GAURAV AGGARWAL vs INSTITUTE OF CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS OF INDIA (ICAI) & ORS.

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$~122 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 17170/2025, CM APPL. 70626/2025, CM APPL. 70628/2025, CM APPL. 74997/2025 and CM APPL. 81802/2025 Date of Decision: 16.03.2026 IN THE MATTER OF: GAURAV AGGRAWAL S/O SH. CHATAR BHUJ AGGRAWAL, RESIDENT 206-207, THIRD FLOOR, POCKET 2, SECTOR 22, ROHINI, DELHI - 110086 .....Petitioner (Through: Dr. J.K.Mittal, Ms.Vandana Mittal, Mr.Mukesh Choudhary, Advocates.) Versus INSTITUTE OF CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS OF INDIA (ICAI) THROUGH ITS SECRETARY ICAI BHAWAN INDRARASTHA MARG, LP. ESTATE NEW DELHI - 110002 .....Respondent No.1 NORTHERN INDIA REGIONAL COUNCIL OF THEINSTITUTE OF CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS OF INDIA (NIRC OF ICAI) THROUGH ITS SECRETARY ICAI BHAWAN 5TH FLOOR, ANNEXE BUILDING, INDRAPRASTHA MARG, LP. ESTATE NEW DELHI - 110002 Signature Not Verified Signature Not Verified Signed By:NEHA CHOPRA Signed Signing Date:17.03.2026 By:PURUSHAINDRA 13:34:02 KUMAR KAURAV .....Respondent No.2 SH. JAGJEET SINGH JAGS CHAIRMAN NORTHERN INDIA REGIONAL COUNCIL OF THE INSTITUTE OF CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS OF INDIA ( NIRC OF ICAI) ICAI BHAWAN 5TH FLOOR, ANNEXE BUILDING, INDRARASTHA MARG, LP. ESTATE NEW DELHI- 110002. .....Respondent No.3 (Through:Ms. Pooja Mehra Saigal, Sr. Advocate with Ms. Vibhooti Malhotra, Mr bhuvnesh Satija, Mr Yash Baraliya, Mr Aniket Khanduri, Mr Nivesh Dixit Advocates. .) CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PURUSHAINDRA KUMAR KAURAV JUDGEMENT PURUSHAINDRA KUMAR KAURAV, J. (ORAL) 1. The petitioner is a Chartered Accountant and a member of respondent no. 1-Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI). He was elected as a member of respondent no. 2-Northern India Regional Council of the ICAI (Council) for two terms, i.e., 2022-2025 and 2025-2029. In his first term, he served, additionally, as the Treasurer of the Council.