A view of the Supreme Court of India.

A view of the Supreme Court of India.


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ICAI’s “opt-out” plan victimizes trainees living in remote or containment areas, states plea.

The Supreme Court will on Monday urgently hear a petition vital to the rights of nearly 5 lakh chartered accountancy (CA) students slated to take their exams in between July 29 and August 16 amid an exponential rise of the fatal COVID-19 pandemic.

A three-judge virtual Bench led by Justice A.M. Khanwilkar will examine the petition filed by the India Wide Parents Association, represented by supporter Alakh Alok Srivastava, which has actually primarily challenged the “opt-out” plan announced by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) on June 15 and 20.

The scheme permits trainees to pull out of the examination. Their examination would be deemed t