on the
date of default in case of derivatives segment.

(v) In case of shortfall in recovery of assessed amounts from non

–defaulting members, further loss can be allocated to layer 'f' with
approval of SEBI.

3. ***In case loss allocation is effected through haircut to payouts, any subsequent usage of
funds shall be with prior SEBI approval. Further, any exit by Clearing Corporation post using this
layer shall be as per the terms decided by SEBI in public interest.

9. Stress Testing and Back Testing

The Clearing Corporation shall conduct stress tests for credit risk, liquidity stress test, reverse
stress test, back testing for adequacy of margins and such other tests as may be appropriate in
accordance with the norms prescribed by SEBI from time to time.

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 CHAPTER XIII : MISCELLANEOUS

1. Save as otherwise specificall y provided in the Bye Laws and Regulations specified by the
relevant authority regarding clearing and settlement arrangement, in promoting,
facilitating, assisting, regulating, managing and operating the F&O Segment, the F&O
Segment of the Clearing Corporation should not be deemed to have incurred any liabilit y,
and accordingly no claim or recourse in respect of or in relation to an y dealing in
securities or an y matter connected therewith shall lie against the F&O Segment or any
authorised person(s) acting for the F & O Segment of the Clearing Corporation.

2. No claim, suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against the F & O Segment
or any authorised person(s) acting for the F & O Segment in respect of anything which is
in good faith done or intended to be done in pursuance of any order or other binding directive
issued to the F&O Segment under any law or delegated legislation for the time being in force.

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 CHAPTER XIV: WINDING DOWN OF CLEARING CORPORATION

1) Winding Down

The Clearing Corporation may wind down its critical operations and services voluntarily or involuntarily as
per the policy approved by the Relevant Authority in accordance with norms or directions issued by SEBI
from time to time.

2) Voluntary Winding Down

The Clearing Corporation may voluntarily choose to wind down and exit as a strategic or business decision
event when it is solvent and able to meet all its obligations to both Clearing Members as well as other
creditors subject to such norms laid down under the policy approved by the Relevant Authority in
accordance with norms or directions issued by SEBI from time to time.

3) Involuntary Winding Down

The Clearing Corporation may wind down its critical operations and services on involuntary basis due to
various factors including but not limited to the following:

i. if default management resources maintained by the Clearing Corporation are exhausted due to
default by the Clearing Member(s), and consequently if the Clearing Corporation fails to fulfil its obligations
towards Clearing Members and/or its Constituents.
ii. if its solvency gets adversely affected as a result of, including but not limited to large operational
expenses, legal expenses, business or investment losses rendering the Clearing Corporation unable to
fulfil its obligations to Clearing Member(s), its constituents and/or other creditors.
iii. if SEBI or any other statutory authority under Applicable Laws issues directions to the Clearing
Corporation to wind down the critical operations and services.

4) Winding Down Procedure

The winding down procedure shall be as prescribed by the Relevant Authority in accordance with the
norms or directions issued by SEBI from time to time and shall be binding on the Clearing Members.”

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