Enforcement action in respect of statutory auditors of commercial banks

Posted Date : 05-Jun-2019 , 09:32:13 am | Posted By CASANSAAR print

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RBI vide its Press Release dated June 29, 2018 had put in place an enforcement action framework in respect of statutory auditors for the lapses in the statutory audit of commercial banks. In terms of the aforesaid enforcement action framework, on account of the lapses identified in a statutory audit assignment carried out by the firm, M/s S.R.Batliboi & Co. LLP, Chartered Accountants (ICAI Firm Registration Number: 301003E), it has been decided that RBI will not approve the said firm for carrying out statutory audit assignments in commercial banks for one year starting from April 1, 2019. The action taken in the matter has been communicated to the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.

Yogesh Dayal
Chief General Manager

Press Release: 2018-2019/2848

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