ICAI Announces Panel for December 2024 Election Scrutiny

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has announced the panel responsible for scrutinizing nominations for the upcoming elections to the Twenty Sixth Council and the Twenty Fifth Regional Councils, scheduled for December 2024. As per the notification, issued on September 13, 2024, the panel includes CA Dr. Jai Kumar Batra, who serves as the Returning Officer and Secretary of ICAI, along with Shri Deepak Kapoor, Director General (Commercial-II) from the Comptroller & Auditor General’s office, and Shri Tharvinder Singh, Deputy Secretary of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs. Shri Tharvinder Singh was nominated by the Central Government under Rule 12(2) of the Chartered Accountants (Election to the Council) Rules, 2006. This panel will oversee the scrutiny of nominations as mandated under Rule 12 of the Chartered Accountants (Election to the Council) Rules, 2006, and Regulation 134 of the Chartered Accountants Regulations, 1988. The election process is crucial for the governance of ICAI, with members electing representatives to shape the direction of the institution for the next term.
THE INSTITUTE OF CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS(Chartered Accountants)NOTIFICATIONNew Delhi, the 13th September, 2024
No. 54-EL(1)/12/2024.— In pursuance of sub-rule (3) of Rule 12 of the Chartered Accountants (Election to the Council) Rules, 2006 read with sub-regulation (10) of regulation 134 of the Chartered Accountants Regulations, 1988, the Council of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India hereby notifies that the Panel for the scrutiny of nominations for election to the Twenty Sixth Council and Twenty Fifth Regional Councils to be held in December, 2024, shall be composed of the following:—
1. CA. (Dr.) Jai Kumar BatraReturning Officer and Secretary,The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India,ICAI Bhawan, Indraprastha Marg,New Delhi – 110 002
2. Shri Deepak KapoorDirector General (Commercial-II)Office of the Comptroller & Auditor General of India9, Deen Dayal Upadhyay MargNew Delhi-110 124
3. Shri Tharvinder Singh*Deputy SecretaryMinistry of Corporate Affairs5th Floor, ‘A’ Wing, Shastri Bhavan,Dr. Rajendra Prasad Road,New Delhi -110 001
* Nominated by Central Government in terms of Rule 12(2) of the Chartered Accountants (Election to the Council) Rules, 2006.
CA. (Dr.) JAI KUMAR BATRA, Returning Officer and Secy.[ADVT.-III/4/Exty./493/2024-25]