The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) notified Justice Shashi Kant Gupta as the Chairperson of Appellate Authority under Chartered Accountants (CA), Company Secretaries (CS), Cost and Works Accountants (CMA) Laws.
The Appellate Authority is established by the Central Government in March 2009 vide its notification in the Official Gazette, in terms of Section 22A(1) of the Chartered Accountants Act, 1949, Section 22A of the Cost and Works Accountants Act, 1959, and Section 22A of the Company Secretaries Act, 1980.
Any member of the Institute, i.e., a Chartered Accountant, Company Secretary or Cost Accountant, held guilty of Professional or Other Misconduct, who is aggrieved by an Order of the Board of Discipline or the Disciplinary Committee of the Institute imposing a penalty on him, may appeal against the Order to the Appellate Authority.
The Government has appointed Justice Shashi Kant Gupta, Judge (Retd.) High Court of Allahabad as a chairperson to the appellate authority.
This notification shall come into force on 15th June, 2021
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