Curriculum Vitae

Ganesh M. Naik

Email: naik_legal@rediffmail.com

Mob. Nos. : 95552682358/7972877724

Old Residence:

House No.385, Near Santoshi Mata Temple,

New Vaddem, Vasco, Goa – 403 802

Present Residence:

Sitara Residency

FF-1, Block A, Behind Pai Hospital

Near Mother Merces School,

Vaddem, Vasco Da Gama, Goa – 403 802.

OBJECT

To develop myself in a dynamic organizational environment through hard work and

performance, and to constantly harmonize my knowledge specially relating to legal and

secretarial with the organizational objectives. Also to find a challenging position to meet

my competencies, capabilities, skills, education and experience.

To set the highest targets in the work arena and surmount the goals with enthusiastic

fervor and passion

To achieve challenging & progressive career with an organization where the

combination of my legal knowledge along with my creative thinking will contribute to

the organization’s achievements and my growth.

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PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

Adept in accessing the legal requirement and adhere to their requirements.

Work with team spirit and motivate the other members to work with dedication and high

level of professionalism. Skillful in analyzing, planning, executing and achieving desired

goals in a pragmatic manner.

AREAS OF INTEREST

Company Law (Legal & Secretarial Department)

Any Challenging Management functions

Any challenging Administrative function

Business and Commercial Laws

Direct & Indirect Taxation laws

Labour Laws

Arbitration

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION

Examination Year of Passing Institute University

LLB

(Bachelor of Law)2002

V.M.

Salgaonkar

College of Law,

Panaji, Goa

Goa University

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

Particulars Year Board / University Institute

B.Com March, 1999 Goa University M.E.S. College of Art

& Commerce

H.S.C March, 1995 Goa Board M.E.S. College

S.S.C March, 1993Goa Board

V.N.E.H.S

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SOFTWARE PROFICIENCY:

Application Software - Command in usage of MS Office Tools and Internet

ACHIEVEMENTS AND AWARDS

- Certificate on Course/ work shop training arranged and organized by

International Arbitration Center- Goa on Arbitration & Other Alternative Dispute

Resolution Methods under Arbitration & Conciliation Act, 1996 hosted by Dr. V.K.

Agarwal active member of legislative committee during the enactment of the said

Arbitration & Conciliation Act, 1996.

- National Cadet Corps- Attended NSS in College Section.

WORK EXPERIENCE

A competent professional with over 14 years and 10 months of experience in legal &

secretarial, general administration, legal policies and procedures having professional

skills to handle legal documentation, legal advice to the management on complex issues,

plan legal strategies, legal compliances, amicable resolution of conflicts through Courts

and outside Courts, experience in handling legal issues in any given field, Expert in

Arbitration procedures etc.

April - 2002 to November – 2003 (Associated with the Office of Adv. E.P.

Badrinarayan& Associates, as Assistant Advocate)

I was connected with the Office of Adv. E.P. Badrinarayan, Senior Advocate, specialized

in Civil Litigation & Company Law. Mr. Badrinarayan was the Advocate on the panel of

several Banks and Insurance Company’s. He also represented “Registrar of Companies”

etc. The experience gained by working as an Assistant Advocate under such a Senior

Advocate, helped me in building my level of confidence in handling and understanding

the procedural law involved in the legal proceedings. Under the guidance of Mr.

Badrinarayan, I’ve done law practice in High Court, District Courts, Trials Courts,

Tribunals, etc. handling various types of litigation, civil disputes, Claims, Company

cases, etc.

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From December, 2003 to May, 2005 (Associated with the Office of Adv. AlbanoViegas

& Associates as Assistant Advocate)

I was connected with the Office of Adv. Albano Viegas, Senior Criminal Advocate,

specialized in all types of Criminal matters. As an Assistant Advocate assisting such a

senior Advocate I have gained wealth of knowledge in respect of procedural law involved

in the Criminal practice.

From June, 2005 till date (Associated with Western India Shipyard Limited a Listed

Public Limited Company belonging to ABG Group)

I joined Western India Ship Yard Limited (WISL) a (ABG Group Company) as “Sr.

Officer– Legal”on 06.06.2005 and as on date working as a Manager (Legal) WISL and

acting as the lawful Attorney vide a Power of Attorney issued pursuant to the resolution

passed by the Board of Directos of WISL for handling all the legal issues pertaining to

the Company. I am associated with Legal & Secretarial Dept. of WISL. WISL is a

subsidiary of ABG Group of Companies. WISL is a Public Limited Company, having its

registered office at Mormugao Harbour, Mormugao, Goa listed on 5 Stock Exchanges,

engaged in business of Ship repairing since 1993. WISL is an ISO 9001: 2008 accredited

Ship Repair Yard and India’s largest Composite Ship repair facility in Private Sector

Companies.

I am entrusted with the duties attached to the Legal & Secretarial Dept. of the Company,

wherein I am handling litigation in respect of, Civil matters, Criminal matters, Arbitration

cases, sales Tax (presently VAT) cases, Central Sales Tax cases, Service Tax cases,

Excise cases, Customs cases, Debt Recovery cases, cases under Companies Act,

Contractual Claims, Recovery claims, Insurance Claims, Cases under Factories Act, cases

under Consumer Protection Act, Enforcement (FEMA), cases under Industrial Dispute

Act, Employees Provident Fund cases, ESIC Cases and all the labour issues, etc. before

various Civil & Criminal Courts, District & Sessions Courts, Debt Recovery Tribunals/

Debt Recovery Appellate Tribunals, ROC, SEBI, Company Law Board, Sales Tax

Tribunals, Employees Provident Fund Authorities, ESIC Authorities, Customs, Excise &

Service Tax Tribunals, CESTAT, Administrative Tribunals, Arbitral Tribunals, Central

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Government Industrial Tribunal, Consumer Forums, Public Information Officers, Central

Information Commission, High Courts, Supreme Courts, etc. I am also required to

prepare the procedural manuals for the respective departments, etc.

I am required to carry out vetting of all the relevant documentation in the respective

cases, study & prepare the draft pleadings & ascertain the consequent legal procedural

documentation, prepare the briefing note to the Advocates & Solicitors and brief the

Advocates & Solicitors, accordingly. I am entrusted with the duty of obtaining all the

statutory licenses and renewals required for operation of the Company. I am also required

to reply and address day to day legal & secretarial communication received & to be

addressed by the Company. I am required to report to Chief Executive Officer and Vice

President (Corporate Affairs) & Company Secretary during the periodic review meetings.

Being in the legal field for more than Fourteen years, I have experienced that the Legal

field is a very complex and vide subject which include compliances, procedures for

compliances, effect of non-compliances, procedures for resolution for non-compliances,

conflicts/disputes and procedures for resolution of conflicts/disputes. Timely and

appropriate action, efficient & effective system for the resolution of any subject matter is

the key to avoid unwanted & foisted litigation/disputes against the Company.

Additional Experience:

(1) I have served as a Director of M/s. Mormugao Marine Logistics Pvt. Limited, a

logistic Company providing support services to M/s. Western India Shipyard Limited

from March 2007 till March 2014

I was appointed as a Director on the Board of Mormugao Marine Logistics Pvt. Ltd., a

Private Limited Company providing logistic & support services to M/s. Western India

Shipyard Limited. As a Director I was required to perform various functions as under:

i) Renewal of Licenses

ii) Maintain Agreements with WISL & Periodic Extensions with amendments

iii) Verification of List of Employees

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iv) To confirm Invoices to be raised on WISL

v) To verify Record of Salary & Wages of the employees

vi) To certify leave record of the employees

vii) To certify the overtime done by the employees

viii) To verify Record of Statutory payments (ESI, PF, Insurance, Gratuity, etc.)

ix) To verify Statutory Registers

x) To verify Register of Attendance

xi) To verify the accounts maintained as per the accounting standards

xii) To arrange & organize periodical Board Meetings

xiii) To maintain minutes book

xiv) To organize Annual Audit of Accounts

xv) To arrange & organize AGM

xvi) To Appoint/ Re-appoint Auditor

xvii) To verify the Inventory of Stationery

xviii) To verify the Inward/Outward Register

xix) To comply with Statutory compliances with Income Tax Dept., Registrar of Companies,

EPF Dept., ESIC Dept., etc.

xx) To handle legal cases filed by & against the Company

xxi) To sign cheques being Authorized signatory in banks

xxii) To hold a valid digital signature & Pan based Digital Signature for complying with the

statutory compliances with ROC & Income Tax Dept.

xxiii) To draft show cause notices against employees in case any complaints received from

WISL to maintain discipline in the Company

xxiv) To handle the grievances of the employees

xxv) To attend meetings with union, office bearers, Asst. Labour Commissioners, etc.

xxvi) Periodic Wage settlement re. Charter of Demands raised by the workers

xxvii) To obtain approvals from WISL

(2) I have assisted Scapes Realty Pvt. Limited in their Real Estate projects which involved

negotiation, documentation, legal advice, Agreements, Deeds, Title Reports, Power of

Attorney, Rectification Deeds, Fema Regulations, RBI Regulations, etc.

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(3) I have handled Legal Department of ABG Group for 6 months on cessation of Group Legal

Head.

FIELD OF EXPERTISE

i) To ensure work with Professional Ethics.

ii) Pro-active compliances in respect of duties entrusted inorder to avoid defaults.

iii) Corporate Governance and listing compliances

iv) Organising review meetings for ascertaining the progress achieved.

v) Preparation of status report of Legal Department to be considered during review

meetings.

vi) Updating the legal policies of the Company as per the prevailing laws applicable

to the Company.

vii) Legal advice to the Management in respect of complex legal issues in respect of

the Company

viii) Providing strategic legal inputs in progress of Company’s business.

ix) Preparation of adequate & efficient manual re. the Government Approvals

required for day to day operation of the Company’s business as per the applicable

& prevailing law including procedure for obtaining registration/renewals of the

said Approvals.

x) Preparation of adequate & efficient procedures for the Compliance of Statutory

obligations casted on the Company re. Income Tax/ Service Tax/ VAT/ Excise/

Customs/ Registrar of Companies/ Employee’s Provident Fund Scheme/

Employee’s State Insurance Corporation, Gratuity, etc., as per the applicable and

prevailing law.

xi) Preparation of adequate & efficient working manuals for Office Staff &

Employees indicating duties and responsibilities of concerned department and

following hierarchy inorder to make employees the Asset of the Company in

accordance with the prevailing law.

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xii) Preparation of adequate & efficient procedural manuals for Purchase Department

dealing with the Suppliers of the material to the Company including the Standard

Terms & Conditions as per the applicable and prevailing law.

xiii) Preparation of adequate & efficient procedural manuals for Contractors

Department dealing with the Contractors engaged by the Company including the

Standard Terms & Conditions as per the applicable and prevailing law.

xiv) Preparation of adequate & efficient procedural manuals for the Hire Purchase

Department dealing with the Contractors providing Hire Purchase of machineries

& equipments to the Company including the Standard Terms & Conditions as per

the applicable and prevailing law.

xv) Preparation of adequate & efficient procedural manuals for the Commercial

Department dealing with the Clients including the Standard Terms & Conditions

as per the applicable and prevailing law.

xvi) Preparation of adequate & efficient procedural manual for Settlement of Dispute

Resolution with the Clients, Suppliers, Hire Purchase Contractors, Contractors,

Employees, etc. inorder to avoid any unwanted litigation.

xvii) Preparation of adequate & efficient procedural manual for general administration

functions performed by all the departments which involves Correspondence

exchanged within the Company, Correspondence received from external party,

Correspondence issued by the Company to the external party, Correspondence

issued by Advocates/Solicitors/Consultant/Agent on behalf of the Company, etc.

in order to impose accountability on each Department and the subordinate staff

therein.

xviii) Preparation of adequate & efficient procedural manual for handling the litigation

filed against the Company and/or its Officials and litigation filed by the Company

against the external party or its workmen, etc. involving the selection of panel of

Advocates & Solicitors, considering their reputation, cost of litigation,

effectiveness, professionalism against respective litigation and execution of

Engagement Deed/Agreement before entrusting any brief.

xix) Strategizing and monitoring litigation

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xx) Conversant with the Due Diligence and legal support process for Scheme of

Arranngement & Compromise, mergers and acquisitions.

xxi) Registration and protection of Trade Marks and other intellectual properties. 

xxii) Monitoring Periodically Insurance policies re. machinery and equipment,

employees medical policy, employees accidental policy, contractors employees

accidental policy, marine hull policy, Third Party Insurance, etc.

xxiii) Legal documentation - standardize formats and implementation. 

xxiv) Support risk management and mitigation. 

AREAS OF EXPERIENCE

i) Suit for Specific Performance

ii) Suit for Recovery of Money

iii) Suit for Delivery of Possession

iv) Suit for Declaration and Other Relief

v) Specialization in Negotiable Instruments Act.

vi) Specialization in Criminal Cases filed by State under Companies Act, 1956

(Companies Act, 2013), Factories Act 1948, Contract Labour (Regulation &

Abolition) Act 1970,, Employees’ Provident Funds & Misc. Provisions Act, 1952

& Scheme thereto, Employees’ State Insurance Act 1948, Minimum Wages Act,

1948, Workmen’s Compensation Act, 1923, etc.

vii) Drafting of Legal documents, Research on variety of legal propositions in relation

to various on-going litigation/complex issues

viii) Court practice - filing of suits, original petitions, NIA cases, appeals, consumer

cases and other cases.

ix) Negotiation and settlement of money recovery suits and NIA cases through

LokAadalat/Out of Court Settlements/ Outside Expert Committees (OEC).

x) General Deeds and Agreements, MOU’s, etc.

xi) Meticulously sketching out sale deeds, lease deeds, license and sale agreements

covering all the logical perspectives.

xii) Drawing power of attorney deeds in respects of entering into and concluding one

transaction, simple money bonds, indemnity bonds and the like.

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xiii) Government Approvals: Obtaining Fresh Registrations/Renewals with all the

respective Government Authorities required for operation of the Company.

xiv) Handled company matters including Scheme of Arrangement and Compromise

u/s. 391-394 of the Companies Act, 1956 and drafted petitions relating to winding

up and other Company cases.

xv) Has given legal opinions/ legal advice on critical & complex issues in respect of

Contracts Agreements, legal propositions, taxation, labour laws, company laws,

Arbitration, criminal law, civil law, legal notices, litigation, etc.

xvi) Proficient in drafting, conveyancing, and pleading.

xvii) Drafting & vetting of Joint Venture Agreements, Share Transfer Agreement,

Lease Deed, License Agreement, Assets Sale and Transfer Agreement,

Assignment & Novation Agreement, Employment Agreement, Service

Agreements, Share Subscription Agreement, Vendor Agreement, Real Estate

related contracts.

xviii) Handled various types of litigation namely, civil, criminal, company, arbitrations,

Conciliation, etc. before the Civil Judge/Judicial Magistrate / Debt Recovery

Tribunal/ Debt Recovery Appellate Tribunal/ Consumer Forum/ Commissioner of

Customs/Excise/Service Tax/ CESTAT/ District Courts/Sessions Courts/Fast

Track Court/ High Court/ Supreme Court/ Arbitral Tribunals, etc.

xix) Have assisted and appeared along with senior counsel before the High Court in

several cases.

xx) Drafting, amending, vetting Legal Documents, Ship Repair Contract, Contracts

with Suppliers & looking after the Ancillary Vendor Dept. specialized in

engagement of Contractors & Sub-contractors, Memorandum of

Understanding/settlement Agreements, Bill Settlement Notes, etc.

xxi) Issuing Notices to defaulters on behalf of the Company for recovery of

outstanding dues, continuous follow-up and negotiations with clients.

xxii) Handled various Execution Applications cases filed by the Company and against

the Company including serving summons, pressurizing and negotiation for

settlement of claims filed.

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xxiii) Drafting of Pleadings, Written Statements, Rejoinder, Affidavits, Applications,

etc. in the matters referred hereinabove filed by opposite party.

xxiv) Drafting of Plaints, Petition, Replication, Applications, etc. in the matters referred

hereinabove filed by the Company.

xxv) Preparation of briefing note to brief the Advocates in all the concerned matters.

xxvi) Government Approvals

xxvii) Ancillary Vendor Dept. (AVD Cell): Handled Registration of new contractor/sub-

contractor, registration after ascertaining all the required statutory registration

certificates of the said contractors, Execution of Standard Terms & Conditions for

working after considering compliance with all the required statutory

documentation, Experience & other relevant factors.

xxviii) Procedure for Public Issue

xxix) Terms for appointment of underwriters

xxx) Procedure involved in allotment of Shares, Debentures

xxxi) Procedures for disbursement of dividend on shares on profitability.

xxxii) Procedures for payment of interest on Debentures on agreed terms

xxxiii) Handled all the requirements in holding periodic Board meetings, Annual General

Meeting Extra-ordinary General meeting, Circular resolutions, etc.

xxxiv) Handled Investor Grevience cell

xxxv) Handled complaints from the Office of Registrar of Companies and SEBI

xxxvi) Handled regulatory affairs with the stock exchanges, in respect of listing fees and

other issues

xxxvii)Handled various due diligence teams for strategic investment

xxxviii) To verify Statutory Registers

xxxix) To verify Register of Attendance

xl) To arrange & organize periodical Board Meetings of the Directors &

Shareholders

xli) To maintain minutes book

xlii) To organize Annual Audit of Accounts

xliii) To arrange & organize AGM

xliv) To Appoint/ Re-appoint Auditor

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xlv) To verify the Inventory of Stationery

xlvi) To verify the Inward/Outward Register

xlvii) To comply with statutory compliances with Income Tax Dept., Registrar of

Companies, EPF Dept., ESIC Dept., etc

xlviii) To verify Action taken reports of various departments during review meetings

PERSONAL STRENGTH

Hard working, Disciplined, Good analytical skills, like to learn and putting the same into

practice. Believe in the principle that “sun should not go down on an unanswered

question”. Willingness to tackle complex issues as the undersigned believe that every

problem has a solution, the requirement is to keep an open mind to the new ideas based

on rational approach supported with deep research/study without restricting own self to

the known boundaries.

PERSONAL MEMORANDUM

Date of Birth 27th September, 1978

Marital Status Married

Languages known English, Hindi, Marathi, Konkani, Kannada (Partly)

Fathers Name Late Mr. Mohan G. Naik

Reference

Shri. Subhash N. Kerkar

Senior Advocate

Vasco-Goa.

Mobile No. 09823868019

Reference

Shri. J.C.F. Sequeira

Vice President (Corp. Affairs) & Company Secretary

Western India Shipyard Limited

Mobile No. 09890977097

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I hereby declare that all the above information furnished by me is true and correct to the

best of my knowledge.

Dated: 10th January, 2017

Place: Vasco Da Gama, Goa

Yours sincerely,

Sd/-

(Ganesh M. Naik)

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