Mansingh L. Bhakta

Biography

Mr. Mansingh L. Bhakta (DIN 00001963) is a senior partner at Kanga & Co., a leading firm of advocates and solicitors in Mumbai. He has been practising law for over 60 years and has vast experience in the legal field, particularly in matters relating to corporate law, banking and taxation. He is legal advisor to leading foreign and Indian companies and banks. During his long career, he has served a large number of leading corporates as an independent director, including Larsen & Toubro Ltd., SKF Ltd., Kirloskar Oil Engines Ltd., Arvind Ltd., and Bennett Coleman & Company Ltd. He has also been associated with a large number of Euro issues made by Indian companies. He was the Chairman of the Taxation Law Standing Committee of LAWASIA, an association of lawyers of Asia and Pacific, headquartered in Australia. He is a Director of the Indian Merchant’s Chamber, Mumbai. He is a recipient of the Rotary Centennial Service Award for Professional Excellence from Rotary International. Hong Kong-based Asia Law Journal, a leading international law journal, has nominated Mr. Bhakta as one of the ‘Leading Lawyers of Asia’ for six consecutive years, starting 2011. The Trans Asian Chamber of Commerce & Industry conferred on him the prestigious award of ‘The Pillar of Hindustaanee Society’ for the year 2014-15 in the field of ‘Ethical Law Practice’. The International Council of Jurists, New Delhi recently honoured Mr. Bhakta with its prestigious ‘National Law Day Award 2017’ for his unique contributionsin the field of taxation. 

Research Interest

Law and taxation.