CA exams postponed to November 2020 amid Covid-19: ICAI tells Supreme Court

The ICAI had given its candidates, who had already submitted an online examination application for May 2020 Examination cycle, the option to opt-out from May 2020 examinations

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) on Monday submitted before the Supreme Court that the May cycle exams, slated to be held in July-August amid the Covid-19 pandemic, have been postponed till November 2020.

Ramji Srinivasan, the lawyer appearing for the ICAI, submitted before the apex court bench that the institute had decided not to hold the CA examinations this semester and added that it is likely to postpone the same till November 2020.

A two-judge bench headed by Justice Uday Umesh Lalit and also comprising Justice Sanjiv Khanna disposed of the plea after hearing the submissions of ICAI.

The apex