Nani Palkhivala Arbitration Centre to inaugurate its Delhi Branch tomorrow

The Nani Palkhivala Arbitration Centre (NPAC) will inaugurate its Delhi Branch tomorrow at the India International Centre. Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul of the Supreme Court will inaugurate the new centre..Dignitaries rendering special addresses at the event include Senior Advocate Fali S Nariman, Justice AP Shah and Amitabh Kant (CEO, NITI Aayog). Former Chief Justice of India MN Venkatachaliah is also expected to attend the inauguration..Following the welcome address by Director, S Mahalingam, Senior Advocate NL Rajah will address the gathering on the NPAC’s journey so far. Senior Advocate Arvind Datar will deliver the vote of thanks..The Centre will be located at Gopal Das Bhawan, Barakhamba Road. With its establishment, the NPAC will be the first Indian arbitration body to have two centres in the country..The NPAC’s original Centre at Chennai was set up in 2005. The arbitration body handles disputes across the board for private as well as public sector undertakings involving various sectors including shipping, constructions, property, partnership banking, insurance transactions, foreign collaborations and joint venture disputes..The work carried out by the NPAC has been recognised by the Law Commission of India in its 246th Report. Its Chennai Centre has also been formally recognised by the Madras High Court through an order passed in September 2005, under Section 11(b) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996..The NPAC also holds an international conference every year. This year, as a run up to the opening of the Centre in New Delhi, the key note address was delivered by Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon of the Singapore Supreme Court.