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The Supreme Court will decide on February 3 the bail plea of Price Waterhouse auditor Talluri Srinivas, who was arrested in the Rs 7,136-crore Satyam fraud case for allegedly conniving with its founder B Ramalinga Raju and other aides. A Bench headed by Chief Justice KG Balakrishnan posted the matter for final hearing on February 3 after hearing counsel for both the parties—Srinivas and CBI. Earlier, it had sought response from the investigative agency on an appeal fi.. Full Article

The CBI on Monday opposed the bail plea of Price Waterhouse auditor Mr Srinivas Talluri who was arrested in Satyam fraud case for allegedly conniving with its founder Mr B Ramalinga Raju and other aides. Additional Solicitor General, Mr Harin Raval told a Bench headed by the Chief Justice, Mr K G Balakrishnan that Mr Talluri was part of the conspiracy in the entire fraud. Full Article

Media reports on Wednesday said that ICAI had withdrawn the showcause notice issued to Price Waterhouse for alleged violation of norms. The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) on Thursday denied media reports that it has withdrawn an 8 October showcause notice against accounting firm Price Waterhouse that was statutory auditor for the erstwhile Satyam Computer Services Ltd. Price Waterhouse New Delhi in a Wednesday statement claimed that the notice had bee.. Full Article

A report prepared by India's apex accounting body that is investigating the role of the auditors in the fraud at Satyam Computer Services Ltd doesn't shed any new light on the subject and, apart from repeating charges made by the Central Bureau of Investigation, India's federal investigative agency, suggests generic measures to improve the audit process in companies. Full Article

Seven months after the arrest of two Price Waterhouse auditors in the scam at Satyam Computer Services Ltd, the accounting regulator has finally acted against one of them. The executive committe of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, or Icai, has decided to withdraw S. Gopalakrishnan from 11 of its committees. Full Article

1. The Indian government represented by the Corporate Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid said last Friday said that the government will support Mahindra Satyam in resolving class action suits which it is facing in the US.On the other hand, not only does the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), which is probing the accounting scam [...] Full Article

In view of the Satyam scandal, software exporter HCL Technologies today said it has appointed KPMG as an independent auditor to review its balance sheet in addition to its statutory auditor Price Waterhouse. Price Waterhouse was the statutory auditor for Satyam Computer Services Ltd. “We have appointed an additional accounting firm (KPMG) to independently review [...] Full Article