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Justice Arjan Sikri is an International Judge (“IJ”) of the Singapore International Commercial Court (“SICC”). He has been an Associate Member of 4 Pump Court since 2021.

Arjan has conducted cases of all types of specialisation in Constitutional cases, Labour – Service Matters and Arbitration Matters. He was counsel for numerous Public Sector Undertakings, Educational Institutions, Banks & Financial Institutions and various Private Sector Corporations.

Arjan was designated as Senior Advocate by Delhi High Court in 1997; appointed as Judge of High Court of Delhi in 1999; became the Acting Chief Justice of Delhi High Court in 2011; elevated as the Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court in 2012; elevated as Judge, Supreme Court of India in 2013. As a judge, he has rendered numerous judgments in the field of commercial and arbitration laws, tax laws, Intellectual Property matters and economic laws. In arbitration law itself, judgments are more than 200 in the High Court and Supreme Court. He has authored more than 4700 reported judgments in his judicial career.

Arjan was chosen as one of the world’s 50 most influential persons for Intellectual Property in the survey conducted by prestigious international organisation Viz. He was awarded Managing Intellectual Property Association (MIPA) in 2007 in recognition to his contribution to the growth of Intellectual Property Laws through his judgment.

After demitting office as Supreme Court Judge, Arjan has been working as an Arbitrator, handling both domestic and international arbitrations as Chair or Co-Arbitrator, as nominated by the Parties. He is also empanelled with the following institutions: AIAC, ICC, LCIA, SIAC and PCA. Additionally, he has been nominated as an Arbitrator in a few international ad-hoc arbitrations.

Arjan has chaired 8 international arbitrations and there are more than 20 international arbitration awards to his credit. In addition to this, he has been appointed as an Arbitrator in many international arbitrations by the Supreme Court of India and in domestic arbitrations by the High Court of Delhi, High Court of Bombay, High Court of Punjab & Haryana and other High Courts. Insofar as domestic arbitrations are concerned, he has rendered arbitral awards in 75 cases in the capacity of Presiding Arbitrator and/or Sole Arbitrator.

Mr Justice Arjan Sikri of the Singapore International Commercial Court becomes an associate member of 4 Pump Court

4 Pump Court is delighted to announce that Mr Justice Arjan Sikri of the Singapore International Commercial Court has...

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Justice Sikri has produced numerous publications in various fields, including human rights, commercial laws and Arbitration/Mediation. Details of some of these publications are as below:

Books

  • Constitutionalism and the Rule of Law: In a Theatre of Democracy (2023)
  • Mediation in Insolvency

Articles

  • Has Arbitration achieved its Goal in India?
  • Breach of Arbitration Agreement
  • Reforms in Commercial Arbitration: Need of the Hour
  • Arbitral Tribunals and Courts: Eve of a New Era in India (Presentation at 4th ICC Asia Conference in Hong Kong, 2018)
  • Trends and Developments in Arbitration in India and the Region
  • Singapore Convention on Mediation: Paradigm Shift to Mediation Approach
  • Mediation: Making Life Easier
  • Mediation Advocacy
  • Mediation: Time to Spread Wings and Fly High
  • Mediation: Means of Achieving Real Justice in Consumer Disputes
  • Mediation: New Dimension of Access to Justice
  • How not to use Mediation
  • Mediation and Spirituality
  • Mediation: Facilitating Access to Justice
  • Article for Madhyam for Investment Arbitration – Resolving Investment Treaty Disputes: Arbitration or Mediation or Else?
  • Plea Bargaining-A New Form of ADR in Criminal Cases
  • Online Dispute Resolution: Technology for Efficient Justice Delivery is Essential
  • Cross Border Insolvency
  • Insolvency and Creditor Rights Reform
  • Balancing Recovery, Restructuring and Liquidation – The Emerging Challenges in Asia
  • Intellectual Property Rights – The Role of Judiciary
  • Chairperson of the Oversight Committee and High Powered Committee of the Char Dham Project appointed by the Supreme Court of India
  • Chairperson, Committee for Formulating an Action Plan for Online Dispute Resolution under NITI Aayog (Planning Commission), Government of India
  • Chairperson, Grievance Redressal Board, Digital Publisher Content Grievances Council (DPCGC)
  • Chairman, News Broadcasting & Digital Standards Authority (NBDSA)
  • Chairman, Global Advisory Board, Insolvency Law Academy (ILA), New Delhi
  • Chairman, Chayan Parishad (Selection Committee for giving literary awards), K.K. Birla Foundation
  • Governing Body Member, Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC), Delhi
  • Member, Board of Directors of Mediators Beyond Borders International (MBBI) (with headquarter in USA)
  • Visiting Professor of National Law University (NLU), Delhi and Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Patiala
  • Member of the Governing Body of a few law Universities, including Jindal Global University (JGU)
  • On the Editorial Board of various law colleges

Tertiary Qualifications

  • 1974 B.Com(Hons.) from Delhi University, India.
  • 1975 Diploma in Company Law from Indian Law Institute, New Delhi.
  • 1976 Diploma in Administrative Law from Indian Law Institute, New Delhi.

Professional Qualifications

  • 1977 LL.B. from Faculty of Law, Delhi University
  • 1980 LL.M. from Faculty of Law, Delhi University.
  • He has been conferred with Doctor of Laws i.e. LLD Honoris Causa by Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia National Law University, Lucknow in November, 2013.
  • National Law University, Delhi has also conferred the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Laws (Honoris Causa) in September 2025.
  • Written: English and Hindi
  • Spoken: English, Hindi & Punjabi

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