Deloitte's appointment as statutory auditor of IL&FS in 2017-18 'illegal': NFRA National Financial Reporting Authority conducted an Audit Quality Review (AQR) of the statutory audit of IFIN for 2017-18 period. The AQR Report was issued on December 12, 2019 PTI | December 11, 2020 | Updated 09:51 IST According to the SAQRR, the appointment of Deloitte Haskins and Sells LLP (DHS) as the statutory auditor of IFIN for the year 2017-18 was "illegal", since the entity was not eligible to be appointed as an auditor due to violations The National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA) has said that appointment of Deloitte Haskins and Sells LLP as the statutory auditor of IL&FS Financial Services Ltd (IFIN) for 2017-18 was "illegal". The latest conclusions are part of the Supplementary Audit Quality Review Report (SAQRR) dated December 7, 2020.