necessity of form no. 102 (stamp-paper)

Finalist (manager) (219 Points)

04 March 2009  

is the stamp-paper (alongwith form no. 102) necessary for articleship registration, given that it is not to be deposited with the icai?... can there be the need to submit it at any future-time to the icai?... also, if needed, then is it necessary that it has to be of the same date as the date of articleship commencement... cant it be of a later or earlier date?...