Rule 12 of CA rules not debar Director of Discipline from entertaining 7 year old complaint

Ashish Agarwal Vs Institute of Chartered Accountant of India (Delhi High Court) Held that rule 12 Chartered Accountants (Procedure of Investigations of Professional and Other Misconduct and Conduct of Cases) Rules, 2007 does not expressly debar the Director Discipline from entertaining a complaint merely because it may relate to acts of misconduct committed seven years prior to the same being lodged. Facts- The petitioner, a practicing Chartered Accountant impugns a communication dated 22 September 2021 issued by the Disciplinary Directorate of the Institute of Chartered Accountancy rejecting ...