Appointment of auditors

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....to such appointment, and a certificate from him or it that the appointment, if made, shall be in accordance with the conditions as may be prescribed, shall be obtained from the auditor: Provided also that the certificate shall also indicate whether the auditor satisfies the criteria provided in section 141: Provided also that the company shall inform the auditor concerned of his or its appointment, and also file a notice of such appointment with the Registrar within fifteen days of the meeting in which the auditor is appointed. Explanation.-For the purposes of this Chapter, "appointment" includes re-appointment. (2) No listed company or a company belonging to such class or classes of companies as may be prescribed, shall appoint....

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....e right of the auditor to resign from such office of the company. (3) Subject to the provisions of this Act, members of a company may resolve to provide that- (a) in the audit firm appointed by it, the auditing partner and his team shall be rotated at such intervals as may be resolved by members; or (b) the audit shall be conducted by more than one auditor. (4) The Central Government may, by rules, prescribe the manner in which the companies shall rotate their auditors in pursuance of sub-section (2). Explanation.-For the purposes of this Chapter, the word "firm" shall include a limited liability partnership incorporated under the Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008 (6 of 2009). (5) Notwithstanding anything....

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....r shall be appointed by the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India within sixty days from the date of registration of the company and in case the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India does not appoint such auditor within the said period, the Board of Directors of the company shall appoint such auditor within the next thirty days; and in the case of failure of the Board to appoint such auditor within the next thirty days, it shall inform the members of the company who shall appoint such auditor within the sixty days at an extraordinary general meeting, who shall hold office till the conclusion of the first annual general meeting. (8) Any casual vacancy in the office of an auditor shall- (i) in the case of a company other tha....