Professional Misconduct - Applicability of Network guidelines to ...
Indian Laws
March 23, 2020
Professional Misconduct - Applicability of Network guidelines to petitioner-firm of Chartered Accountants (CAs) - In absence of any “Information”, as contemplated under Rule 7 of the Rules 2007, the respondent no.2 has formed prima facie opinion only to do fishing inquiry and investigation. The intention of prima facie opinion is not for initiating disciplinary inquiry for the purpose of investigating further to establish whether the petitioner-firm in collaboration with the international entity, HLBI was involved in encouraging surrogate practice in India or not - the petitioner-firm which is in existence for more than 70 years cannot be put to rigors of disciplinary proceedings in absence of any specific allegation and in absence of any written information containing allegation as per Rule 7 of the Rule 2007. - HC
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