Members
10, Bank Street, Cross Lane,
Fort, Mumbai 400 023, India
Tel: +91 (22) 23674972
Email: vkakar@kaplegal.com
Vanita Kakar
Ms. Kakar heads the Mumbai office of the firm. She worked for about 24 years with a premier Government of India Undertaking – the National Textile Corporation (Maharashtra North) as Head, Legal Department. After an illustrious stint involving handling of significant and high stake matters for the Corporation, Ms. Kakar took voluntary retirement to join Kachwaha & Partners‘ Mumbai office (in 2004).
The National Textile Corporation (Maharashtra North) has 18 Manufacturing Units in Mumbai and Western India region. As Head, Legal Department, Ms. Kakar oversaw a portfolio of about 2000 legal matters covering a wide span of corporate, labour, employment, commercial, debt recovery, property, tenancy, contracts, banking and other civil matters. In addition she has conducted several internal enquiries/ disciplinary proceedings.
10, Bank Street, Cross Lane,
Fort, Mumbai 400 023, India
Tel: +91 (22) 23674972
Email: vkakar@kaplegal.com
Vanita Kakar
Education:
- LL.B (Special Papers on Labour Law, Taxation) Allahabad University
- M. A. (English Literature) Allahabad University
- B. Sc. (Zoology, Botany) University of Bombay
Background:
- Worked as Legal Assistant with Pure Ice cream Co. Ltd. – handled all major drafting assignments and company’s IP work.
- 1980 – 2004 – Worked with a premier Government of India Undertaking – the National Textile Corporation (Maharashtra North) as Head Legal Department.
- 2004 – Took voluntary retirement from the National Textile Corporation to head Kachwaha & Partners’ Mumbai office.
Professional Experience:
Ms. Kakar had a long stint – 24 years – with the National Textile Corporation. The Corporation has 18 textile Manufacturing Unit in Mumbai and Western India region. As Head of Legal Department, she oversaw a portfolio of about 2000 legal matters covering a wide span of corporate, labour, employment, commercial, debt recovery, property, tenancy, contracts, banking and other civil matters. In addition, she has conducted several internal enquiries/ disciplinary proceedings. She also headed an in-house committee constituted by the Corporation to inquire into cases of sexual harassment at workplace.