ICAI may be autonomous but the HRD ministry has intervened in cases of running of IIMs and IITs toh ICAI kya chiij hai. Plus the ministry will be supported by all 7lac+ students as well as thousands of intelllectual and selfless CAs.
IF sibal sir see all the rules(new ones); then he himself will agree that this is against ights of a students and will surely ask :
a) ICAI's excuse that this will stop dummy will be that previously at least there used to many students who used to do articleship for 2 years and then take dummy for 1.5 years.Now from first only; new students will take dummy provided that some of their seniors/friends/relatives have recenlty undergone/undergoing articleship and all these stupid rules.
b)Suppose if the present dummies like children/relative of CAs or their clients who were dummies at first realise the need of some practical knowledge;and want to take up real articleship they wont be able to take transfer or will be discouraged to do so as it would require change of cities.
c) Some unprecedented powers given to CAs will only add to miseries of students as it gives them right to make anyone's aarticleship nil
d) The mechanism of complaint against CAs IS VERY VERY SLOW. IF THE FAULTY ONES LIKE S GOPALKRISHNAN OF GLOBAL TRUST BANK SCAM(2001) AND SATYAM 2009 TOOK AGES FOR DISMISSAL; then what would icai do to students' complaints.They intentionally makes the case drag as it would DISCOURAGE IN FUTURE,ANY STUDENTS TO COMPLAIN AGAINST ANY CA.