PROFILE
S.DHANAPAL
FCS,B.Com,BABL
Managing Partner
S Dhanapal & Associates
(A firm of Practising Company Secretaries)
I am a fellow member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India, Commerce graduate from the University of Madras and a law graduate from the reputed Dr. Ambedkar Govt. Law College (Five years integrated Law course), Chennai.
I have around 15 years of experience in the areas of Corporate Secretarial and Legal matters and have undertaken statutory compliances and voluntary audits under the Company Law. With my reasonable exposure in both Secretarial and Legal matters, I am performing as a mentor in providing secretarial and legal solutions to the entire corporate sector.
I am a passionate reader, voracious speaker and prolific writer on varied legal and secretarial matters. I regularly contribute as a speaker and writer in various professional forums/journals including the Hindustan Chamber of Commerce, Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and Institute of Company Secretaries of India.
I have authored four books so far, namely “LLP Made Easy”, “Handbook on Companies Act, 2013” and “Guide to Companies Act, 2013” all of which were very well received by the readers. “Guide to Companies Act, 2013” is one of the very few books available in the market on Companies Act, 2013 which presents the Act and Rules in a very simple, crisp and logical manner. This Second Edition of Guide to Companies Act, 2013 is updated with MCA amendments made till August 2015.
I am privileged to receive India’s most coveted Institutional Presentation and Prestigious Recognition Award of “BHARAT GAURAV AWARD” for being worthy example to inspire others for remarkable achievement in the Grand Annual Glittering Ceremony to be held at New Delhi organized by INDIA INTERNATIONAL FRIENDSHIP SOCIETY, India’s leading Voluntary Organisation of Socio-Economic Existence, New Delhi in the year 2015.
I am privileged to get selected to receive India’s most coveted Institutional Presentation and Prestigious Recognition Award of “BEST CITIZENS OF INDIA” in recognition of his exceptional calibre and outstanding performance in his chosen area of activity by BEST CITIZEN PUBLISHING HOUSE, India’s leading Voluntary Organisation of Socio-Economic Existence, New Delhi in the year 2015.
HONOURARY ELECTED POSITIONS IN THE YEAR 2005
Treasurer,Southern India Regional Council,Institute of CompanySecretaries of India,New Delhi
Council Member,Southern India Regional Council of Institute of Company Secretaries of India
Professional Development Committee of Southern India Regional Council of ICSI
Council Member, Hindustan Chamber of Commerce, HCC
Chairman,Expert Committee Corporate & Allied Laws, CSR, Governance and Ethics of HCC
Member,Executive Committee,Centre for Entrepreneur Development,Anna University,Chennai
Committee Member-Confederation of Indian Industry (SR),Sub-Committee for CSR Initiatives
Committee Member- Accounting Standard for Local Bodies,Southern Regional Council ICAI
The following are the some of my major areas of practice:
1) Drafting of various types of agreement including Shareholders Agreement, Foreign Collaboration Agreement, Joint Venture Agreement, Confidentiality Agreement and Standing Order of the Company etc.
2) Mainly focused on Scheme of Amalgamation/Merger, Demerger and Scheme of Arrangement and Reconstruction of Companies (M&A). Handled many important and complicated matters and got favourable orders.
3) Regular appearance before Company Law Board.
4) Regular interaction with the Registrar of Companies, Regional Director, Ministry of Company affairs, Official Liquidator, High Court Chennai, Stock exchanges.
5) Undertaken Secretarial Due Diligence and Audit for various companies.
6) Main focus in the area of Foreign Exchange related law matters(FEMA)
§ Authored a book “LLP Made Easy”.
§ Passionate writer of various articles on variety of legal issues and new legal enactments.
§ Following are some of the Article topics on which the Articles has been published:
o Article on analysis of provisions of Companies Bill 2012
o Article on Insight on Companies Bill 2012 and its impact
o Article on Major Highlights on Companies Bill 2012
o Article on Amalgamations under Companies Bill 2012
o Article on Enforcement Mechanism under Companies Bill 2012
o Article on FRAUD under provisions of Companies Bill 2012
o Article on Government Companies under Companies Bill 2012
o Article on Highlights (Diagrammatic) on Companies Bill 2012
o Write up on Companies Bill 2011 in SIRC – ICSI e-NEWS LETTER
o Write up on XBRL - A Way Forward – II (SIRC – ICAI NEWS LETTER)
o Multi-Disciplinary Partnership-a Wakeup call to Professionals(SIRC–ICAI NEWS LETTER)
o Article on Revised Schedule VI-Contributed to Coimbatore Chapter of SIRCofICSI e-souvenir.
o Synopsis on Recent Circulars Notifications and amendments by MCA, 2011.
o Write up on XBRL - A Way Forward – I (SIRC – ICAI NEWS LETTER)
o Article on All about MSMED Act 2006 & Opportunities in 36th Regional Conference of Company Secretaries Backgrounder.
o Write up on Foreign Companies in India 2011.
o Write up on Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010.
o Write up on Union Budget 2010-2011.
o Write up on Charges under Companies Act 1956 (Chartered Accountant Study Circle Journal)
o Article on Preference Shares under Companies Act - Reward or Sword
o Write up on Part IX Conversion (Chartered Accountant Study Circle Journal)
o Write up on Section 25 Company (Chartered Accountant Study Circle Journal)
o Write up on LLP formation and its Benefits (Chartered Accountant Study Circle Journal)
o Write up on Structuring Business Entities in India
o Write up on EES & CLSS 2010 (Chartered Accountant Study Circle Journal)
o Write up on Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008
o Write up on Intellectual Properties and its advantages in India
o Write up on Legal Due Diligence for Corporate Entities
o Write up on Foreign Investment Routes in India
o Article on All about merger and demerger (Chartered Accountant Study Circle Journal)
o Article on Scheme of Arrangement by Listed Companies (Chartered Secretary (ICSI))
o Write up on “All about annual filing with Registrar of Companies”
o Article on Appointment of Auditors etc. (Chartered Accountant Study Circle Journal)
o Monthly contribution on Company Law Cases Article in Monthly Journal Chartered Accountant Study Circle of SIRC of ICSI- The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.
§ Visiting faculty to handle Management Skills Orientation Programme (MSOP), Executive Development Programme (EDP), Students Induction Programme (SIP), Professional Development Programme (PDP), Oral Coaching classes, Executive programme for The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI), Chennai.
Official Address: S D h a n a p a l & A s s o c i a t e s
Suite No.103, First Floor, Kaveri Complex,
No.96/104, Nungambakkam High Road,
Nungambakkam, Chennai – 600 034.
Next to Ganpat Hotel & ICICI Bank Ltd.
Land-line 044 - 4553 0256 / 4553 0257
Dir- 42652127
Email: csdhanapal @ gmail.com,Contact No.: 9677022712.
SL NO. |
TOPICS |
PLACE WHERE I LECTURED /ADDRESSED |
1 |
PROFESSIONAL OPPORTUNITIES UNDER MSME ACT 2006 |
12TH NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF PRACTICING COMPANY SECRETARIES AT OOTY ORGANISED BY ICSI |
2 |
REVISED SCHEDULE VI AND EXTENSIBLE BUSINESS REPORTING LANGUAGE |
ALL INDIA MANUFACTURER’S ASSOCIATION |
3 |
REVISED SCHEDULE VI – AN INSIGHT AND HIGHLIGHTS |
ALLSEC TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED |
4 |
APPOINTMENT OF AUDITORS |
SIRC - ICAI - CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS STUDY CIRCLE |
5 |
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT & OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS |
COIMBATORE BRANCH OF SIRC OF ICAI |
6 |
INTRODUCTION OF FEMA AND ROLE OF CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS, INVESTMENTS BY NRI’S PIOS & FDI (INCLUDING REAL ESTATE POLICY) |
COIMBATORE BRANCH OF SIRC OF ICAI |
7 |
COMPANIES BILL 2012 – A COMPARITIVE ANALYSIS (GOVERNMENT COMPANIES – ACCOUNTS & AUDIT) |
COMPTROLLER AND AUDITOR GENERAL OF INDIA (CAG-AUDIT) |
8 |
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT & OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS |
ERODE BRANCH OF SIRC OF ICAI |
9 |
LIMITED LIABILTY PARTNERSHIP - PRACTICAL ASPECTS |
ERODE BRANCH OF SIRC OF ICAI |
10 |
COMPANIES BILL 2012 – AN INSIGHT |
ERODE BRANCH OF SIRC OF ICAI |
11 |
INTRODUCTION OF FEMA AND ROLE OF CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS, INVESTMENTS BY NRI’S PIOS & FDI (INCLUDING REAL ESTATE POLICY) |
ERODE BRANCH OF SIRC OF ICAI |
12 |
LEGAL ASPECTS OF SOCIETY, TRUSTS AND SECTION 25 COMPANY |
ERODE BRANCH OF SIRC OF ICAI |
13 |
DIRECTORS’ RESPONSIBILITY FOR CORPORATE ACTIONS |
HINDUSTAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE |
14 |
ALL ABOUT LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP |
HINDUSTAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE |
15 |
MERGER AND ACQUISITION UNDER COMPANIES BILL 2012 – A COMPARITITVE ANALYSIS |
HINDUSTAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE |
16 |
LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP , FORMATION BENEFITS AND LEGAL ASPECTS |
KANNUR BRANCH OF SIRC OF ICAI |
17 |
“COMPANY LAW SETTLEMENT SCHEME AND EASY EXIT SCHEME 2010”. |
KOCHI CHAPTER OF SIRC OF ICSI |
18 |
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ACT |
M.O.P VAISHNAV COLLEGE FOR WOMEN, CHENNAI |
19 |
INDIAN FINANCIAL CODE - OVERVIEW |
MADURAI CHAPTER OF SIRC OF ICSI |
20 |
MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS |
OFFICE OF REGIONAL DIRECTOR AND REGISTRAR OF COMPANIES |
21 |
HIGHLIGHTS ON COMPANIES BILL 2011 |
PALGHAT CHAPTER OF SIRC OF ICSI |
22 |
RECENT MCA CIRCULARS AND AMENDMENTS |
PALGHAT BRANCH OF SIRC OF ICAI |
23 |
SCHEDULE VI E FILING UNDER XBRL |
PONDICHERRY BRANCH OF SIRC OF ICAI |
24 |
RECENT MCA CIRCULARS AND AMENDMENTS |
RAJA MUNDARI BRANCH OF SIRC OF ICAI |
25 |
EXTENSIBLE BUSINESS REPORTING LANGUAGE (XBRL) |
RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM BRANCH OF SIRC OF ICAI |
26 |
IMPORTANT ASPECTS OF NEW COMPANIES BILL 2012 |
REGIONAL TRAINING INSTITUTE, CAG, CHENNAI |
27 |
COMPANIES (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2011 |
SALEM BRANCH OF SIRC OF ICAI |
28 |
FORMATION OF TRUSTS & NPOS |
SALEM BRANCH OF SIRC OF ICAI |
29 |
COMPLIANCE OF REVISED SCHEDULE VI AND ITS LEGAL IMPACTS |
SALEM BRANCH OF SIRC OF ICAI & SALEM CHAPTER OF ICSI |
30 |
COMPANIES BILL 2012 – A COMPARITIVE ANALYSIS |
SIRC – ICAI - KOTTURPURAM ADYAR CPE STUDY CIRCLE |
31 |
“COMPANIES BILL – 2013” |
SIRC – ICAI - PERUNGUDI STUDY CIRCLE |
32 |
LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP – LEGAL ASPECTS |
SIRC – ICAI - T.NAGAR – WEST MAMBALAM STUDY CIRCLE |
33 |
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT INCLUDING REAL ESTATE POLICY |
SIRC – ICAI - T.NAGAR – WEST MAMBALAM STUDY CIRCLE |
34 |
LLP - FORMATION AND OTHER ISSUES |
SIRC – ICAI - T.NAGAR – WEST MAMBALAM STUDY CIRCLE |
35 |
KEY CHANGES PROPOSED UNDER COMPANIES BILL 2012 |
SIRC – ICAI - T.NAGAR – WEST MAMBALAM STUDY CIRCLE |
36 |
FORIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT (INCLUDING REAL ESTATE POLICY) |
SIRC OF ICAI |
37 |
PRACTICAL ASPECTS – LIMITED LIABILTY PARTNERSHIP |
SIRC OF ICAI |
38 |
COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT MECHANISM UNDER COMPANIES BILL 2012 |
SIRC OF ICAI |
39 |
LEGAL ASPECTS, PROCEDURES & OPPORTUNITIES IN MSMED ACT FOR CAS |
SIRC OF ICAI |
40 |
FORIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT |
SIRC OF ICAI |
41 |
SEBI’S DIRECTIVES ON QUALIFIED AUDIT REPORTS |
SIRC OF ICAI |
42 |
LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP |
SIRC OF ICAI – ANNA NAGAR STUDY CIRCLE |
43 |
OVERVIEW – NEW AUDIT REPORT FORMAT |
SIRC OF ICAI – ANNA NAGAR STUDY CIRCLE |
44 |
FDI RECENT DEVELOPMENTS |
SIRC OF ICAI – ANNA NAGAR STUDY CIRCLE |
45 |
REVISED SCHEDULE VI AND XBRL - HIGHLIGHTS |
SIRC OF ICAI – TAMBARAM STUDY CIRCLE |
46 |
THEORETICAL AND LEGAL ASPECTS OF REVISED SCHEDULE VI |
SIRC OF ICSI |
47 |
ENFORCEMENT MECHANISM AND AMALGAMATIONS AND DEMERGERS UNDER COMPANIES BILL 2012 |
SIRC OF ICSI |
48 |
REVISED SCHEDULE VI AND XBRL - HIGHLIGHTS |
SIRC OF ICSI – WEST STUDY CIRCLE |
49 |
EASY EXIT SCHEME AND CLSS 2010 |
SOCIETY OF AUDITORS |
50 |
RECENT MCA NOTIFICATIONS INCLUDING MANAGERIAL REMUNERATION & LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP RECENT CHANGES |
SOCIETY OF AUDITORS |
51 |
COMPANIES BILL 2012 SCHEMES OF ARRANGEMENTS AND ENFORCEMENT MECHANISM |
THRISSUR CHAPTER OF SIRC OF ICSI JOINTLY WITH THRISSUR BRANCH OF SIRC OF ICAI |
52 |
LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP – LEGAL ASPECTS AND EASY EXIT SCHEME AND CLSS 2010 |
TIRUNELVELI BRANCH OF SIRC OF ICAI |
53 |
COMPANIES BILL 2011 |
TIRUPUR BRANCH OF SIRC OF ICAI |
54 |
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT (INCLUDING REAL ESTATE POLICY) |
TIRUPUR BRANCH OF SIRC OF ICAI |
55 |
INVESTMENT BY NRI’S & PIOS |
TIRUPUR BRANCH OF SIRC OF ICAI |
56 |
“COMPANY LAW SETTLEMENT SCHEME AND EASY EXIT SCHEME 2010”. |
TRIVANDRUM CHAPTER OF SIRC OF ICSI |
57 |
LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP – LEGAL ASPECTS & RECENT CIRCULARS & NOTIFICATION 2011 BY MCA |
VELLORE BRANCH OF SIRC OF ICAI |
58 |
IMPORTANT AMENDMENTS IN COMPANIES ACT AND LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP |
VELLORE BRANCH OF SIRC OF ICAI |
6 days Certification Course on GST Practical Return Filing Process