CA. Ramesh S Prabhu
CA.Ramesh S. Prabhu is a highly qualified Mumbai-based Chartered Accountant with CISA(USA) practicing for over the last 22 years, and a well-known public figure whose opinion is sought on various laws and issues concerning the common man.
He is a partner in Chartered Accountants firm, director of Prabhu Associates Consultants Pvt Ltd, and Chairman of Swagat Housing Finance Company Ltd.
He is a regular faculty and Task force member with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) on the Cooperative Sector-2011-12. He has been the co-opted member of the Co-op Committee for Maharashtra by WIRC of ICAI for the last five years.
CA Ramesh has practical in-depth knowledge of the Cooperative Housing sector. He is the author of 40 books on issues like conveyance, transfer of flats, parking, collection of dues from members, and service tax for housing societies.
Two books authored by him have been published by WIRC of ICAI. He is an Editor of MSWA Housing Societies Review, having a circulation of 35000 copies.
He was appointed by Govt. of Maharashtra in 2008 to its committee for drafting the law for Deemed Conveyance. He was invited to discuss before the Joint Committee of Govt of Maharashtra about the Maharashtra Housing(Regulation and Development) Act, 2012, and most of his suggestions were incorporated in the final approval of the said Act.
CA. Ramesh heads “Maharashtra Societies Welfare Association” (MSWA), an NGO addressing Cooperative Society issues. Recently MSWA has joined hands as a “knowledge partner” with a leading newspaper in Mumbai, viz. Daily News and Analysis (DNA) for conducting seminars on the Redevelopment of Housing Societies in Mumbai.
His book on Deemed conveyance has been released by CM Shri. Prithviraj Chavan with a forward Message from Her Excellency Smt. Prathibathai Patil, the then President of India and had the occasion to be her Guest at Rashtrapathi Bhavan.