### **Summary of ICAI Notification: Suspension of Global Networking Guidelines 2025**
**Publication Details**
* **Document Type:** The Gazette of India, Extraordinary (Part III—Section 4)
* **Notification Number:** No. 3- CACAF/GN-FA/2026
* **Issue Date:** July 13, 2026
* **Issuing Authority:** The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI)
* **Registration Number:** REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
**Core Policy Update**
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has officially announced that the further implementation of the **ICAI (Global Networking) Guidelines, 2025**, is to be kept in **abeyance until further orders**.
**Reference Data**
* **Original Notification:** The guidelines were originally notified via Notification No. 3-CACAF/GN-F/2026 dated February 11, 2026.
* **Previous Gazette Publication:** The guidelines were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part III, Section 4, on February 17, 2026.
**Administrative Information**
* **Signatory:** CA. (Dr.) Jai Kumar Batra, Secretary, ICAI
* **Advertisement Reference:** [ADVT.-III/4/Exty./218/2026-27]
* **Printing/Distribution:**
* **Uploader:** Directorate of Printing, Government of India Press, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064
* **Publisher:** Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054
Key Entities Referenced
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI): The primary regulatory body for the chartered accountancy profession in India that issued this notification.
ICAI (Global Networking) Guidelines, 2025: The specific policy document governing the networking of accounting firms whose implementation has been put on hold.
CA. (Dr.) Jai Kumar Batra: The Secretary of ICAI who signed the notification to keep the networking guidelines in abeyance.
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असाधारण
EXTRAORDINARY
भाग III—खण् ड 4
PART III—Section 4
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 449] नई दिल्ली, सोमवार, िलु ाई 13, 2026/आषाढ 22, 1948
No. 449] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, JULY 13, 2026/ASHADHA 22, 1948
भारतीय चार्टड ट अकाउंर्ेंट्स सस्ट्ं थान
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 13 िुलाई, 2026
(चार्टडट अकाउंर्ेंट्स)
स.ं 3-सीएसीएएफ/िीएन-एफए/2026 .— एतद्द्वारा सजू चत दकया िाता ह ै दक अजधसूचना सं. 3-
सीएसीएएफ/िीएन-एफ/2026, दिनांक 11 फरवरी, 2026 द्वारा अजधसूजचत तथा भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग III,
खंड 4, दिनांक 17 फरवरी, 2026 म ेंप्रकाजित आईसीएआई (ग्लोबल नेर्वर्किंग) दििाजनिेि, 2025 के आग ेके कायाटन्वयन
को अगले आििे ों तक स्ट्थजगत रखा िाता ह।ै
सीए. (डॉ.) िय कुमार बत्रा, सजचव, आईसीएआई
[जवज्ञापन-III/4/असा./218/2026-27]
5311 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC.4]
THE INSTITUTE OF CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS OF INDIA
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 13th July, 2026
(Chartered Accountants)
No. 3- CACAF/GN-FA/2026 .— It is hereby informed that further implementation of the ICAI (Global
Networking) Guidelines, 2025, notified vide Notification No. 3-CACAF/GN-F/2026 dated 11th February, 2026 and
published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part III, Section 4, dated 17th February, 2026, is kept in abeyance until
further orders.
CA. (Dr.) JAI KUMAR BATRA, Secretary, ICAI
[ADVT.-III/4/Exty./218/2026-27]
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