
Prasannan Namboodiri is a practising lawyer in the matters of Central Excise, Service Tax, Customs, NDPS, PMLA and Exim Policy matters. He is enriched with 23 years of working experience in the Departments of Central Excise, Customs and Service Tax. In his career with the Central Government he also worked as Intelligence Officer in the premier investigating agency in the field of NDPS i.e. Narcotics Control Bureau. He resigned from the department to serve the society and also to pursue his passion to practice in the field of NDPS & Indirect Taxation.
He graduated from a premier institution of law viz., K.C. Law College, Churchgate, Mumbai and is an alumnus of K.J. Somaiya College of Arts & Commerce, Vidyavihar, Mumbai.
He was instrumental in providing valuable contribution in drafting of the Narcotic Drugs & Psychotropic Substances (Regulation of Controlled Substances) Order, 2013, the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Amendment) Act, 2014, the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Third Amendment) Rules, 2015 and the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Fourth Amendment) Rules, 2015 on behalf of Industry Associations and Palliative Care Associations.
He specializes in handling litigations and finds place on the Advisory Board of many Organizations including multinational Companies in the matters of Indirect Taxation and NDPS. He also specializes in providing advice in the matters of NDPS from the industry perspective. In his career as a lawyer he has diligently handled many complex cases ensuring success to his clients. His enthusiastic approach towards work, and untiring and continuous efforts provides value to his clients.
He has delivered a lecture on the topic ‘Overview of Global and Indian Regulatory Control on Pharmaceutical Drugs Containing NDPS’ in the National Sensitization Workshop for Indian Pharmaceutical Trade & Industry to Promote Self Regulation on Pharmaceuticals Containing NDPS organized by United Nations Office on Drugs & Crimes, Regional Office for South Asia on 21.10.2016. |