MAHARASHTRA SOCIETIES WELFARE ASSOCIATION

A-2/302, Laram Centre, Opp Platform No.6, Andheri (W), Mumbai – 400 058.

9 am - 7pm

(022)42551414/24

MAHARASHTRA SOCIETIES WELFARE ASSOCIATION

A-2/302, Laram Centre, Opp Platform No.6, Andheri (W), Mumbai – 400 058.

Adv. Vijay Kulkarni

Vijay Kulkarni

Advocate High Court

B.com LLB

 Member of following Bar Association:-
1. The Bombay Bar Association
2. Bombay City Civil & Sessions Court Bar Association at Mumbai [Life Member]
3. Bombay Advocates Association Small Causes Court at Mumbai [Life Member]
Courts of regular appearances in Mumbai:-
1. Bombay High Court
2. Bombay City Civil & Sessions Court
3. Small Causes Court at Mumbai
4. Metropolitan Magistrate Courts, in Mumbai
Appearances before Forums / Tribunals in Mumbai / Maharashtra:
1. Debt Recovery Tribunal
2. State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Maharashtra
3. District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Mumbai
4. Competent Authority – appointed under MOFA
5. Before Arbitrators appointed by Hon’ble High Court
6. Before Competent Authority under M.C.S. Act, 1960
Courts / Tribunals of regular appearances outside Maharashtra:
1. Karnataka High Court [Extensively appeared from December 2014 till December 2017]
2. District Courts in Karnataka [on selected matters basis]
3. NCLT Mumbai, Ahmedabad & Delhi
Area of Practice:-
1. Mediation & Conciliation [Civil, Commercial & Real Estate disputes]
2. Civil
3. Criminal [ general arising out of Civil disputes]
4. Mediation, Arbitration and Conciliation
5. Infrastructure projects
6. Land Acquisition – especially after New Land Acquisition Act of 2014.
7. Cooperative Society matters
8. Deemed Conveyance of Cooperative Societies
9. Advisory services on Redevelopment of Society Buildings
10. Commercial / Business Laws
11. Banking & Negotiable Instruments.
12. Consumer Forum matters (District as well as State Commission in Mumbai)
13. Real Estate / Property related matters
14. Family Matters, Domestic Violence
15. Primary Market related Stock Broking matters [Off-line and Online share trading]
16. Online Banking and Off-line Banking disputes between Banks and Consumers.
17. All type of Quasi Judicial matters
18. Corporate Retainerships and advisory on Commercial matters
General Support related Practice:
i. Drafting Corporate & Business Agreements, Deeds and Documents
ii. General Support to Builders, Developers- such as Legal Opinion, Title Search, etc
iii. Coordinating with the Developers on Redevelopment of Properties
iv. Legal Advise to Buyers, Builders, Investors on projects etc
v. Counseling
vi. Mediation / Arbitration [as a Corporate Support]
vii. Assistance in Settlement of Disputes between Banks / Institutions and defaulters
viii. Any other miscellaneous Legal Support related assignments.
Professional Background
Working Experience with India’s leading Corporates and Banks as handled following roles as Permanent Employee:-
1. “Finance Assistant” – Finance Deptwith Mahindra British Telecom,. SEEPZ, Mumbai (1997-98)
2. “Audit Assistant” with JD Bhagchandani & Co, Goregaon, Mumbai (1998-99)
3. “Office Trainee” – Operations Dept -with HDFC Bank (1999-2000)
4. “Assistant Manager” –Operations Dept -with JM Morgan Stanley Retail Services Ltd (2000-2002)
5. Joined ICICI Bank, as “Assistant Manager” in August 2002 and since I wanted to start Legal Practice, I had resigned from services of ICICI Bank after getting Promotion as “Chief Manager” in June 2008 – Retail Liabilities Dept, at Head Office, situate at Bandra Kurla Complex, Bandra [East], Mumbai.

Panel Advocate – Hon’ble Bombay High Court for – MAHARASHTRA STATE COUNCIL FOR OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY & PHYSIOTHERAPY
Additional Social Activities:-
1. Free Counselling in matrimonial and property matters for poor clients.
2. Frequently attending Seminars and Legal support to general public
3. Secretary – Vidya Prasarak Mandal, Mulund [East], Mumbai, a Charitable Trust which runs various Educational Institutions [.[63
Years Old Charitable Trust]
4. Chairman – The Mulund Neelesh CHS Ltd
5. Faculty, Institute of Chartered Accountants of India – Western & North Region – on New Practice opportunities
6. Member – Maharashtra State Welfare Association.