https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=370820 A member of the Institute may be proceeded against for "other misconduct" even when the conduct arises in a personal or commercial capacity, if the Council forms the opinion that it brings disrepute to the profession or the Institute under the Chartered Accountants Act and its Schedules. The statutory definition is not confined to conduct occurring in the course of professional practice. On that basis, the High Court was held to have erred in excluding such conduct from the disciplinary framework merely because it was connected with a commercial dealing. The impugned judgment was set aside and the matter remanded for fresh consideration, with all contentions left open. en-us Fri, 16 Nov 2018 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 24 Nov 2018 08:26:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=370820 A member of the Institute may be proceeded against for "other misconduct" even when the conduct arises in a personal or commercial capacity, if the Council forms the opinion that it brings disrepute to the profession or the Institute under the Chartered Accountants Act and its Schedules. The statutory definition is not confined to conduct occurring in the course of professional practice. On that basis, the High Court was held to have erred in excluding such conduct from the disciplinary framework merely because it was connected with a commercial dealing. The impugned judgment was set aside and the matter remanded for fresh consideration, with all contentions left open. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 16 Nov 2018 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=370820