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M/s B.K.

DASS, ADVOCATES

Founded by Late Brojendra Kishore Dass, an eminent Lawyer and Tax Consultant, our firm
traces its origin back in 1965.

It is a dynamic and full-service legal firm equipped to provide comprehensive legal and
revenue advisory and litigation services, from its Head Office at Kolkata. We have expanded
with time and presently we are having our Branch Offices at Mumbai, Odisha and Guwahati
and planning to set up our Branch Offices in other States also.

Though we are principally a Kolkata based law firm but have a wide network of lawyers and
professionals for providing legal and quasi legal assistance to our Clients throughout India.
We hope to create our presence in most tier I and II cities in India. Currently, we efficiently
cater to our clients in Eastern, North-eastern, Central and Western States of India.

Our reputation is founded on the unpretentious philosophy of providing prompt service and
relevant advice to the modern requirements of the business.

Our strength is our team of over 30 experienced and proficient lawyers and professionals from
other arenas, who work in collaborative and cohesive approach to give diligent emphasis on
understanding our client’s needs.

Our firm comprises of practice area specific professionals headed by a team of cohesive
partners, who brings to your service a collective experience of 50 years. The experts in our
team having extensive in-house experience provide a distinguished insight into our Client’s
need and assist in achieving the best possible results.

We work for a wide range of Indian and International business entities. Our corporate clientele
includes many of largest listed companies operating in steel, banking, investment,
communications, consumer durables, resource and service industries across the globe.
Furthermore, our firm caters to private individuals who need high-quality professional advice.
The firm tailors its services to meet its client’s specific needs, adapting its approach to the size
and complexity of the case.

‘Quick and quality turn around’ is the motto of every member of our firm.
OUR PEOPLE___
M/s B K Dass has a cohesive team of erudite lawyers and other professionals with immense
knowledge and experience to provide holistic solutions to the Clients in diverse areas of laws
while doing business within and outside India, through advisory, litigation and compliance
support.

Mr. Kumarjit Das, Advocate


The Senior Managing Partner of the firm has more than 24 years’ experience and expertise in
the field of Direct and Indirect Taxes, Customs and Excise Laws of India, both provincial and
central. He has the experience of dealing in International Taxation. He has been practicing on
litigation and non-litigation arena for more than 24 years. He is regularly appearing before the
Supreme Court of India, High Courts of different States, Tribunals and other judicial and quasi-
judicial forums including quasi-judicial forums of other Southeast Asian Countries.

Dr. Ivy Das Gupta, Advocate


The Senior Associate Partner of the firm apart from being full-time lecturer in one of the
leading colleges in Kolkata imparting Economics, is associated with the firm for over 14 years
and is dealing with matters pertaining to VAT, Profession Tax and GST laws.

Ms. Sweta Mukherjee, Advocate


The Senior Associate Partner of the firm is having 14 years’ experience in different field of
taxation law including VAT, Sales Tax, Works Contract Tax, Service Tax, Entry Tax, Profession
Tax, Excise etc. She has successfully argued several cases before High Courts of different
States, Custom & Excise Appellate Tribunal, West Bengal Taxation Tribunal and before various
Tax Authorities throughout the Country. Presently she heads our GST team. She has been
nominated as the speaker on GST Laws by different Bar Associations of West Bengal. She is
looking after revenue related matters of our clientele in the Eastern and North-Eastern part of
India.

Mr. Shreyas Shrivastava, Advocate


The Associate Partner of the firm, an alumni of one of the reputed National Law University of
India, is having 8 years’ experience in tax and non-tax litigation including Food Safety &
Standards Act, Legal Metrology Act/ Packaged Commodities Rules, Drugs & Cosmetics Act,
Insecticides Act, Consumer Protection Act, Advertising & Standards Council of India ( ASGI)
related issues and advisory. He started his career in International Trade Law, then moved to

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consulting with reputed tax advisory firm and later joined Godrej Industries Ltd. in Mumbai
for in-house roles, inter alia, dealing with revenue related and Fast moving consumer goods
business related issues. After giving 8 years’ to consulting and in-house roles, he has joined
hands with us to take care of our office at Mumbai. He is taking care of our clientele at the
Western and Central part of India.

Mr. Anjan Ganguly, Advocate


The Associate Partner of the firm, having 20 years’ experience working as a Regional Taxation
Head of Blue Star Ltd., is associated with us since last 12 years and is looking after different
taxation field specially Works Contract, Accounting and Taxation under VAT & Sale Tax and
other Indirect Taxation laws of India. He is also looking after the International Taxation in
SAARC Countries for ABB Ltd. He has successfully argued cases before Supreme Court, High
Courts of different States, Custom & Excise Appellate Tribunal.

Mr. Tapan Bardhan, Consultant


The Associate Partner of the firm, having 42 years of long experience in Corporate Finance
and Commercials as the Zonal Finance Manager - East of Dabur India Ltd., has joined us as
the Consultant on tax-and audit related matters.

Mr. Amit Kumar Muhuri, Advocate


The Associate Partner of the firm, having 9 years’ experience, is representing our Clients
before High Courts of different States and Tribunals and has successfully argued matters
including Corporate Law and Criminal matters. He is appearing before High Court at Calcutta
and Bombay, NCLT, Kolkata and NCLAT, Delhi.

Mr. Pavel Das, Advocate


The Associate Partner of the firm, is associated with us for 9 years, having specialized skill in
drafting in both the litigation and non-litigation matters.

Other Associates
Our team includes, Ms. Shreya Basu who is associated with us as Advocate for over 5 years,
looking after the litigation and non-litigation matters before the judicial and quasi-judicial
authorities.

We have Ms. Jasmine Bardhan, who is associated with us as Advocate for 5 years, looking
after the litigation matters before the judicial authorities.

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We have with us Mr. Samir Mondal, who is an Indirect Tax Consultant for over 25 years, is
looking after the pre & post GST regime matters before the quasi-judicial authorities.

Mr. Brojesh Bhattacharya, having over 40 years’ experience as Indirect Tax Consultant, is
looking after the matters of our Clients in the quasi-judicial forums in North-East India.

Mr. Sushanta Sarma Barooah, having over 25 years’ experience, is looking after the legal
and quasi legal matters of our Clients in the judicial and quasi-judicial forums in North-East
India.

Mr. Narendra Kumar Dash, having over 25 years’ experience, is looking after the legal and
quasi legal matters of our Clients in the judicial and quasi-judicial forums in Odhisa.

COURTS OF PRACTISE____
• Hon’ble Supreme Court of India
• Hon’ble High Court at Calcutta, Delhi , Bombay and Guwahati
• All District Courts subordinate to Hon’ble High Court at Calcutta
• Tax Assessment Authority/Appellate & Revisional Board/Taxation Tribunal
• District Consumer Dispute Redressal Forum/State Commission /National Commission
• Debt Recovery Tribunal/Debt Recovery Appellate Tribunal
• National Company Law Tribunal and National Company Law Appellate Tribunal
• National Green Tribunal
• Administrative Boards and Authorities
• Government Authorities dealing with municipal matters, labor matters, etc.
• Other judicial and quasi-judicial Authorities within the territory of India

OUR EXPERTISE____
➢ TAX ADVISORY
Our firm draws upon the multi-disciplinary expertise of its specialists so that our clients’
requirements are studied thoroughly and the optimum solution is found, keeping in mind not
only the letter of the law but also likely impact of the recommended solution on cost, time,
risks to reputation, business disruption etc.
We advise clients on domestic and international taxation issues. Our team has
expertise and strong capabilities to advice on corporate taxation strategies
including entry/exit into Indian markets using international treaties. Our team has
evolved practice of handling disputes on general anti-avoidance rules, permanent

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establishment/ business connection, withholding tax, transfer pricing,
exemptions/ deductions, royalty, etc. Consultancy services encompasses
guidance, clarification, solutions & opinions on income and wealth taxation laws.

DIRECT TAXATION
Consultancy services encompasses guidance, clarification, solutions & opinions on direct
taxation. Our expertise includes:
o Representation before Tax Assessment Authorities, Income Tax Appellant Tribunal,
High Courts and Supreme Court.
o Tax Due-Diligence.
o Accounting and compliances.

INDIRECT TAXATION
We advise and undertake full-spectrum indirect tax planning for various corporate entities.
We have capabilities to advice on issues ranging from classification to credit optimisation. We
advise and undertake indirect tax planning for various corporate entities and individuals.
We offer services in getting the business ready for GST, which includes:
i) GST Registrations and amendments
ii) GST Returns and other statutory Statement filing [including transitional statements]
iii) GST refunds, filing and disposal
iv) GST Internal Audit
v) GST assessment, appeal and second appeal
vi) GST Advisory and other GST related compliances
We have nuanced capabilities to handle investigations before DRI/ DGCEI/EOW
ED, CBI and other investigating agencies & strategize on ways to mitigate revenue
demands.
We regularly appear before diverse adjudicating authorities including Assessing Authorities,
Appellate & Revisional Board, Tax Tribunals, High Court(s) and the Supreme Court of India.
We also advise on revenue related disputes of pre-GST regime, which includes, VAT, Service
Tax, Central Sales Tax and Central Excise.

➢ CORPORATE ADVISORY
Our firm provides quality legal advice and assistance throughout every stage of corporate
operations, from guiding you through the important decision of which corporate entity is best
for your business to dissolution of your corporation when the time arrives. We work to
ensure that you are in compliance with all legal requirements and additionally help

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to draft, negotiate, and review important corporate documents, which includes
formation of Companies and Legal Entities, Mergers & Acquisitions, Joint Ventures,
Franchisee Agreements, Shareholder Agreements, Business Contracts, Buy-Sell
Agreements, Corporate Conversion, Corporate Compliance, Dispute Resolution,
NDA Agreements.
We deal with labor and employment related issues, which includes, disputes relating to
Employees State Insurance, Provident Fund, Profession Tax, Shops & Establishments,
Municipal matters, etc. and do assist our Clients regarding statutory compliances under the
relevant provision including renewal of licenses, payment of fees, and so forth.
Our team of experts works for our various Clients involved in the dispute to seek an amicable
resolution of the underlying problem. However, if such endeavors do not achieve the desired
results, our Firm has the expertise and experience to support our Clients in seeking a
resolution to the dispute in conventional legal forum as well as through alternate mechanisms
such as mediation or arbitration.
Our advisors and experts not only just understand the letter of the law but also how the
system works and how to counter the other side’s legal strategy.
We assist our Clients in civil, criminal and commercial litigation in all Indian courts of original
and appellate jurisdictions, as well as in the Supreme Court of India.
Our experience encompasses civil, criminal, banking and finance disputes, corporate and
commercial disputes including resolution or liquidation under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy
Code, 2016, consumer disputes, property disputes, intellectual property and disputes related
to service laws. We have also helped clients resolve disputes through mediation and
arbitration.
We assist in dispute resolution across a wide spectrum of situations including, but not limited
to, the following:
• Special Leave Petitions in the Supreme Court
• Writ Petitions
• Civil Suits
• Criminal proceedings
• Commercial/Contractual disputes
• Other hybrid contractual disputes
• Financial disputes and Monetary claims
• Resolution or liquidation proceeding under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016
• Mortgage claims
• Disputes pertaining to dishonor of Negotiable Instruments

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• Banking and disputes in debt
• Recovery Tribunals
• Electricity
• Mediation & Arbitration related to national transactions
• Consumer Disputes
• Formation of Companies, Limited Liability Partnerships (LLP), Trusts, Societies
• Trade Mark and Copyright related issues

➢ AUDIT
• Stock Audit [including, Depot/CFA Stock Audit, Stockist/Distributor Stock Audit,
Damage Stock Audit]
• Internal Audit
• Compliance Audit
• Income Tax, VAT and Service Tax Audit
• Audit of PF/ Gratuity / Pension Funds

➢ REAL ESTATE ADVISORY


India’s real estate industry continues its rapid transition and the rapid infrastructure
development across the country is encouraging corporate participation in this sector.
Real Estate transactions in India are complex and need professional advisors. Each state in
India has its own rules and legislations governing the use of land as well as purchase,
ownership and sale of immovable property. Clients need to understand the applicable land
use and property ownership and transfer laws applicable to the relevant States prior to making
any investments so that their business is not affected.
Our team of experts comprises of lawyers and technical persons with extensive experience in
advising our Clients on a range of matters pertaining to real estate.
We assist our Clients in resolving across a wide spectrum of situations pertaining to real estate
including, but not limited to, the following:
• Verification of original documents relating to title of the property and physical
inspection of the site, if required
• Framing of Report based on title of the property and due diligence in regard thereto
• Assessment of market value of the property through designated authorities
• Drafting of deeds like agreements for sale, sale deeds, lease deeds, settlement deeds,
partition deeds, will, lease, license agreement, joint venture agreements, memorandum of
understanding, etc.

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• Assistance in the registration process
• Assistance in compliance with requirements of notices in newspapers regarding
proposed purchase or sale of property.

OUR CREDENTIALS___
The revered Clients, whose matters our team has handled in the recent past, includes:
• ABB Ltd. • TATA Communications Ltd.
• GE India [earlier Alstom T & D India • TATA Chemicals Ltd.
Ltd] • TATA Sons Ltd.
• Reckitt Benckiser (India) Ltd. • Indian Oil Corporation Limited
• Dabur India Ltd. • Cipla Ltd.
• Emami Agrotech Ltd. • Glaxo Smithkline Pharmaceuticals
• State Bank of India Ltd.
• Whirlpool of India Ltd. • Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd.
• Samsung India Electronics Pvt. • Cadila Healthcare Pvt. Ltd.
Ltd. • Intas Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
• Panasonic India Pvt. Ltd. • Zydus Wellness Ltd.
• Voltas Ltd. • EMCURE Group
• Dutch Tech Tools Pvt. Ltd. • Lupin Ltd.
• Suvidha Engineers India Pvt. Ltd. • Hindustan Unilever Ltd.
• Carlsberg India Pvt. Ltd. • Cadbury India Limited [presently

• Godrej Consumer Products Ltd. Mondelez India Foods Limited]

• AFL Dascher Pvt. Ltd. • Alfa Laval India Limited

• RPG Life Sciences Ltd. • J K Files India Ltd.

• H-Energy Pvt. Ltd. • Limtex Group

• Technico [India] Pvt. Ltd. • The Salvation Army

• Swissôtel Kolkata • Serenade Venture PLC.

• Lake Club Ltd. • PK Ores Pvt. Ltd.

• Calcutta Cricket and Football Club • Fosroc Chemicals India Pvt. Ltd.

• Pragati Cemex Pvt. Ltd. [earlier, • Star Cement Ltd.

Pragati Cement (India) Pvt. Ltd.]

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G-30, Lokmanya Pan Bazar, Eastern Express
Highway, Sion (E), Mumbai 400022 8
CONTACT US___
Head Office : 29A, Bentinck Street, 1st floor, Suit No. 1, Kolkata – 700 001

Branch Office/s : 184, Lenin Sarani, Ground floor, Kolkata – 700 013

: G-30, Lokmanya Pan Bazar, Sion (E), Mumbai 400022

: Plot No 610, (4th Floor), Euro Gym Campus, Cuttack Road, Bhubaneswar-
751006, Odhisa
: BS-I, Bordoichila Bhawan, G. S. Road, Bhangagarh, Guwahati – 781005,
Assam
Contact No. : Kolkata : 983004595; 9330345955; 9330291592;
Mumbai : 8879813581
Odhisa : 9437003264
Assam : 9864026026; 7086953279
E-mail : kumarjitdas@gmail.com;
dasgupta.ivy@gmail.com;
s.rita81@gmail.com
shreyas.shrivastava@outlook.com
tapanbardhan7859@gmail.com
sbsushant@yahoo.co.in
narendradash@hotmail.com

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G-30, Lokmanya Pan Bazar, Eastern Express
Highway, Sion (E), Mumbai 400022 9

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