About
Senior Legal professional with 5+ years of progressive experience driving Title Scrutiny, Property Due Diligence, and Contract Lifecycle Management for Banking and NBFC mortgage portfolios. Currently leading the Mortgage Legal vertical for the MPCG region at Sammaan Capital, with proven ownership of legal policy design, high-volume risk mitigation, and cross-functional clearance of Technical, FCU, and Audit reports.
Experience4
Legal Manager
Oct 2024 — PresentSammaan Capital Ltd. · Indore
Lead the Mortgage Legal vertical for the MPCG region, owning end-to-end legal risk framework for Affordable and Prime Mortgage lending. Direct title vetting, statutory compliance, and legal clearances across the MPCG region to enable secure and scalable mortgage lending. Designed and optimized legal policies for Affordable and Prime segments, driving process standardization and measurable reduction in property approval TAT.
- Designed and optimized legal policies for Affordable and Prime segments, reducing property approval TAT.
- Oversaw FI Vault on Sampada 2.0 and WebGIS 2.0 deployment for accurate property identification.
Cluster Legal Manager
July 2023 — Sept 2024Hinduja Housing Finance Ltd. · Indore
Owned legal due diligence and risk control for the Affordable Housing portfolio at cluster level. Spearheaded Title Scrutiny and Property Due Diligence for Affordable Housing, managing diverse property types and high application volumes with consistent quality.
- Conducted rigorous validation of Khasra, Khatoni, and related revenue records to deliver zero-error Title Search Reports (TSR).
- Resolved legal discrepancies through FCU and Audit report analysis.
Legal Executive
Feb 2023 — June 2023Terra Economics & Analytics Lab (TEAL) · Bangalore
Executed high-stakes title due diligence across multiple Indian jurisdictions, interpreting diverse land laws and regulatory frameworks to support expansion. Drove research on state-specific land tenures and conversion laws, enabling informed geographical and product expansion decisions.
Legal Executive
Feb 2022 — Feb 2023Svatantra Micro-Housing Finance Corp. · Indore
Audited 1,000+ Legal Search Reports (LSR) for adherence to bank-approved templates and legal standards, strengthening internal control framework. Conducted on-ground title investigations at Sub-Registrar Offices (SRO) and Gram Panchayat offices to authenticate ancestral property documents.
- Audited 1,000+ Legal Search Reports (LSR) for adherence to bank-approved templates.
Education2
LL.M. (Corporate Law)
2022 — 2023Renaissance University
B.A. LL.B. (Hons.)
2015 — 2020Shri Vaishnav Institute of Law
Law