B.A., L.L.B., D.T.M., Fellow Member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (FCS).
A double graduate in Arts and Law and holds postgraduate Diploma in Tax Management from Bombay University in which secured 1st position in the exams. In law Exams, secured 1st class second position in the Sagar University.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

N. L. BHATIA is one of the senior most Company Secretaries in practice since 1982. Presently practicing in the name and style of N.L. Bhatia & Associates, (a partnership firm).

After acquiring membership of the Institute in 1967, he served in Secretarial and Legal Departments of J.K. Group and Voltas (a Tata Group Company) and entered in practice in 1982. He thus has to his credit experience of over 30 years.

As a practitioner of long standing, he has developed expertise in all facets of Company Law and Capital Market regulations and regularly advises corporate clients on matters relating to incorporation of Companies, issue of securities through prospectus, Joint Venture Agreements, Stock Exchange and Securities & Exchange Board of India compliances, transfer of shares and Board and Shareholders' meetings. Has acted as scrutinizer in conducting Postal Ballots of leading Companies
 

• He was elected to the Western India Regional Council of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) for two terms (1989-91 and 1992-94) and served in various capacities - Treasurer, Secretary, Vice-Chairman and Chairman.
  
  
• He also conceived and planned for setting up of Centre for Corporate Research and Training (CCRT) of ICSI at a cost of Rs.3.25 crores at New Bombay and was its Chairman during 1992-94 and was still actively associated in the construction stage. He has been instrumental in raising substantial corporate and individual donations aggregating to more than Rs. 20 lacs for CCRT.
  
  
• He was the founder Chairman of Ghatkopar, Study Circle of WIRC of ICSI (1985-88).
  
  
• Hon. Associate Regional Editor of Corporate Law Advisor.
  

1. Has taken classes on Company Law papers for final students at Oral Coaching Centre at Sydenham College;
   
   
2. Conceived and conducted the first Modular Training Programme of ICSI in Western Region in Bombay in 1987;
   
   
3. Addressed Regional Conferences/National Conventions and other Seminars on professional programmes;
   
   
4. Addressed Company Secretaries of Nepal at Kathmandu in a seminar organised by UTI Institute of Capital Markets;
   
   
5. Written Pilot papers for National Convention of ICSI
   

• SEBI SUBSTANTIAL ACQUISITION OF SHARES AND TAKEOVER CODE 1994- Foreword by Mr. V.H. Pandya, Former Senior Executive Director of Securities and Exchange Board of India.
  
  
• TAKEOVER GAMES AND SEBI TAKEOVER REGULATIONS, 1997 (August, 2002) - Foreword by Mr. G. N. Bajpai, Chairman Securities and Exchange Board of India. Publishers Taxmann.
  

• Actively involved in Lions Service Projects, Past President Lions Club of Bombay Up-town

BHARAT R UPADHYAY - B.Com., is a Associate Member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India.
 

• Articleship with M/s Ambalal Thakker & Co., Bombay. From 1980 to 1983
• Sr. Assistant with M/s Ambalal Thakker & Co., Bombay. From 1983 to 1985
• Accountant with M/s Wagle Leasing & Market Company, Bombay From 1985 to 1986.
• Sr. Asssistant with M/s Dayakar & Karunakar, C.A., Bombay From 1986 to 1987.
• Worked on Assignment which includes six months assignments with A.F.Fegusion & Associates, Bombay from 1987 to 1990.
• Worked as Chief Accountant from February-90 to September-93 with Vishalsdeep Spinning Mills Ltd, Morbi.
• Worked with Gujrat State Machine Tools Corporation, Bhavnagar as Asst. Company Secretary cum Manager Accounts from September-93 to July-95.
• Worked from August-95 to September-99 with M/s. Garg Casteels Ltd., and Hariyanan Ship Breackers Ltd, Bhavnagar.
• Worked from December 2001 to March 2002 with United Nations Assisted IPD Project of Government of Gujarat as State Financial Consultant.
  

• Worked with Allied Builders, Seychelles Limited as Administrative Manager cum Senior Accountant from October-99 to January-2001.

• Statutory & Internal Audit of Limited Companies, Banks, Private Companies, Public Charitable Trust.
• Finalisation of Companies Accounts.
• Supervising the routine Accounting function of subordinate account staff to ensure updation of day-to-day accounting.
• Handling of Income Tax Matters
• Handling of Sales Tax Matters
• Appearing before Sales Tax & Income Tax officer.
• Lease Operations.
• Liasioning with Bank & Financial Institutions.
• Liasioning with Internal &Statutory Auditors.
• Dealing with Debtors & Creditors
• Stock Inventory valuation.
• Dealing with Excise matters Excise Commissioner & Tribunal along with Legal Consultant.
• Company Law matters i.e. Board meeting, ROC matters, Share Transfer & Transmition, and related matters.
• Liasioning with SEBI, ROC, Stock Exchanges & other regulatory Authorities.