M. P. NORONHA (Melwyn Prakash Noronha) Partner & Founder
M.P. Noronha is a practicing advocate at Mangalore for more than 26 years, registered with Bar Council of Karnataka and Bar Association of Mangalore. He is one of the founder and partner at Manu Advocates.
M.P. Noronha specialized in Civil litigation & Writs, Matrimonial Law, Education, Canon Law, Revenue Law, Consumer Law, Service Law, Arbitration, Conveyance and in drafting documents of all nature. He is one of the founder and Partner at Manu Advocates. He is actively involved with the functioning of Manu Advocates, with the vision of providing quality legal and professional services to the clients.
- M.P. Noronha is a Law Graduate from the prestigious Sri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara Law College, Mangalore University. He has secured 1st Rank in English typewriting in the State of Karnataka and BA Law and LLB examination conducted by Mangalore University.
His key areas of practice include.
- Litigation – Handling Civil proceedings and Matrimonial proceedings, Service, Arbitration, DRT, Consumer, Insurance, Revenue litigations before Civil Courts, Arbitration Tribunal, DRT, Consumer Forums using legal tools.
- Drafting – Drafting of sale deeds, gift deeds, settlement deeds, transfer deeds, lease deeds, release deeds, Wills, Mortgage deeds, Contracts, Agreements and vetting of petitions, complaints, Notices, Affidavits, GPA’s, and all kinds of deeds and documents.
- Legal Advisor for religious, educational, financial institutions and other organisations – Legal Advisor of Mangalore Diocese, Agricultural produce market committee society Mangalore, National India Assurance Company, schools, colleges, Medical College, Engineering College and other organizations.
- Legal Advisor for Banks - Legal advisor of various Banks viz., State Bank of India, Syndicate Bank, M.C.C. Bank Ltd., etc.
Apart from thousands of individual clients, N.R.I clients, partnership firms, business, houses, corporate clients, he is rendering service as:-
- Syndicate Member of prestigious Mangalore University.
- Secretary of Mangalore Diocese Pastoral Parishad representing around two lakh thirty thousand Christians and their various institutions.
- Christian Marriage Registrar of D.K District, appointed by the Government of Karnataka.
- Notary of D.K District appointed by the Government of India.
- Governing Board member of Fr. Muller’s Charitable Institutions, which runs Medical College, Nursing College, Homeopathic College, Hospitals etc.
- Governing Board Member of Catholic Board of Education which runs hundreds schools and colleges.
- Governing Executive Council Member of St. Joseph’s Engineering College which provides Engineering, MBA and other Professional Courses.
- Ex-Director and Ex-Chairman of M.C.C Bank Ltd. Ever youngest elected director and chairman of M.C.C Bank Ltd., in the history of M.C.C Bank Ltd.
- Advisor Committee member of Spandana Trust which strive for child and woman development through self-help groups and carry out various other charitable activities for over all development of family units.
- Advisory Committee Member of Family Counselling centre Roshini Nilaya, Mangalore, which holds programmes and counselling for family unity and to settle family disputes.
- Ex-Professor of reputed S.D.M Law College, Mangalore.
- For his various social services, he secured “JAYCEE” Award 2000, for out-standing performance in the field of social justice.
- The President of Mangalore Diocese Catholic Lawyers Guild.
