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Issues: Whether the Council of the Institute, as the controlling authority in disciplinary matters, could direct further enquiry by the Disciplinary Committee and whether the order of remand was sustainable without the Council independently considering the committee's report.
Analysis: The disciplinary scheme under the Chartered Accountants Act, 1949 contemplates a report by the Disciplinary Committee followed by consideration by the Council, which is the ultimate authority to determine whether misconduct is made out. The power under the relevant regulations permits the Council to require further enquiry where necessary. However, that power has to be exercised on an independent application of mind to the committee's report and the material before it. In the present case, the record did not show that the Council had expressly accepted or disagreed with the report before directing further enquiry, and the matter was therefore required to be considered afresh by the Council itself rather than being treated as conclusively dealt with by the committee report alone.
Conclusion: The Council was held entitled to proceed further, but it had to consider the report independently and pass an appropriate order in accordance with law; the writ court's approval of the disciplinary report on merits was found unnecessary.
Final Conclusion: The writ appeal was allowed to the extent of modifying the single judge's order and restoring the matter to the Council for independent consideration.
Ratio Decidendi: In disciplinary proceedings under the Chartered Accountants Act, the Council, as the final authority, must independently consider the Disciplinary Committee's report before directing further enquiry or taking further action.
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