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Audit and Auditors Rules Rule 4
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The Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014

Rule 4 Conditions for appointment and notice to Registrar

Chapter
I · Appointment and Rotation
Text as on
14 August 2026
4. Conditions for appointment and notice to Registrar. —
(1) The auditor appointed under rule 3 shall submit a certificate that -
(a) the individual or the firm, as the case may be, is eligible for appointment and is not disqualified for appointment under the Act, the Chartered Accountants Act, 1949 and the rules or regulations made thereunder;
(b) the proposed appointment is as per the term provided under the Act;
(c) the proposed appointment is within the limits laid down by or under the authority of the Act;
(d) the list of proceedings against the auditor or audit firm or any partner of the audit firm pending with respect to professional matters of conduct, as disclosed in the certificate, is true and correct.
(2) The notice to Registrar about appointment of auditor under fourth proviso to sub-section (1) of section 139 shall be in Form ADT-1.