New Delhi, Nov. 20 -- The Supreme Court today clarified that Chartered Accountants (CAs) are not required to have a minimum of 25 years' experience to be eligible for appointment as technical members in tribunals such as the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT).
The Bench, comprising Chief Justice of India BR Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran, directed that the union Government must keep this clarification in mind while drafting fresh legislation to replace the Tribunal Reforms Act, 2021, which was struck down on November 19.
The Court extended to CAs the same parity it had granted to advocates in its November 19 judgment striking down the Tribunal Reforms Act, 2021.
The clarification was made after the counsel for the Institute of Char...