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OUR TEAM
M.H. Patil
Founder
Mr. Patil has honed his legal skills for over three decades, practicing in Indirect tax law like Central Excise, Service Tax, VAT and Customs since 1985. Mr. Patil has pioneered new paradigms in the organization and management structures of Indirect law firms. Founder of CENEX Services, CENEX Legal, and MHP Legal, a boutique Indirect tax firm, Mr. Patil has introduced several features that remain unique to Indirect tax firms even to this day.
A few of the many pioneering systems and processes that Mr. Patil has seamlessly integrated into the shared vision, mission and core values of the firms.
Over the years, Mr. Patil has received many accolades and recognition for his profound knowledge in matters and has been appointed as Amicus Curie in the number of cases by different courts.
Mr. Patil regularly delivers lectures on different fora on various topics relating to Goods and Service tax and Indirect taxes.
Padmavati Patil
Sr Associate
Padmavati specializes in GST, Central Excise and Service Taxand has worked extensively on issues pertaining to Oil and Gas, Hospitality, FMCG, IT Software and Telecom Sectors. Padmavati is Advocate on Record in Bombay High Court and routinely represents clients before Supreme Court, High Courts, Tribunals, Settlement Commissions and quasi-judicial authorities and is a part of the core team on advising, drafting and litigation on Goods and Service Tax. Padmavati regularly delivers lectures on different fora on various topics relating to Goods and Service tax and Indirect taxes.
Nitin Mehta
Sr Associate
Mr. Mehta comes with experience of more than three decades and specializes in GST, Central Excise, Customs and Service tax. Mr. Mehta has worked extensively on issues in Manufacturing, Service sectors especially an authority in Plastic, Rubber, Engineering Industries and has been advising on wide range of issues from classification, Valuation and CENVAT. Mr. Mehta routinely represents clients in before Tribunal, Settlement Commission and quasi-judicial authorities.
T. Chandran Nair Principal Associate
Mr. Nair comes with over twenty-five years of experience and specializes in litigation and advisory practice in GST, Central Excise and Service tax on issues involving multinational companies, large domestic companies including all the major Public Sector companies and has expertise in handling complex indirect tax issues involving classification, valuation, input tax credit eligibility, etc.. Mr. Nair routinely represents clients before various High Courts, Tribunals, Settlement Commission and quasi-judicial authorities.
Sachin Chitnis
Sr Associate
Sachin specializes in GST, Central Excise, Customs and Service tax on issues in Manufacturing, Banks, Auto, and Auto ancillary, Food Processing, Petrochemicals, and Refineries sectors and has been advising on a wide range of issues from classification, valuation, and CENVAT. Sachin routinely represents clients before Supreme Court, High Courts, Tribunals, Settlement Commissions, Arbitral Tribunals and quasi-judicial authorities. Sachin is part of the core team on advising, drafting and litigation on Goods and Service Tax. Sachin regularly delivers lectures on different fora on various topics relating to Goods and Service tax and Indirect taxes.
Madhuri Patil
Sr Associate
Mrs. Patil specializes in Service tax and extensively worked on issues in Banking. Mrs. Patil has been advising on a wide range of issues from Classification, Valuation, and CENVAT. Mrs. Patil comes with two decades of experience and has been leading the Paralegal team and has represented before Tribunal and quasi-judicial authorities.
Manasi Patil
Associate
Manasi specializes in GST, Central Excise and Service Tax and has worked extensively on issues pertaining to Hospitality, FMCG, Metal and trading Sectors and has been advising on a wide range of issues from classification, and CENVAT. Manasi is Advocate on Record in Bombay High Court and routinely represents clients before Supreme Court, High Courts, Tribunals and quasi-judicial authorities. Manasi is part of the core team on advising, drafting and litigation on Goods and Service Tax.
Hemant Kanade Associate
Mr.Kanade, former Dy Commissioner of Customs and Excise is now associated since 2013 and specializes on issues pertaining to FTP implications under various export promotion schemes such as Advance Authorisation, EPCG, Duty Drawback, MEIS-SEIS, SEZ, EOU etc. With his rich experience with the department of over four decades, Mr. Kanade has been appearing before Tribunal and quasi-judicial authorities.
Kiran Chavan
Junior Associate
Kiran is part of legal team and has been handling litigation before Bombay High Court. Kiran ensures filing of writs, appeals, counters and arbitration matters. Kiran is a part of the core team on advising, drafting and litigation on Goods and Service Tax.
B.G. Manjrekar Associate
Mr.Manjrekar, former suptd. of Customs and Excise is associated since 1995 and is part of the core legal team - assisting clients on all aspects of indirect tax ensuring solutions for legal and accounting perspectives. His experience of more than three decades with the department and exposure to issues of manufacturers, traders and service providers particularly in textile, petroleum, iron and steel, automobile, FMCG, electronic sectors enables him to provide practical and holistic solutions, which are tax-efficient.
Ruby Paul
Paralegal
Ruby is part of paralegal team since past two decades and specializes in drafting, gathering and organizing documents to prepare for court matters before Supreme Court, High Courts, Tribunals, Settlement Commissions and quasi-judicial authorities. Ruby conducts research on relevant case law, regulations, and legal commentary which is of great assistance for the legal team and coordinates case meetings, depositions, proceedings and court dates with clients.
Siddhanth Sriram Junior Associate
Siddhanth Sriram is an associate handling matters before various government authorities. He is a part of the core team on advising, drafting and litigation on Goods and Service Tax.
Supriya Shetty Paralegal
Supriya is part of the paralegal team since the past two decades and specializes in drafting, gathering and organizing documents to prepare for court matters before Supreme Court, High Courts, Tribunals, Settlement Commissions and quasi-judicial authorities. Her knowledge of the law and legal procedures acumen for conducting research on relevant case law, regulations, and legal commentary is of great assistance for the legal team and coordinates case meetings, depositions, proceedings and court dates with clients.
Sagar Dhamanskar Auxiliary Staff
Sagar is part of the support staff and the banking team at CENEX Legal. His acumen in record-keeping helps the entire legal team. He assists in filing of appeals and arbitration matters.
Chandrika Shetty Paralegal
Chandrika is part of the paralegal team for the past two decades and specializes in drafting, gathering and organizing documents to prepare for court matters before Supreme Court, High Courts, Tribunals, Settlement Commissions and quasi-judicial authorities. Chandrika conducts research on relevant case laws, regulations, and legal commentary which is of great assistance for the legal team and coordinates case meetings, depositions, proceedings and court dates with clients.
Abhijit Malandkar Admin
Abhijeet is part of admin team. He specializes in maintaining database systems and other technological resources. He also looks after the filing of appeals, briefs, exhibits and court motions. He is a registered clerk with Bombay High Court and ensures filing of writs, appeals, counters and arbitration matters. He has been part of our admin team since last two decades.