Justice Arjan Kumar Sikri

Justice Arjan Kumar Sikri did his B.Com. Honours from University of Delhi in 1974 and two Post Graduate Diplomas in Company Law and Administrative Law from ILI, in 1975 and 76, getting first position in both.

Justice Sikri started his practice at Delhi High Court in 1977 and handled all types of cases, with specialisation in Arbitration, Commercial, Labour and Constitutional matters. He was counsel for various public sector undertakings, banks and financial institutions. He taught Law at Campus Law Centre from 1984 to 1989. In 1997, he was designated as a Senior Advocate by the Delhi High Court; and in 1999 he became a judge of Delhi High Court, and in 2011 it’s Acting Chief Justice. In September 2012, he was elevated as the Chief Justice of Punjab & Haryana High Court and in April 2013, he was appointed as the judge of the Supreme Court. He superannuated in March 2019 as the senior most puisne judge.

After his retirement, he is doing Opinion work, Mediation as well as Arbitration – both domestic and international.Currently, he holds the following positions:

1. Appointed as International Judge (“IJ”) of the Singapore International Commercial Court (“SICC”) with effect from 1 August 2019

2. Chairperson of the Oversight Committee and High Powered Committee of the Char Dham Project appointed by the Supreme Court of India

3. Chairperson, Committee for Formulating an Action Plan for Online Dispute Resolution under NITI Aayog (Planning Commission), Government of India

4. Chairperson, Grievance Redressal Board, Digital Publisher Content Grievances Council (DPCGC);

5. Chairman, News Broadcasting & Digital Standards Authority (NBDSA)

6. Chairman, Global Advisory Board, Insolvency Law Academy (ILA), New Delhi

7. Chairman, Chayan Parishad, K.K. Birla Foundation

8. Regulator, Federation of Indian Fantasy Sports (FIFS)

9. Governing Body Member, Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC), Delhi

10. Member, Board of Directors of Mediators Beyond Borders International (MBBI);

11. Member, 4 Pump Court (London)

12. Visiting Professor of National Law University (NLU), Delhi and Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Patiala

13. Member of the Governing Body of a few law Universities, including Jindal Global University (JGU)

14. On the Editorial Board of various law colleges