Mrs. Vinita Nair Dedhia: A Profile

Mrs. Vinita Nair Dedhia

Mrs. Vinita Nair Dedhia holds a degree in Bachelor of Management Studies (BMS) from Sydenham College of Commerce and Economics, Mumbai University, Maharashtra, MS(Finance) from ICFAI university and is a Fellow Member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI). She is a Senior Partner in M/s Vinod Kothari & Company, Practising  Company Secretaries.

Vinita has written articles on corporate law related topics which have been published on various websites and magazines. She lectures at various chapters of ICSI and at MSOP on various corporate law matters.

Her core area of practice is Companies Act, SEBI Regulations, FEMA Regulations and laws applicable to Financial Sector. She is actively involved in advising Banks, NBFCs, HFCs, several MNCs and listed companies.
In 2020, she was one of the awardee of ‘Best Secretarial Audit Report’ Award at the ICSI National Awards for Corporate Governance, 2019 for the secretarial audit carried out for HDFC Ltd.

She has co-authored a book on Law & Practice relating to Corporate Bonds and Debentures published by Taxmann Publications. She has also co-authored two books on Companies Act viz. Your queries on Companies Act, 2013 published by Taxmann and The Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2017 published by Book Corporation respectively. She has also contributed to other books viz. Understanding Companies Act, 2013, a Taxmann publication and Corporate Boards, Committees and Policies under Companies Act published by ICSI.

QUALIFICATION

  • Bachelor of Management Studies (BMS)
  • MS (Finance) 
  • Fellow Member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI)
  • Post Graduate Diploma in Securities Law from Government Law College

ARTICLES & PUBLICATIONS

  • Recent publications can be viewed here
  • Ease of doing business: Debt listed companies slide down to unlisted companies – Click here to view.
  • RBI directs NBFCs to limit fresh investments from FATF non-compliant jurisdictions to 20% of voting rights – Published on Moneylife. Click here to view.
  • This new year brings more complexity to bond issuance as SEBI makes it cumbersome for DTs and issuers – Published in CPT Taxmann. Click here to view
  • SEBI responds to payment defaults by empowering Debenture Trustees – Click here to view.
  • Secretarial Audit in BFSI Sector – Published in ICSI Chartered Secretary – Edition September, 2021. Click here to view.
  • SEBI responds to payment defaults by empowering Debenture Trustees – Click here to view.
  • Corporate Governance & Material Price Sensitive Information – Need for listed entities to frame effective materiality policy – Co-authored with Ms. Shaivi Bhamaria – Click here to view.
  • SEBI prescribes norms for structured digital database, system driven disclosures & CoC violations – Published on Compliance Calendar – Click here to view.
  • Transacting by exception: Listed Cos in India give substantive carve outs for RPTS – Published in ICSI WIRC E-Newsletter – Edition June – July, 2021. Click here to view.
  • MoF amends FDI norms for rights issue and insurance sector – Click here to view.
  • India seals its borders to corporate acquisitions – Published on Moneylife. Click here to view.
  • FPI can invest upto the sectoral cap in an Indian Company – Co-authored with Ms. Smriti Wadhera – Published on Moneylife. Click here to view.
  • RBI guidelines on governance in commercial banks – Click here to view.
  • Presentation on Secretarial Audit and other attestations – Click here to view.
  • Presentation on Corporate Bonds and Debentures – Click here to view.
  • SEBI implements Kotak Committee recommendations in phases- CPT Taxmann, Volume 41 Issue 14. Click hereto view.
  • Cross Border mergers will soon be a reality– CPT Taxman, Volume 41 Issue 15. Click here to view.
  • MCA notifies 23 sections of C(A) A, 2017Published on Taxmann website & CPT Volume 42, Issue 3, May 19 to May 25. Click hereto view.
  • Actionable on enforcement of 23 sections – Published on Taxguru, Click here to view.
  • SEBI strengthens CG norms, amends LODR– Published on Taxmann website & SCL Volume 147 Issue 3, May 21-May 27, 2017. Click here to view.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

  • Corporate Laws;
  • Secretarial Audit;
  • FEMA.

Contacts

Phone: 022 2261 4021/ 022 6237 0959

E-mail : vinita@vinodkothari.com