CA Exams 2021: Supreme Court to hear plea seeking to quash ICAI Notification as no ‘opt out’ option

CA Exams 2021: Supreme Court to hear plea seeking to quash ICAI Notification as no ‘opt out’ option 

The petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking to quash Institute of Chartered Accountants (ICAI) notification dated June 5, 2021, in respect of the May cycle of the CA exams as no “opt-out” option, has been given to the students.

 The plea was filed by Advocate Anubha Srivastava Saha who urged that the arbitrary and discriminatory Important Announcements dated 05.06.2021 issued by the ICAI with respect to the Chartered Accountants Examinations which is not having “Opt Out” option and issue new notification providing opt out option for those willing to opt out before and during exam and carry forward all the benefits

 Advocate Saha prayed that the ICAI should give an extra chance/extension, Opt-Out to those students who are appearing for Intermediate and Final Course examination under old syllabus.

 The plea reads, “Issue a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate Writ, Order or Direction to the Respondents herein to increase the number of Examination Centres of the captioned CA Examinations, May 2021 cycle, so as to provide at least one Examination Centre in every district of India and to conduct the examination in a staggered manner.”

The ICAI should grant a fresh option to choose Examination Centre to each such aspirant/ student, pursuant to increase in the number of said Examination Centers, without prejudice to the Centre already opted by him/her in lieu of the Important Announcements, the petitioner added. 

The petition has also prayed for directions to the authorities to provide free transport and accommodation near the exam centers from July 6 to July 20 for intermediate and final course students, and from July 24 for foundation course students. It was further prayed to the authorities to conduct free COVID-19 tests for all students, teachers, and invigilators at the exam centers