VISHNU KUMAR GUPTA vs INSTITUTE OF CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS OF INDIA & ORS.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI W.P.(C) 4516/2026 & CM APPL. 22007/2026 Date of Decision: 07.04.2026 VISHNU KUMAR GUPTA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Alankrit Bhatnagar, Mr. Shashank Tiwari, Advocates. versus INSTITUTE OF CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents Through: None. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PURUSHAINDRA KUMAR KAURAV JUDGEMENT PURUSHAINDRA KUMAR KAURAV, J. (ORAL) 1. The petitioner is at Noida, Uttar Pradesh and respondent no.3 against whom the complaint was made is at Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. 2. It appears that on account of the alleged misconduct of respondent no.3, who allegedly gave a wrong opinion before the Uttar Pradesh Real Estate Regulatory Authority, at Lucknow, the petitioner had made the complaint before the respondent no. 1- Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. The concerned authority has exonerated respondent no.3 from the charges. The petitioner, therefore, is aggrieved by the said order. 3. The petitioner has approached this Court merely on the ground that respondent no.1 is situated in Delhi, and therefore, a part of cause of action 4. The Court, however, finds that the substantial, material and integral part of cause of actio