https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=762288 Under the Chartered Accountants Act, a complaint once filed with the Disciplinary Directorate could not be withdrawn or neutralised by a private settlement, so the disciplinary process remained valid. The complainant's absence did not vitiate the enquiry because such proceedings are primarily between the Institute and the member, with the complainant acting only as an informant or related party. On the merits, the member's conduct-supported by the record and found unbecoming of a Chartered Accountant-was held to constitute other misconduct, and the professional penalty of removal from the Register of Members for six months was upheld as proportionate. en-us Wed, 27 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 29 Nov 2024 08:16:51 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=762288 Under the Chartered Accountants Act, a complaint once filed with the Disciplinary Directorate could not be withdrawn or neutralised by a private settlement, so the disciplinary process remained valid. The complainant's absence did not vitiate the enquiry because such proceedings are primarily between the Institute and the member, with the complainant acting only as an informant or related party. On the merits, the member's conduct-supported by the record and found unbecoming of a Chartered Accountant-was held to constitute other misconduct, and the professional penalty of removal from the Register of Members for six months was upheld as proportionate. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 27 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=762288