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Returning Officer Exonerated in Branch Election Dispute Where Withdrawals Confirmed Telephonically in Absence of Prescribed Procedure: ICAI Board of Discipline – CA Makarand Joshi vs. CA Sarang Kolhapure
Facts of the CaseThe dispute arose out of the elections
to the Managing Committee of the Satara Branch of the Western India Regional
Council of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India for the term
2016–2019....
Chartered Accountant Held Guilty for Accepting Statutory Audit Without Prior Written Communication with Outgoing Auditor: CA Ashish Chhabra vs. CA Neha Bansal (ICAI Board of Discipline)
Facts
of the CaseThe
complainant, CA Ashish Chhabra, was the statutory auditor of M/s ROC Foods
Limited for nearly ten years and completed his term during Financial Year
2017-18. During the course of audit, disputes ...
Incoming Auditor Penalised for Accepting Statutory Audit Without Written Communication to Outgoing Auditor: Monetary Fine Imposed by ICAI Board of Discipline – CA Parmar Haresh Kumar Jivanlal vs. CA Ketan Ganpatbhai Barevadia
Facts of the CaseA complaint was filed
by CA Parmar Haresh Kumar Jivanlal, Partner of M/s HJP & Co., Ahmedabad,
against CA Ketan Ganpatbhai Barevadia. The complainant firm had been the tax
auditor and statutory au...
Chartered Accountant Removed from Register for Three Months for Role in Fake Trust and Donation Scam: Disciplinary Order against CA Dinesh Kumar Agrawal under Chartered Accountants Act, 1949
Facts of the CaseThe
disciplinary proceedings against CA Dinesh Kumar Agrawal (Membership No.
016535), Agra, arose from an investigation conducted by the Central Bureau of
Investigation in RC No. G(E)/2005/EOW-I/DLI. ...
Chartered Accountant Fined for Accepting Tax Audit Without Prior Written Communication with Previous Auditor: Disciplinary Order in CA Rakesh Rastogi vs. CA Viral Rastogi (ICAI)
Facts of the CaseThe
disciplinary proceedings arose from a complaint filed by CA Rakesh Rastogi (M.
No. 071136), Badaun, against CA Viral Rastogi (M. No. 431829), partner of M/s
Ravindra Kumar & Associates. The co...
Chartered Accountant Held Guilty for Accepting Government Statutory Audit Without Prior Written Communication with Previous Auditor: CA Anumeha Garg vs. CA Anoop Kumar Gupta (ICAI Board of Discipline)
Facts
of the CaseThe
complainant, CA Anumeha Garg, was appointed as auditor of Zila Panchayat,
Balrampur by the Government of Chhattisgarh for Financial Year 2015-16,
including audit of MGNREGA and other implementing...
Incoming Auditor Held Guilty for Accepting Audit Without Written Communication to Outgoing Auditor: Monetary Penalty Imposed by ICAI Board of Discipline – CA Sunil Kumar vs. CA Arpit Taneja
Facts of the CaseA complaint was filed
by CA Sunil Kumar against CA Arpit Taneja alleging professional misconduct in
relation to acceptance of a tax audit assignment. The complainant was the tax
auditor of M/s Divyans...
Chartered Accountant Held Guilty for Accepting Statutory Audit Without Prior Written Communication with Previous Auditor and Without Ensuring Positive Evidence of Delivery: CA Amit Amol Lomte vs. CA Piyush Omprakash Singh (ICAI Board of Discipline)
Facts
of the CaseThe
complainant, CA Amit Amol Lomte, was appointed as the Statutory Auditor of M/s
Hatchway Windsor Private Limited for Financial Year 2018-19 and continued as
auditor till 31.03.2019. The complainan...
ICAI Board of Discipline Closes Case on Limitation Despite Serious CBI Allegations: Proceedings Held Time-Barred under Rule 12 – In Re: CA Bipin Babubhai Shah
Facts of the CaseA case bearing RC AC1 2008A 0001 was registered by the Central Bureau of
Investigation on 08.03.2008 based on source information against Shri Ashutosh
Verma, then Deputy Director (Investigation), Incom...
Acceptance of Statutory and Tax Audit Without Prior Written Communication and Without Compliance of Sections 139 and 140 of Companies Act Constitutes Professional Misconduct: ICAI Board of Discipline Imposes Fine – Aditya Aggarwal vs. CA Sanjay Bhatia
Facts of the CaseA
complaint was filed by CA Aditya Aggarwal, partner of M/s Aggarwal &
Rampal, Chartered Accountants, Delhi, against CA Sanjay Bhatia, partner of M/s
R K Dudeja & Co., Chartered Accountants, N...