Jai is a Fellow Member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India and he was convicted by a competent court of USA. He is applying for Peer Reviewer. Advise him as an expert for empanelment of peer reviewers whethe

For the purpose to be empaneled as Peer Reviewer, a member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India shall not have (following disqualifications): disciplinary action / proceedings pending against him during the past 3 years initiated by the government/ regulatory body/ statutory body; been found guilty of professional or other misconduct by the Committee of Discipline / Disciplinary Committee, at any time, as the case may be; been convicted by a Competent Court whether within or outside India of an offence involving moral turpitude and punishable with transportation or imprisonment. Conclusion: In this case, Jai was convicted by a competent court of USA. Therefore, he is disqualified to be a Peer Reviewer.