Company Secretary & Compliance Officer
17858 Points
Joined November 2008
If it is unearthed during inquiry before SEBI that a particular chartered accountant, in connivance and in collusion with officers / directors of company, has concocted false accounts, such aperson can be prevented from dealing with auditing of such a public listed company to protect interests of investors and to regulate securities market.
SEBI can also take appropriate remedial steps which may include keeping a person including a chartered Accountant at a safe distance from securities market and while exercising such powers, it cannot be said to be in any way in conflict with powers of ICAI under Chartered Accountants Act.
Price Waterhouse & Co. v. SEBI