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RAJBIR SINGH

RAJBIR SINGH

Legal Professional
Panchkula,Haryana

Summary

To work in an organization with positive energy, constructive frame of mind and with legal acumen in a way to enable the attainment of the organizational goals expeditiously and to keep the Legal hassles and other worries of an organization at bay. Always willing to work for an Organization which could lend something more to explore and to something creative and more thoughtful which will not only be beneficial to the Organization but also be growth oriented to the Individual.

A result oriented professional with over 22 years of experience in Legal Field with professionally managed companies. Adept at managing entire gamut of Legal Function of the Company from the initiation to the culmination. Over all responsible for the time bound, quality proven results as per the requirement of organisation in all manner. Law function encompassing appearing in courts, pre-emptive actions follow up with Police, Regulatory, Compliance and Other Statutory Authorities. Having in depth knowledge of Civil, Criminal, Corporate, Arbitration, Industrial, Commercial and Security laws with zeal to establish as a successful law professional. A facilitative manager with handling the negotiations, mediations, consultations with the clients, third parties, advocates, auditors, bankers and other Administrative officers in the State Machinery at District and State Secretariat Level. Competent at handling team members effectively. Deft at interacting with multiple levels of organization, management & staff from different locations. Proficiency in written and spoken English & Hindi. Keen learner and can adapt easily to new environment.

Overview

24
24
years of professional experience

Work History

Manager Legal

Vardhman Textiles Limited
Ludhiana, Punjab
12.2016 - Current
  • Company Overview: Located at Ludhiana (Punjab) having a turnover of more than 12500 Crores.
  • Looking after the entire gamut of litigation including but not limited to Civil, Criminal, Arbitration, Commercial, Taxation, Industrial Relation Matters, Negotiable Instruments Act, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Matters, APTEL, Land Matters and Educational Matters etc. of the Group having 22 manufacturing facilities and 7 branches spread across the India, dealing with various senior law firms based at Mumbai, Chandigarh, Bhopal, Indore and New Delhi.
  • Handling successfully the IPR segment which involves more than 60 Trademarks and 55 Copyrights along with Commercial Litigation which include the Entry Tax Matters of (Punjab, Haryana and M.P) of Vardhman Group.
  • Also dealing with various governmental, compliance and statutory authorities while working with the group.
  • Assisting the management in day to day legal counselling, Drafting & Vetting of the various Contracts and assisting in finalization of various SoPs, Policies, Reply to Notices, Plaints, Complaints and Reports at Corporate Level.
  • Getting the Due Diligence conducted and finalised at the Group Level. Played instrumental Role in finalisation of various Agreements, Deeds and Documents which has gone the long way for the Vardhman Group as a whole.
  • Handled the Commercial Matters related to Entry Taxes, Rebate Claims etc. up to High Court Level of State of Punjab and Haryana Chandigarh.
  • Handled the EPF Matters pertaining to the re-fixation of Pension as per EPS and EPF Rules.
  • Located at Ludhiana (Punjab) having a turnover of more than 12500 Crores.
  • Successfully implemented the Litigation Tracker Tool and BPM tool for the effective and efficient handling of the Litigation of the Group.
  • Helped in drafting the various important Agreements with various domestic and international Clients like Walmart, Decathlon, Joven etc.
  • Got a matter decreed and amount recovered which is pending for almost more than 15 years in the Courts.
  • Successfully completed 8 Courses online on various issues from the abroad universities.
  • Successfully got the IPR Audit completed Nine times in a row with acknowledgement and appreciation from Audit department about record keeping and data handling.
  • Got the Groups registration done under Legal Metrology Act, PCR Rules, Plastic Waste Management Rules, Battery Waste Management Rules and E Waste Management Rules, Supervising BIS Certification.
  • Successfully assisting the State in a Criminal Matter where we are the Complainant.
  • Involved in the successful completion of various CSR Projects at Group Level.
  • With the effective management and skilful techniques controlled the costs of Litigation with zero impact upon its outcome.
  • Successfully handled Onsite Post Clearance Audit of Customs.
  • Recovered Rs. 2.87 Lacs (Approx.) merely on the basis of Legal Notice/ Demand Notice from one of the Defaulting Vendor which is pending for a long period with in a month.
  • Got the Stay in a Civil Matter which is pending for last more than 15 years.
  • Got developed the IT based tool of Litigation Tracker which tracks the Litigation and notifies the various developments in the matters.

Manager Legal cum Section Leader

Spray Engineering Devices Ltd.
Mohali, Punjab
12.2009 - 12.2016
  • Company Overview: Located at Mohali (PB).
  • Looking after their entire Legal Cases which includes but not restricted to: Recovery Suits against its defaulting Old Debtors by way of the Summary Suits as per Order XXXVII of CPC and the Ordinary Recovery Suits as per Order VII CPC, 1908.
  • Section: 138 Negotiable Instruments Act-1881 cases.
  • Consumer Cases.
  • Writs and Other Civil and Criminal Petitions including Revisions at high Court.
  • Labour Matters at Labour Courts.
  • Handled the Disproportionate Assets Case under Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 before the Additional Sessions Judge, Panchkula. Anticipatory Bails at High Court and before the Sessions Court Panchkula and Patiala.
  • SARFAESI proceedings at Debt Recovery Tribunals, Debt Recovery Appellate Tribunals, High Court.
  • Filed the self-drafted Claim Petition under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 before the Additional Registrar Cooperative Societies (Punjab). Got the Award in organization favour.
  • Apart from drafting and vetting the Deeds, Agreements, Petitions, Letters, Notices and Other Correspondences internal and external.
  • Advising from time to time on various other legal aspects both in Civil, Criminal, Land and Labour matters.
  • Apart from the above also have to Liaison with the various Administrative Authorities of Industry Department including the Director of Industries, Principal Secretary of Revenue and Industries Punjab.
  • Also have to Liaison with Police Department Inspectors, Banking Authorities, Deputy Commissioner Offices of Patiala and Hoshiarpur, SDMs of Patiala, Hoshiarpur and Tehsildar Offices at Mohali, Patiala, Mahilpur, Hoshiarpur Districts etc.
  • Located at Mohali (PB).
  • Got a Civil Suit of Recovery decreed against one of the Defaulting parties at Chandigarh Courts for an Amount of Rs. 1.50 Crores. Despite all the Jurisdictional Issues being finalized upto the Supreme Court of INDIA.
  • Got my GM, Unit Head, HR Head and another worker discharged from the Court of Sessions Judge, Solan in a Section: 306, 34 IPC (Abetment to suicide and common intention) FIR matter where police has filed the challan even before the framing up of the Charges in a pre-trial stage purely on the basis of the Legal Arguments.
  • Introduced the Legal MIS on monthly basis and on periodical intervals to the Internal Hierarchy and with the investors, auditors and bankers.
  • Had the credit of obtaining the injunction / stay on encashment of the Bank Guarantee of Rs. 3,70,50,000/- within a short span of less than a day and had the credit of stretching stay on encashment for almost more than 3 Years though as per the law the Stay application has to be decided within a period of 30 days.
  • Had played an instrumental role in the Drafting, Vetting and Settling the terms and conditions of the Supply, Erection and Commissioning of the Melt Concentration System (Plate type Falling Film Evaporators) to the AL KHALEEJ SUGAR COMPANY LLC, JEBEL ALI, DUBAI (UAE) the biggest Raw Sugar Refinery in the World.
  • Got the recovery of Rs. 1.25 Crores from Triveni Engineering Deoband only on the basis of Negotiation and Conciliation.
  • Got the recovery effected of Rs. 4.50 Crores from Dhanlaxami Srinivasan Sugar Industries, Perambalur (TN) on the basis of the Winding Up Petition.
  • Got the recovery of Rs. 2.10 Crores from the party on the basis of the Litigation (Criminal and S. 138 N.I. Act).
  • Got waived off / saved the Stamp Duty of Rs. 30 Lacs only on the basis of Liaison with the District Revenue Authorities, Hoshiarpur.
  • Got the appreciation letter from the management many times on mail and got the Cash award of Rs. 15,000/- on account of getting the recovery of Rs. 7.50 Lacs just upon the service of the summons of the Summary Suit.
  • Helped in formulation of the HR, Purchase and General Administration Policies.
  • Recently got a money decree in our company's favour of Rs. 1.40 Crores from Courts in a Civil Suit for Recovery.

Legal Advisor (As Retainer)

Indo Farm Industries Ltd.
Chandigarh, UT
02.2007 - 12.2009
  • Company Overview: The sole tractor, genset and crane manufacturer unit of Himachal Pradesh State having its Head Office and Registered Office at Chandigarh.
  • Handled more than 100 N.I. Matters and 35 Civil Suits alone as an Advocate being retainer.
  • The sole tractor, genset and crane manufacturer unit of Himachal Pradesh State having its Head Office and Registered Office at Chandigarh.

Law Officer

Industrial Cables (India) Ltd.
Chandigarh, UT
07.2005 - 01.2007
  • Joined as Law Officer with Real Estate Division of ICL (India) Limited at their registered office at Chandigarh. Job responsibilities related to Legal Documentation pertaining to the Flats constructed at Sector- 70 Mohali, approval of PUDA, PSPCL and PSEB at Patiala and Mohali.
  • Involved in the third party transfers of the flats.
  • Involved in the day to day management of the correspondence with the District level Authorities including DC and SDM (Mohali). Chief Administrator at PUDA Mohali.

Junior Associate Lawyer

Mr. Sanjeev Bansal
Panchkula
01.2003 - 07.2005
  • Joined as Junior Associate with a budding and young lawyer at Panchkula during the last year of LLB.
  • Handled, assisted and learnt the Drafting art of the Petitions, Writs, Civil and Criminal revisions, Anticipatory and Regular Bails, First Appeals and Regular Second Appeals at P/H High Court and SLPs at Supreme Court, New Delhi.

Accountant (as Part Time only)

M/s Emm Pee Motors Ltd.
07.2001 - 12.2002
  • Supervised in making book entries, Managed sales and purchases, Looked after stores.
  • Assisted in Statutory Audit work of the company and Liaison with Bankers' for deposits and withdraw.

Education

B.Com. (Honours) - undefined

Panjab University
12.1996

LLB - undefined

Department of Law, Panjab University
12.2003

Chartered Accountancy (Inter Group- I and Exemption in EDP & Mgmt. Group-II) - undefined

01.2000

Affiliations

Member of Bar Council of P&H Chandigarh

Extra-Curricular Activities

Have been an athlete and participated in the District Level Athletics event. Participated in many social and religious services programs while attached with ISKCON sector 36 Chandigarh and ISKCON Panchkula.

Personal Information

  • Current CTC: Rs. 20.50 Lacs (P.A)
  • Relocation: Preferably in Chandigarh, Baddi, Ludhiana and its vicinity and ready to move out up to New Delhi, Noida, Gurugram.
  • Availability: Preferably in Chandigarh, Baddi, Ludhiana and its vicinity and ready to move out up to New Delhi, Noida, Gurugram.
  • Date of Birth: 1975-11-15

Highlights Of Professional Experience

  • Vardhman Textiles Limited, Ludhiana, Punjab, Manager Legal, 2016-12-09 till date.
  • Successfully recovered the old debts from the defaulting parties be it our customers or vendors and at times even on the basis of the Notices alone which not only saved the legal costs but also proved to be time efficient and effective.
  • Played a pivotal role in the implementation of the Litigation Tracker and BPM Tool in the Group with the help of which not only entire litigations got digitised but also with the click of the button various reports could be generated and which saved time, cost and efforts.
  • Looking after the entire gamut of litigation including but not limited to Civil, Criminal, Arbitration, Commercial, Taxation, Industrial Relation Matters, Negotiable Instruments Act, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Matters, APTEL, Land Matters and Educational Matters.
  • Handling successfully the IPR segment which involves more than 60 Trademarks and 55 Copyrights along with Commercial Litigation.
  • Legal counseling, Drafting & Vetting of the various Contracts and assisting in finalization of various SoPs, Policies, Reply to Notices, Plaints, Complaints and Reports at Corporate Level. for the effective and efficient handling of the Litigation of the Group.
  • Helped in drafting the various important Agreements with various domestic and international Clients like Walmart, Decathlon, ZARA, Michaels, Joven etc.
  • Spray Engineering Devices Ltd., Mohali, Punjab, Manager Legal cum Section Leader, 2009-12-21, 2016-12-03, Looking after their entire Legal Cases which includes but not restricted to Recovery Suits against its defaulting Old Debtors., Handled the Disproportionate Assets Case under Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988., Got a Civil Suit of Recovery decreed against one of the Defaulting parties at Chandigarh Courts for an Amount of Rs. 1.50 Crores., Introduced the Legal MIS on monthly basis and on periodical intervals to the Internal Hierarchy and with the investors, auditors and bankers.
  • Indo Farm Industries Ltd., Chandigarh, UT, Legal Advisor (As Retainer), 2007-02-01, 2009-12-19, Handled more than 100 N.I. Matters and 35 Civil Suits alone as an Advocate being retainer.
  • Industrial Cables (India) Ltd., Chandigarh, UT, Law Officer, 2005-07-25, 2007-01-31, Job responsibilities related to Legal Documentation pertaining to the Flats constructed at Sector- 70 Mohali.
  • Mr. Sanjeev Bansal, Panchkula, Haryana, Junior Associate Lawyer, 2003-01-01, 2005-07-01, Handled, assisted and learnt the Drafting art of the Petitions, Writs, Civil and Criminal revisions.
  • M/s Emm Pee Motors Ltd., Accountant (as Part Time only), 2001-07-01, 2002-12-15, Supervised in making book entries, Managed sales and purchases.

It Credentials And Skills

  • Have worked in totally computerized environment of ERP.
  • Hands on experience working on: MS- Office, MS- Professional, MS- Word, MS- Excel.

Skills

Customer service

Team leadership

Time management

Decision-making

Verbal and written communication

Complex Problem-solving

Staff management

Task delegation

Goal setting

Staff training and development

Documentation and reporting

Relationship building

Strategic planning

Operations management

Accomplishments

  • Achieved recoveries worth crores of Rupees through effectively taking the legal steps and following the Legal Procedures.
  • Saved the crores of Rupees by pro actively taking the Precautionary Steps while adhering to the various Legal Processes and Procedures.
  • Saved time and costs by developing the Litigation Tracker and BPM Process in the Organisation.
  • Helped in Taking various crucial decision making.

Timeline

Manager Legal

Vardhman Textiles Limited
12.2016 - Current

Manager Legal cum Section Leader

Spray Engineering Devices Ltd.
12.2009 - 12.2016

Legal Advisor (As Retainer)

Indo Farm Industries Ltd.
02.2007 - 12.2009

Law Officer

Industrial Cables (India) Ltd.
07.2005 - 01.2007

Junior Associate Lawyer

Mr. Sanjeev Bansal
01.2003 - 07.2005

Accountant (as Part Time only)

M/s Emm Pee Motors Ltd.
07.2001 - 12.2002

B.Com. (Honours) - undefined

Panjab University

LLB - undefined

Department of Law, Panjab University

Chartered Accountancy (Inter Group- I and Exemption in EDP & Mgmt. Group-II) - undefined

RAJBIR SINGHLegal Professional