ICAI passes orders against five affiliates of Price Waterhouse

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has sanctioned five Price Waterhouse affiliates, two other entities, and two individuals for professional misconduct. The ICAI directed the entities to terminate existing arrangements with multinational entities, citing violations of the Chartered Accountants Act 1949. The implicated PwC affiliates include branches in New Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, and Bangalore, among others. Dalal & Shah Chartered Accountants LLP and two chartered accountants were also penalized.