Description
Justice Indu Malhotra
A distinguished jurist in the Indian legal system, Justice Indu Malhotra's career is marked by her expertise in arbitration law and significant contributions to the Supreme Court of India.
Early Life and Education
Born on March 14, 1956, in Bangalore, Justice Malhotra completed her schooling at Carmel Convent School, Delhi. She obtained a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science from Lady Shri Ram College in 1975 and a Master's Degree in Political Science from Delhi University in 1977. In 1978, she was appointed as a Lecturer in Political Science at Miranda House College and Vivekanand College, Delhi University. She obtained a post-graduate Diploma in Corporate Laws & Secretarial Practice from the Indian Law Institute in 1978-79 and completed her Bachelor's Degree in Law from Delhi University in 1983.
Legal Career
Justice Malhotra enrolled as an Advocate on January 12, 1983, with the Bar Council of Delhi. She qualified as an Advocate-on-Record in 1988 and was awarded the Mukesh Goswami Memorial Prize for topping the examination. She was the second woman to be designated as a Senior Advocate by the Supreme Court in 2007, after a gap of 30 years. She specialized in the law of Arbitration and appeared as Counsel in various domestic and international commercial arbitrations both in India and abroad. She was appointed as a sole Arbitrator by various Arbitration Institutions. She holds a Certificate of the Diploma Course in International Commercial Arbitration by the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb.), England. She was empanelled by SIAC as an Arbitrator in CIDC-SIAC from March 2006 to 2011.
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Committees and Memberships
- Appointed as a member of the High Level Committee constituted by the Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of India in 2017 to review the working of Arbitration institutions in India.
- Appointed as Amicus Curiae in various matters.
- Nominated by the Chief Justice of India in 2005 under the category of ‘Eminent Persons’ as a member of the General Council of the Gujarat National Law University.
- Member of the Board of Examiners of the Advocates-on-Record Examination constituted by the Supreme Court from 2013 to 2017.
- Trustee of Save Life Foundation from inception till March 2018.
- Member of the Editorial Committee of the ‘Nyaya Deep’ official publication of the Supreme Court from August 2004 to 2013.
- Appointed to the National Legal Services Authority.
- Member of the Supreme Court (Middle Income Group) Legal Aid Society from July 2005 to July 2008.
- Member of the Supreme Court Gender Sensitization and Internal Complaints Committee from November 2013 to 2017.
- Nominated as a Member of the Central Council of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India in 2016.
International Representation
- Represented India at the Convention on the Rights of the Child, conducted by the Commonwealth Secretariat in May 1988 at Dhaka, Bangladesh.
- Member of the Indo-British Legal Forum held in January 2003 and March 2008.
Academic Pursuits and Publications
Authored the 3rd Edition of the Commentary on the Law and Practice of Arbitration and Conciliation. Regularly invited by various Law Universities to deliver lectures, including the University of Delhi, National Academy of Legal Studies & Research (NALSAR), Hyderabad, Gujarat National Law University, ILS Law College, Pune, Symbiosis College of Law, Pune, and Amity University, Delhi.
