Indu Malhotra
Indu Malhotra | |
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| Judge of the Supreme Court of India | |
| In office 27 April 2018 – 13 March 2021 | |
| Nominated by | Dipak Misra |
| Appointed by | Ram Nath Kovind |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 March 1956 Bangalore, Mysore State, India |
| Alma mater | Campus Law Centre, Faculty of Law, University of Delhi |
Indu Malhotra is a former Judge of the Supreme Court of India. Post retirement, she is practicing as a full-time arbitrator in international and domestic arbitrations. Prior to her elevation, she was practicing as a Senior Counsel in the Supreme Court of India, and various High Courts. In 2007, she was the second woman to be designated as a Senior Counsel by the Supreme Court, after more than three decades. In 2018, she was the first woman to be elevated directly from the Bar as a Judge of the Supreme Court of India. She demitted office in March 2021 on completion of her term. She has contributed significantly to arbitration jurisprudence, both as a Counsel and as a Judge.
She is currently a Member of the Court, Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA), The Hague.
She is also a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, London.