CASUAL VACANCY OF AUDITOR
CASUAL VACANCY OF AUDITOR
BACKGROUND:
Many professionals have been raising question on
interpretation/ procedure for appointment of new auditor due the Casual Vacancy
(By Resignation):-
Situation:
Existing Auditor of the Company resigned w.e.f. 30/08/2016
and ADT-3 filed by such Auditor & intimated to Company. Board of Director appointed
new Auditor w.e.f. 12/09/2016 for FY 15-16. Tenure of the new auditor
will be upto subsequent AGM. Audit for the FY 15-16 shall be done by new
Auditor. As per act company have to get approval of the members
within 90 days from the date of recommendation of Board's Meeting for Auditor
appointment. Company is convening AGM on 30th September
2016 then following are the questions:
i. Whether Company required calling EGM before holding of AGM? If Company
doesn’t call EGM whether appointment will be valid. Whether without holding of
EGM new auditor will be allowed to sign Financial Statement?
ii.
Whether Company required to file ADT-1 after appointment in Board
Meeting or not?
Let’s first discuss the questions:
Whether Companies have to Call the EGM
when AGM is falling within 90 days from the date of Board Meeting (in which
auditor is appointed)? Some people have confusion in such situation for holding
of EGM or AGM. If Company don’t hold EGM whether appointment of auditor shall
be valid or not?
Statutory Provisions Contained Under the Act:
Provisions of the Companies Act, 2013
to the extent relevant for our discussion, are stated as under (with necessary
comments and modifications, wherever felt necessary)
As stated in Section 139(8) Any casual
vacancy in the office of a Statutory auditor shall— in the case of a company
other than a company whose accounts are subject to audit by an auditor
appointed by the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India, be filled by the
Board of Directors within thirty days,
but if such casual vacancy is as a result of the resignation of an auditor,
such appointment shall also be approved by the company at a general meeting
convened within three months
of the recommendation of the Board and he shall hold the office till the
conclusion of the next annual general meeting;
Interpretation Note:
As stated in Section 139(8) any casual
vacancy in the office of Auditor due to resignation of auditor shall be filed
by Board of Directors within 30 days and such appointment by Board shall also
be approved by the Company at a general Meeting convened within 3 month of the
recommendation of the Board.
It is pertinent to note that, in case
of casual vacancy arising out of resignation of existing auditor, Board will
appointment of an Individual or Audit Firm subject to approval of shareholder
in General Meeting and the final authority to approve continuation of appointment
of such individual or audit firm as Auditor remains with the members of the
Company.
In such situation, the board shall
appointment of an Individual or audit firm as auditor within 30 days of the
date of casual vacancy and the shareholders shall appoint within 3 months from
the date of such recommendation of the Board and the said Individual or Audit
firm shall hold the office till conclusion of the next annual general meeting.
CONCLUSION:
Hence, considering the provisions of Section
139(8)(i) one can opine that appointment of auditor in case of casual vacancy
due to resignation of auditor by the Board of directors, such auditor shall
remain operative during the period when the
General Meeting to be held for approval of continuation of appointment
of such statutory auditor.
The statutory auditor during such period should be
authorized to sign the certificates and issue the reports including singing of
financial statement, as per the requirements of respective laws.
Any other opinion is also welcome for further
clarity of the provision of the Companies Act.
Thus, here can opine that statutory auditor
appointed in Board Meeting due to ‘casual vacancy by resignation’ can sign the
financial statement, auditor report. His appointment shall valid and be
approved in AGM (if AGM falling in 90 days period). Further, he may appoint for
next 5 year in the AGM.
Remuneration: Section 142 of the Act prescribed
that the remuneration of the auditor of a Company shall be fixed by members in
General Meeting.
Whether Company required to file
ADT-1 after appointment in Board Meeting or not?
Form Involved: There company is need to file ADT-1 for
appointment of such auditor within 15 days of appointment in the Board Meeting.
Author – CS Divesh Goyal, GOYAL DIVESH & ASSOCIATES
Company Secretary in Practice from Delhi and can be contacted at csdiveshgoyal@gmail.com)
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