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How to File a Complaint with Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)?

On this page we will learn How to File a Complaint with Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) using the official website of SCORES (Sebi COmplaints REdress System) i.e. https://scores.gov.in/ and using snail mail?

In case of any more query/doubt, you can call SEBI TOLL FREE number listed on THIS PAGE.



How to Lodge your Complaint Online?

SCORES

You are required to create an account on SCORES using THIS LINK. For account creation you are required to enter following information:

  • Name
  • E-mail Address
  • Address of Correspondence
  • City/Location
  • Pin code
  • State/UT
  • PAN Number
  • Phone Number
  • Mobile Number (For receiving SMS) – Enter a valid mobile number of 10 digits without first digit as 0 and +91 e.g. 9876543210
  • Aadhar Number
  • CKYC Id
  • Bank Account number of the Investor
  • Bank Name
  • Bank IFSC Code

After creating an account, if you’d like to change/enter any information at a later stage then you can do so by going to your profile page: https://scores.gov.in/scores/myProfile.html

In case you’d like to change your password for your account then you can do so by going to: https://scores.gov.in/scores/changePass.html

Listed Companies

Before filing a complaint with SEBI, you are required to file a complaint with the concerned intermediary / listed company for redressal of your grievance first. If you don’t receive any proper reply/resolution from the intermediary/company, then you can lodge your grievance with SEBI.

In most cases, you need to Enter the name of the intermediary/company against which you’d like to file your grievance.

Refund/Allotment/ Dividend/Transfer/Bonus/Rights/ Redemption/Interest

Select your issue that you are facing with the intermediary/company from the following list:

  • Non-receipt of refund in Public / Rights issue
  • Non-receipt of shares in Public / Rights issue (including allotment letter)
  • Receipt of shares in Physical mode instead of electronic mode
  • Receipt of Refund/Dividend in Physical mode instead of Electronic mode
  • Non-receipt of shares after Transfer
  • Non-receipt of duplicate share certificate
  • Non-receipt of shares after Transmission
  • Non-receipt of shares after Remat
  • Non-receipt of shares after Conversion / endorsement / consolidation / splitting
  • Non-receipt of Dividend
  • Non-receipt of Bonus
  • Non-receipt of Rights Issue form
  • Non-receipt of fractional entitlement
  • Non-receipt of interest for delay in Refunds
  • Non-receipt of interest for delay in Dividend
  • Non-receipt of interest for delay in Redemption proceeds of debt security
  • Non-receipt of interest for delay in payment of interest on debt security
  • Non-receipt of interest for delay in dispatch/credit of securities
  • Non-receipt of redemption amount of debt securities
  • Non-receipt of interest on securities
  • Non-receipt of securities in Public / Rights issue
  • Non-receipt of securities after Transfer
  • Non-receipt of securities after Transmission
  • Non-receipt of duplicate debt securities certificate
  • Non-receipt of securities after Remat
  • Non-receipt of securities after Conversion / endorsement / consolidation / splitting
  • Non updation of Address/Signature or Corrections etc
    Others

As soon as you select your issue a new box will pop up which allows you to write your complaint in brief. The box also allows you to upload attachment file(s), that you’d like to include with your complaint. Make sure that the attached file is relevant to your complaint.

You need to mention the Type of Securities (eg. shares, debentures etc. or name of the scheme pertaining to mutual fund) that you hold with the company.

Pre listing/Offer Document (Shares)

Select your issue from the following list if your complaint pertains to Pre listing/Offer Document (Shares):

  • Non-disclosure/wrong disclosure in offer documents
  • Issue / offer price related
  • Book-building related
  • Complaints related to self-certified syndicate bankers (ASBA)
  • Delay in listing or non-listing after IPO
  • Complaints against issuers /promoters/directors
  • Others
  • Application not bidded
  • Data Entry Error
  • Scheme of Amalgamation

Pre listing /Offer Document (Debentures & Bonds)

Select your issue from the following list if your complaint is related to Pre listing /Offer Document (Debentures & Bonds):

  • Non-disclosure/wrong disclosure in offer documents
  • Issue / offer price related
  • Book-building related
  • Complaints related to self-certified syndicate bankers (ASBA)
  • Delay in listing or non-listing after IPO
  • Complaints against issuers /promoters/directors
  • Others
  • Application not bidded
  • Data Entry Error

Delisting of securities

Complaints against Non-receipt of letter of offer for Delisting and related issues can be sent to SEBI.

Buy back of securities

Complaints against Non-receipt of letter of offer for Buyback and related issues can be sent to SEBI.

Takeover/Restructuring

Complaints related to Takeover/Restructuring can be sent to SEBI.

Corporate Governance/Listing Conditions

Complaints related to Corporate Governance/Listing Conditions can be sent to SEBI as well.

Minimum Public Shareholding

Complaints related to Minimum Public Shareholding can be sent to SEBI.

Accounting Manipulation by Listed Companies

Complaints related to Accounting Manipulation by Listed Companies can be sent to SEBI.

Registrars & Transfer Agents

You can file your grievance with SEBI against Registrars & Transfer Agents and their deficiencies in providing appropriate services.

Non-Demat/Remat

SEBI will entertain your grievance if it’s related to Non-Demat/Remat as well.

Brokers/Stock Exchanges

Stock Brokers

If you’d like to file a complaint against a stock broker who is operating in following stock exchanges:

  • Bombay stock exchange ltd.
  • Calcutta stock exchange ltd.
  • India International Exchange Commodity Exchange
  • Indian Commodity Exchange Ltd.
  • Metropolitan Stock Exchange Limited aka MCX Stock Exchange Limited
  • Magadh Stock Exchange
  • Multi Commodity Exchange of India
  • NSE IFSC Limited Commodity Exchange
  • National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange ltd.
  • National Multi Commodity Exchange of India ltd.
  • National Stock Exchange of India ltd.

then you can do so for following issues:

  • Unauthorized trades in clients account
  • Misappropriation of clients funds / securities
  • Closing off / squaring up position without consent
  • Dispute in Auction value / close out value
  • Dabba Trading
  • Non-receipt of delivery
  • Non-receipt of payment
  • Non settlement of accounts
  • Delay in delivery
  • Delay in payment
  • Non-execution of order
  • Wrong execution of order
  • Connectivity / system related problem
  • Account opening / closing / suspension related
  • Excess brokerage
  • Improper Service
  • Non-receipt of Contract notes
  • Non-receipt of Bills
  • Non-receipt of Account statements
  • Non-receipt of Agreement copies
  • Non implementation of arbitration award
  • Delay in refund of margin payment
  • Delay in refund of margin deposit
  • IPO related
  • Non-receipt of corporate benefits
  • Others

While sending your complaint you are required to enter your client ID and Name of stock broker against whom you’d like to file your grievance.

Sub-broker

If you’d like to file a complaint against a sub-broker operating in following stack exchanges:

  • Bombay stock exchange ltd.
  • Calcutta stock exchange ltd.
  • Metropolitan Stock Exchange Limited aka MCX Stock Exchange Limited
  • Magadh Stock Exchange
  • National Stock Exchange of India

then you can do so for following issues:

  • Unauthorized trades in clients account
  • Misappropriation of clients funds / securities
  • Closing off / squaring up position without consent
  • Dispute in Auction value / close out value
  • Dabba Trading
  • Non-receipt of delivery
  • Non-receipt of payment
  • Non settlement of accounts
  • Delay in delivery
  • Delay in payment
  • Non-execution of order
  • Wrong execution of order
  • Connectivity / system related problem
  • Account opening / closing / suspension related
  • Excess brokerage
  • Improper Service
  • Non-receipt of Contract notes
  • Non-receipt of Bills
  • Non-receipt of Account statements
  • Non-receipt of Agreement copies
  • Non implementation of arbitration award
  • Delay in refund of margin payment
  • Delay in refund of margin deposit
  • IPO related
  • Non-receipt of corporate benefits
  • Others

While sending your complaint you are required to enter your client ID and Name of sub-broker against whom you’d like to file your grievance.

Portfolio Managers

Complaint against Portfolio Managers with SEBI can be filed for following issues:

  • Delay in payment
  • Non-receipt of payment
  • Delay in refund of margin payment
  • Non settlement of accounts
  • Delay in delivery
  • Non-receipt of delivery
  • Delay in refund of margin deposit
  • Non-receipt of Contract notes
  • Non-receipt of Bills
  • Non-receipt of Account statements
  • Non-receipt of Agreement copies
  • Unauthorized trades in clients account
  • Misappropriation of clients funds / securities
  • Excess brokerage
  • Non-execution of order
  • Wrong execution of order
  • Connectivity / system related problem
  • Non-receipt of corporate benefits
  • Other service defaults
  • Closing off / squaring up position without consent
  • Dispute in Auction value / close out value
  • Non implementation of arbitration award
  • IPO related
  • Others

Stock Exchanges

You can file your grievance with SEBI for various stock exchanges.

Commodity Exchanges

You can file your grievance with SEBI for commodity exchanges for following issues:

  • Arbitration
  • Assaying / Testing
  • Delivery & Settlement
  • Exchange Administration
  • Margin / Imposition of penalty
  • Price volatility / price manipulation
  • Quality of goods delivered
  • Refund of Margin
  • Trading
  • Warehouses / Warehouse Service Providers
  • Others

Depository Participants/ Depository

You can file a complaint against your Depository Participant (DP) if you are facing any of the following issues with them:

  • Denial in opening an account
  • Account opened in another name than as requested
  • Non receipt of Account Opening Kit
  • Delay in activation/ opening of account
  • Non Receipt of copy of DP Client Agreement/Schedule A of Charges
  • Delay in Dematerialisation request processing
  • Delay in Rematerialisation request processing
  • Delay in/ Non-Receipt of Original certificate after demat rejection
  • Non Acceptance of demat/remat request
  • Delay in/ Non-Receipt of Statements from DP
  • Discrepancy in Transaction statement
  • Insistence on Power of Attorney in favor of DP
  • Deactivation/ Freezing/ Suspension related
  • Defreezing related
  • Transmission related
  • Pledge related
  • SMS related
  • Non-updation of changes in account (address/ signatories/bank details/ PAN/ Nomination etc.)
  • Wrong/ Excess Charges
  • Charges paid, but not credited
  • Charges for Opening/closure of Account
  • Non acceptance of DIS for transfer
  • Delay in / Non-Execution of DIS
  • Delay in Issuance / Re-issuance of DIS Booklet
  • Non closure/ delay in closure of account
  • Closure of account without intimation by DP
  • Unauthorized Transaction in account
  • Manipulation
  • Unauthorized changes in account (address/ signatories/bank details/PAN etc.)
  • others

When you are going to file complaint against your DP, you are required to mention your DP ID and client ID in the requisite fields. In some cases you are also required to select whether you hold shares in physical form or electronic form.

In case you’d like to file your complaint against a depository then you need to mention its name in the complaint along with Value of Claim in Rupees (if any) and upload supporting documents with your complaint.

Mutual Funds

If you’d like to file a complaint related to mutual funds then you can do so for following issues:

  • Delay/Non-receipt of dividend on Units
  • Delay/Non-receipt of Interest on delayed payment of Dividend
  • Delay/Non-receipt of Redemption Proceeds
  • Delay/Non-receipt of Interest on delayed payment of Redemption
  • Non-receipt of Statement of Account/Unit Certificate
  • Discrepancy in Statement of Account
  • Non receipt of Annual Report/ Abridged Summary
  • Wrong Switch between Schemes
  • Unauthorized Switch between schemes
  • Deviation from scheme attributes
  • Wrong or excess charges/load
  • Non updation of changes viz.address, PAN, bank details, nomination, etc
  • Non receipt of Annual Account
  • Others

Merchant Bankers

You can send your complaint to SEBI against Merchant bankers for following issues:

  • Non-receipt of refund in Public / Rights issue
  • Non-receipt of shares in Public / Rights issue (including allotment letter)
  • Non-receipt of interest for delay in dispatch/credit of Refunds
  • Non-receipt of interest for delay in dispatch/credit of Dividend
  • Allotment of Shares in Physical mode even though DP-ID, Client-ID given
  • Receipt of Refund/Dividend in Physical mode even though opted for Electronic mode
  • Blocking/Unblocking amount under ASBA
  • Application not appearing in IPO bid file
  • Non-exercise of due-diligence/Inadequate disclosure
  • Others

Debenture Trustee

Complaint against Debenture Trustees can be sent to SEBI for following issues:

  • Non-receipt of Debt securities after Transfer
  • Non-receipt of interest for delay in dispatch/credit of Redemption proceeds of debt security
  • Non-receipt of interest for delay in dispatch/credit of Securities
  • Non-receipt of Debt Securities after Conversion / endorsement / consolidation / splitting
  • Non-receipt of duplicate debt securities certificate
  • Non-receipt of interest on debt securities
  • Non-receipt of redemption amount of debt securities
  • Non-receipt of Debt securities in Public / Rights issue
  • Non-receipt of Debt securities after Remat
  • Non-receipt of interest for delay in dispatch/credit of interest on debt security
  • Non-receipt of Debt securities after Transmission
  • Others

KYC Registration Agency (KRA)

Complaint against various KYC Registration Agency (KRA) can be send to SEBI for following issues:

  • Charges related
  • Delay in Registration
  • Non updation of changes
  • Wrong data captured
  • Others

Price/Market Manipulation and Insider Trading

The information provided under the categories of Price/market manipulation and Insider trading will be treated as market intelligence. Therefore, no complaint number and acknowledgement shall be sent to you by SEBI. Also, the same cannot be tracked through SCORES.

This information shall be treated as confidential and will be analysed. If found necessary, further action will be taken by SEBI. The status of information cannot be ascertained as SEBI conducts the investigations confidentially in a holistic manner.

In order to aid SEBI to carry out its surveillance activity, you are encouraged to provide correct and complete information. SEBI will neither confirm nor deny the existence of any investigation. Any regulatory actions taken by SEBI are published on the official website of SEBI.

Apart from above mentioned categories you can file your complaint for following categories as well:

  • Faked document
  • Forged signature
  • Investment Adviser
  • Research Analyst
  • Collective Investment Scheme
  • Bankers to an Issue
  • Credit Rating Agencies
  • Custodian of Securities
  • Foreign Institutional Investors
  • Underwriters
  • Venture Capital Fund
  • Alternative Investment Fund
  • Infrastructure Investment Trust
  • Real Estate Investment Trust

Once you have registered your complaint with SEBI using online mode you will be allotted a complaint registration number which looks something like:

SEBIE/MP19/0005xxx/1

If you’d like to:

How to Lodge your Complaint Offline?

You can lodge your grievance with SEBI using snail mail as well. All you need to do is to send your grievance to them in plain sheet of paper with other relevant documents (photocopies).

You can send your envelope to one of the address mentioned on THIS PAGE.

If SEBI takes up your grievance then they will send you your unique complaint registration number via snail mail.

In case of any more query/doubt, you can call SEBI TOLL FREE number listed on THIS PAGE.