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The Director (Discipline) of ICSI receives a complaint along with the prescribed fee against a practising Company Secretary, Meera. After examining it, he forms a prima facie opinion that Meera is guilty of a misconduct listed only in the First Schedule. Before whom does he place the matter?

He places the matter before the Board of Discipline. Section 21(3) of the Company Secretaries Act, 1980 says First Schedule misconduct goes to the Board of Discipline, while Second Schedule misconduct, or both Schedules, goes to the Disciplinary Committee.

  1. AThe Board of DisciplineCorrect
  2. BThe Disciplinary Committee
  3. CThe Appellate Authority
  4. DThe Quality Review Board

Explanation

Under Section 21(3), where the Director (Discipline) is of the opinion that a member is guilty of misconduct mentioned in the First Schedule, he places the matter before the Board of Discipline. The Disciplinary Committee is for Second Schedule misconduct, or both Schedules, so option B is wrong here.

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