Board Of Discipline Can Proceed Against Chartered Accountant For Sexual Harassment Though Unrelated To Professional Work : Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court has held that the Board of Discipline under the Chartered Accountants Act 1949 can proceed against a Chartered Accountant for acts of sexual harassment committed by him outside his professional capacity.The finding was delivered in the case Lalit Agrawal vs Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and other, which was a writ petition filed by a CA, against...