Bar Council of Delhi directs KPMG, PwC, E&Y, Deloitte not to practise law

The complaintant said these companies are accounting firms but engaged in doing law practice

The Bar Council of Delhi on Thursday in a notice directed four accounting firms — KPMG, Price Water House and Coopers, Earnst & Young and Deloitte India to not practice law until further orders.

The direction was made after Lalit Bhasin, President, Society of Indian Law Firm in a complaint said "all these firms are actually accounting firms, however, are engaged in doing law practice".

The notices were served in hand to Managing Partner, KPMG, PwC Chairman Deepak Kapoor, E&Y Regional Managing Partner Rajiv Memani and Deloitte India Managing Director.

Though KPMG and Deloitte India filed their reply on Thursday,