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Notification by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India implementing an Appellate Authority order that reduced the disciplinary penalty imposed on a chartered accountant found guilty of professional misconduct.

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The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), New Delhi, under Notification No. PR/72A/13-DD/264/14/DC/564/2017 dated 1st December 2023, notified under Regulation 18 of the Chartered Accountants Regulations, 1988 that CA. Nitte Sudhir Shetty (Membership No. 035083, Mumbai, Maharashtra) shall have his name removed from the Register of Members for a period of three months with effect from 1st December 2023; the Disciplinary Committee had originally found him guilty of Professional Misconduct under Item (7) of Part I of the Second Schedule to the Chartered Accountants Act, 1949, read with Rule 18(17) of the Chartered Accountants (Procedure of Investigations of Professional and Other Misconduct and Conduct of Cases) Rules, 2007, and ordered removal of his name for six months plus a fine of Rs. 1,00,000, but on appeal (Appeal No. 06/ICAI/2023) under Section 22G of the Chartered Accountants Act, 1949, the Appellate Authority's order dated 20th October 2023 reduced the removal period to three months while retaining the Rs. 1,00,000 fine, acting under sub-section (2) of Section 20 of the Act; the notification is signed by CA. (Dr.) Jai Kumar Batra, Secretary.

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EXTRAORDINARY PART III—Section 4 PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 789] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY , DEC EMBER 1, 2023/ AGRAHAYANA 10, 1945 CG-DL-E-02122023-250381 THE INSTITUTE OF CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS OF INDIA, NEW DELHI (Set up by an Act of Parliament) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 1st December , 2023 (CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS) No. PR/72A/13 -DD/264/14/DC/564/2017 .—In terms of the provisions of Section 21B(3) of the Chartered Accountants Act, 1949 read with Rule 18(17) of the Chartered Accountants (Procedure of Investigations of Professional and Other Misconduct and Conduct of Cas es) Rules, 2007, the Disciplinary Committee has held CA. Nitte Sudhir Shetty (Membership No. 035083), Arjun, Plot No. 6 A, Kalyangram Society, V P Road, Andheri(West), MUMBAI(Maharashtra) 400 058, guilty of Professional Misconduct falling within the meani ng of Item (7) of Part I of Second Schedule to the aforesaid Act and consequently after affording an opportunity of being heard in terms of Rule 19(1) of the aforesaid Rules, ordered for removal of the name of CA. Nitte Sudhir Shetty (Membership No. 035083 ) from the Register of Members for a period of 06(Six) months and also imposed a fine of Rs. 1,00,000/ - (Rupees One Lakh only). Aggrieved by Order of the Committee, the Respondent preferred an Appeal in terms of Section 22G of the Chartered Accountants Act, 1949 and the Appellate Authority in appeal no. 06/ICAI/2023 vide its order dated 20th October, 2023 has modified the period of removal of name from 06(Six) months to 03(three) months alongwith a fine of Rs. 1,00,000/ -(Rupees One Lakh only). Accordingly, i n pursuance of the aforesaid Order of the Appellate Authority and in exercise of the powers conferred by sub -section (2) of Section 20 of the aforesaid Act, it is hereby notified under Regulation 18 of the Chartered Accountants Regulations 1988, that the n ame of said CA. Nitte Sudhir Shetty (Membership No. 035083) shall stand removed from the Register of Members for a period of 03(Three) months with effect from 1st December, 2023. CA. (Dr. ) JAI KUMAR BATRA , Sec y. [ADVT. -III/4/Exty./ 571/2023 -24] Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi -110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi -110054.

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