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Ethics, Opportunities, Technology & Sustainability in CA Profession

CA, CS, CMA : Ethical conduct is the core of professional credibility in accountancy, directly influencing career prospects, client trust, and r...

December 15, 2025 600 Views 0 comment Print

Professionalism in CA and Banking: Ethics and Compliance

Corporate Law : Core principles of professionalism (integrity, objectivity, independence) for CAs and bankers, enforced by ICAI, Companies Act, an...

September 29, 2025 669 Views 0 comment Print

CA Professional Code of Conduct: First Schedule Guide

CA, CS, CMA : A summary of the First Schedule of the Chartered Accountants Act, 1949, detailing professional misconduct, recent amendments, and ...

September 3, 2025 2376 Views 0 comment Print

ICAI Code of Ethics: Guiding the Profession with Integrity and Trust

CA, CS, CMA : Explore the ICAI Code of Ethics—its structure, key rules, and disciplinary process ensuring ethical conduct by Chartered Account...

May 26, 2025 4437 Views 0 comment Print

Professional Misconduct in Tax Audits: Navigating 60-Tax Audit Rule

CA, CS, CMA : Understand the 60-tax audit rule for Chartered Accountants, its exceptions, and its implications on professional conduct and ethic...

July 16, 2024 3993 Views 0 comment Print


Latest News


ICAI allows Advertising by Indian CA Firms

CA, CS, CMA : ICAI’s Code of Ethics amendments now allow advertising, website promotion, and enhanced visibility, enabling domestic CA firms t...

December 13, 2025 110745 Views 1 comment Print

Exposure Draft: 13th edition of ICAI Code of Ethics – Request for Comments

CA, CS, CMA : ICAI's Ethical Standards Board issued an Exposure Draft for the 13th Code of Ethics, proposing revisions to the current standards....

October 28, 2025 2397 Views 0 comment Print

ICMAI release Code of Ethics Effective June 2025

CA, CS, CMA : ICMAI issues revised Code of Ethics for CMAs, effective June 1, 2025, including independence standards for audit and assurance eng...

June 10, 2025 576 Views 0 comment Print

Deloitte Inspection: NFRA Notes Progress, Flags Lingering Issues

Company Law : NFRA's 2023 inspection of Deloitte Haskins & Sells LLP finds improvements but notes ongoing issues in key audit areas....

March 30, 2025 2835 Views 0 comment Print

NFRA Finds Unresolved Issues in Walker Chandiok’s 2023 Audit Inspection

Company Law : NFRA's 2023 inspection of Walker Chandiok & Co. LLP reveals ongoing issues in independence and audit procedures....

March 30, 2025 1509 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


BoD’s Failure to Justify Dishonor of Cheques as Misconduct Leads to Remand for Reconsideration: Delhi HC

CA, CS, CMA : Appellant had approached this Court by way of the present intra Court appeal. It was held that BoD had failed to accord any reaso...

March 18, 2025 708 Views 0 comment Print

CA Barred for Five Years by NCLT for Failing Duties as Statutory Auditor

CA, CS, CMA : Read the full NCLT judgment/order on Union of India Vs CA. Ramaiah Nataraja. Bengaluru CA barred from statutory auditor role for c...

July 16, 2024 4092 Views 0 comment Print

ICAI can Proceed Against whole Firm if One Member cannot be held Responsible: HC

CA, CS, CMA : Delhi High Court rules that ICAI can hold entire CA firms accountable for misconduct, even if individual guilt isn't found. Full j...

July 10, 2024 5328 Views 0 comment Print

SC Upholds CA Rule on Referring Misconduct to Disciplinary Committee

CA, CS, CMA : Naresh Chandra Agrawal Vs Institute of Chartered Accountants of India And Others (Supreme Court of India) In a landmark judgment, ...

February 10, 2024 1389 Views 0 comment Print

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

Income Tax : Held that rule 12 Chartered Accountants (Procedure of Investigations of Professional and Other Misconduct and Conduct of Cases) Ru...

September 10, 2022 3564 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


CA Reprimanded by ICAI Disciplinary Committee for issuing unverified certificate

CA, CS, CMA : ICAI Disciplinary Committee reprimands CA. Jayaraman Dindigul Viswanathan for professional misconduct in issuing an unverified cer...

July 26, 2025 636 Views 0 comment Print

ICAI Caps Tax Audit Limits at 60 per partner from 1st April 2026

CA, CS, CMA : ICAI sets limit of 60 tax audit assignments per CA or partner annually, effective from 1 April 2026, replacing earlier 2008 guidel...

July 25, 2025 12549 Views 0 comment Print

ICAI Bars Two CAs for Misconduct in NSEL Audit Case

CA, CS, CMA : ICAI found two CAs guilty of professional misconduct in the NSEL audit case and ordered one-year membership removal for CA Shrawan...

July 11, 2025 585 Views 0 comment Print

ICAI Disciplinary Action: CA Srinivas Talluri Penalized

CA, CS, CMA : The ICAI Disciplinary Committee has ordered the removal of CA Srinivas Talluri's name from the Register of Members for 10 years an...

June 3, 2025 2313 Views 0 comment Print

ICAI Concludes Disciplinary Action Against Two Chartered Accountants

CA, CS, CMA : ICAI suspends CAs Praveen Murarka and Subhash Chander Sharma for professional misconduct, with removal from Register of Members ef...

April 17, 2025 5946 Views 0 comment Print


Authority of ICAI only can evaluate Professional misconduct of member and not the Appellant-company

August 1, 2019 2184 Views 1 comment Print

Wholesale Trading Service Pvt. Ltd. Vs ICAI (Delhi High Court) Conclusion: Since Appellant-company was carrying on the activity of filing and pursuing complaints against various Chartered Accountants as an organised activity, independent of the objects for which it was incorporated, therefore, it was held that litigants, such as assessee, who had made litigation their business/vocation […]

No Professional misconduct if auditor not obtains NOC from auditor prior to existing auditor

July 22, 2019 19968 Views 0 comment Print

Ssay & Associates Vs ICAI (Delhi High Court) Conclusion: Since the accounts filed with the Registrar of Companies for the years 2006-07 to 2008-09, that is, for the three years prior to the period for which KNA was appointed, had been audited by M/s Manu Sharma and Co. and therefore, there was no necessity for […]

Misconduct if a CA indulge in other business without permission

June 1, 2019 13281 Views 0 comment Print

Appellant in this case was actually involved in the business of the company and he formed this company along with his family members in order to venture into a new business apart from the profession of chartered accountancy. The Appellant did indulge in the business without the permission of the Council. He was, therefore, rightly held guilty of professional misconduct by the Board of Discipline.

Misconduct Proceedings against CA for Sexual Harrassment is valid : HC

February 11, 2019 3276 Views 0 comment Print

Lalit Agrawal Vs ICAI & ANR (Delhi High Court) Hon;ble Court is unable to accept the contention that the Board of Discipline does not have the jurisdiction to examine the alleged misconduct which includes Sexual Harrassment on the part of the petitioner. Clause (2) of Part-IV of the First Schedule to the Act is wide, […]

Misconduct Allegations against CS not sustainable in absence of Evidence

November 15, 2018 1473 Views 0 comment Print

Shri Nizar Mawani Vs Shri Ajay Moreshwar Antarkar (ICSI Disciplinary Committee ) The Disciplinary Committee and after considering all the material on record and after considering all the facts and circumstance of the matter observed that the instant case has arisen out of an affidavit purportedly filed before CLB, Mumbai, by the Respondent wherein he […]

ICAI order on Misconduct against Delhi CAs remanded back to it by Appellate Authority

October 18, 2018 3582 Views 0 comment Print

A sting operation conducted by Aaj Tak News Channel and aired on 14th November, 2016 under title Jugadu Mechanic Part-3 containing allegations against CA. Radhey Shyam Bansal

CA held guilty of Misconduct for failure to exercise due diligence

October 5, 2018 14010 Views 0 comment Print

Mahavir Jain Vs Disciplinary Committee (Appellate Authority) 1. This Appeal has been filed by the Appellant before this Authority against the Order dated 7th November, 2017 passed by the Disciplinary Committee (Bench-I) of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India under Section 21B (3) of the Chartered Accountants Act, 1949 read with Rule 19 (1) of […]

CS held guilty of negligence in issue of Compliance Certificate

June 29, 2018 2652 Views 0 comment Print

Respondent has admitted to have not visited the office of the City group companies but has relied merely on the instructions of one Shri Kaiser Baig rather than verifying the records himself at the office of the company.

BJP leader asks Bar Council to Debar MPs and MLAs from Practicing As Advocates

December 20, 2017 1425 Views 0 comment Print

In a letter addressed to the Chairman of Bar Council of India, Mr. Manan Kumar Mishra, BJP leader and Advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay has sought debarment of Members of Parliament (MPs) and Members of Legislative Assembly (MLAs) from practicing as Advocates.

CVC Code of Ethics for Chartered Accountants

November 20, 2017 33528 Views 5 comments Print

This function of attestation is done by professional accountants, who are Chartered Accountants in our country. It has been however, observed that there have been a number of cases in banks and financial institutions wherein due to the erroneous/ambiguous advice tendered by the respective Chartered Accountants, borrowal accounts have had to face quick mortality resulting in loss for the bank.

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