CA can be held guilty of professional Misconduct for his act although unrelated to profession but which brings disrepute to the profession or ICAI

Council of the ICAI Vs Shri Gurvinder Singh & Anr. (Supreme Court of India) The Supreme Court observed that the chartered accountants can be proceeded against for their acts which bring disrepute to the profession whether or not related to his professional work. The bench comprising Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman and Justice Navin Sinha was considering appeal filed by the Council Of The Institute Of Chartered Accountants Of India against a high court order that rejected its recommendation to remove a chartered accountant for a period of six months from the rolls. The disciplinary committee...