https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=377339 The Bombay HC held that the income-tax department lacked locus standi to seek enhancement of disciplinary punishment against a chartered accountant merely because it had initiated the complaint. In proceedings under the Chartered Accountants Act, a complainant is not automatically a person aggrieved entitled to challenge the disciplinary outcome. The Court also found no ground to interfere with the Board of Discipline's reasoned sanction of reprimand and fine, noting that the punishment fell within the statutory powers conferred by Section 21A(3) and that no basis was shown for enhancement or debarment. en-us Tue, 12 Mar 2019 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 28 Mar 2019 06:55:54 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=377339 The Bombay HC held that the income-tax department lacked locus standi to seek enhancement of disciplinary punishment against a chartered accountant merely because it had initiated the complaint. In proceedings under the Chartered Accountants Act, a complainant is not automatically a person aggrieved entitled to challenge the disciplinary outcome. The Court also found no ground to interfere with the Board of Discipline's reasoned sanction of reprimand and fine, noting that the punishment fell within the statutory powers conferred by Section 21A(3) and that no basis was shown for enhancement or debarment. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 12 Mar 2019 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=377339