Aastha Thakur
Published on: 21 December, 2022 at 21:37 IST
Former Supreme Court Judge Hemant Gupta has been appointed as the Chairperson of New Delhi International Arbitration Centre (NDIAC).
The NDIAC is organization in New Delhi, mainly conducts arbitration, mediation, and conciliation proceedings. It was established in 2019 and declared as an Institute of National Importance by an Act of Parliament. It seeks to establish regime for institutionalised arbitration.
The appointment committee has uploaded the details approving Justice Gupta’s appointment as well as appointment of (Retd.) Justice Gupta, Shri Ganesh Chandru and Shri Anant Vijay Palli as part-time members.
Justice Hemant Gupta is widely known for his judgement in the Hijab Ban case. He dismissed the 26 appeals filed against the judgment of the Karnataka High Court which held that hijab was not an essential practice of Islam and allowed the ban on wearing headscarf in educational institutions in the State.
Formerly, he chaired as a Judge of Punjab and Haryana High Court. Later on he was elevated to the Supreme Court on November 2nd, 2018 and had retired on October 16th, 2022 after serving a tenure of nearly four years.