13 Facts About Indu Malhotra

Indu Malhotra is a former Judge of the Supreme Court of India.

Indu Malhotra demitted office in March 2021 on completion of her term.

Indu Malhotra has contributed significantly to arbitration jurisprudence, both as a Counsel and as a Judge.

Indu Malhotra is currently a Member of the Court, Permanent Court of Arbitration, The Hague.

Indu Malhotra is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, London.

Indu Malhotra did her schooling from Carmel Convent School, New Delhi, Thereafter, she did her Bachelors and Masters in Political Science from Lady Shri Ram College, Delhi University.

In 2017, Justice Indu Malhotra was appointed as a member of a High-Level Committee constituted by The Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of India to make recommendations for institutionalization of arbitration in India, and suggest further legislative amendments to the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996.

Indu Malhotra has been appointed as an arbitrator by various arbitral institutions including the ICC International Court of Arbitration, Mumbai Centre for International Arbitration, Singapore International Arbitration Centre, Indian Council of Arbitration, Delhi International Arbitration Centre, and Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India.

Indu Malhotra is regularly invited to lecture on the law and practice of arbitration by institutions such as Delhi University, National Law University in Delhi, National Academy of Legal Studies and Research in Hyderabad, Gujarat National Law University in Ahmedabad, ILS Law College in Pune, Symbiosis Law School, and Amity University in New Delhi.

Indu Malhotra has authored the 3rd and 4th edition of the well-known Commentary on the Arbitration Act, which has been cited by the Supreme Court and the High Courts in various judgments.

In June 2023, Justice Indu Malhotra was nominated by the Chief Justice of India as the Chairperson of the Advisory Board of the Consortium of National Law Universities in India.

Indu Malhotra is engaged in public service and is actively involved as a Trustee of the Save Life Foundation which is a public charitable trust.

Justice Indu Malhotra has published the Third Edition and Fourth Edition of the Commentary on the Law of Arbitration in India.