The Chartered Accountants Act 1949 And Ors. v. Shri Basu Deo Shah
Case brief
What is this about?
Jharkhand High Court disposes of Civil Reference No. 01 of 2017 (in the matter of the Chartered Accountants Act, 1949; recommendation of the ICAI Council in its 353rd meeting, 2nd-4th May 2016) as infructuous following the death of respondent chartered accountant Basu Deo Shah on 15.11.2020; decided 03.12.2025 by Chief Justice Tarlok Singh Chauhan and Justice Rajesh Shankar; no merits findings, no quantum. Keywords: civil reference, infructuous, ICAI Council, Chartered Accountants Act 1949, death of respondent.
What did the court decide?
On the death of the respondent on 15.11.2020, the civil reference stands rendered infructuous and is disposed of accordingly; no finding is recorded on the merits of the Council's recommendation. ¶¶18-¶20