Former Supreme Court judge Hemant Gupta has been appointed as the chairperson of New Delhi International Arbitration Centre (NDIAC), a personnel ministry order said.

• The NDIAC was established for the purpose of creating an independent and autonomous regime for institutionalised arbitration.
• The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of Justice Hemant Gupta (retired) as NDIAC chairperson and that of Ganesh Chandru and Anant Vijay Palli as its part-time members, the order said.
• Justice Gupta was elevated as an top court judge on November 2, 2018.