https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=221538 The Institute's disciplinary power extends beyond scheduled professional misconduct to other dishonourable or infamous conduct, so a member may be proceeded against even if he disputes being in practice or raises a membership objection. On the facts, the respondent held himself out as a chartered accountant and the proceedings were validly initiated. Forged income-tax return acknowledgements and false loan papers, coupled with dishonesty and conduct inconsistent with professional ethics, constituted other misconduct. The Court held the original penalty inadequate and directed removal from membership for five years. en-us Thu, 18 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 16 Mar 2013 06:04:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=221538 The Institute's disciplinary power extends beyond scheduled professional misconduct to other dishonourable or infamous conduct, so a member may be proceeded against even if he disputes being in practice or raises a membership objection. On the facts, the respondent held himself out as a chartered accountant and the proceedings were validly initiated. Forged income-tax return acknowledgements and false loan papers, coupled with dishonesty and conduct inconsistent with professional ethics, constituted other misconduct. The Court held the original penalty inadequate and directed removal from membership for five years. Case-Laws Companies Law Thu, 18 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=221538