Appointment of chairperson of Appellate Authority for CAs CSs & Cost Accountants

On August 16, 2024, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs issued a notification announcing the appointment of Shri Justice Talwant Singh, retired Judge of the Delhi High Court, as the new Chairperson of the Appellate Authority for Professional Institutes. This appointment is made under the authority of section 22A of the Chartered Accountants Act, 1949, the Cost and Works Accountants Act, 1959, and the Company Secretaries Act, 1980. The notification updates the earlier notification published on November 4, 2015, to reflect this change in leadership. Justice Singh replaces the previous chairperson and will oversee appeals and disputes related to the professional institutes governed by these acts. The update is part of ongoing amendments to ensure effective governance and oversight within the regulatory framework for these professional bodies.

MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 16th August, 2024

G.S.R. 506(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 22A of the Chartered Accountants Act, 1949 (38 of 1949), section 22A of the Cost and Works Accountants Act, 1959 (23 of 1959) and section 22A of the Company Secretaries Act, 1980 (56 of 1980), the Central Government hereby makes the following further amendments in the notification of the Government of India, Ministry of Corporate Affairs, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 835(E), dated the 4th November, 2015, namely:-

In the said notification, for serial number (1) and the entries relating thereto, the following serial number and entries shall be substituted, namely:-

“(1) Shri Justice Talwant Singh, – Chairperson;

Judge (Retd.), High Court of Delhi,

[F. No. 12/15/2007-PI Vol III]
INDER DEEP SINGH DHARIWAL, Jt. Secy.

Note.- The principal notification was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 835(E), dated the 3th November, 2015 and subsequently amended, vide notifications numbers G.S.R. 1130(E), dated the 13^th December, 2016, G.S.R. 171(E), dated the 1^st March, 2019, G.S.R. 413(E), dated the 10^th June, 2019, G.S.R. 408(E), dated the 15^th June, 2021, G.S.R. 415(E), dated the 16^th June, 2021, G.S.R. 212(E), dated the 17^th March, 2022, G.S.R. 222(E), dated the 25^th March, 2022, G.S.R. 668 ( E ), dated the 30^th August, 2022 and G.S.R. 255(E) , dated the 26^th April, 2024.