Former Supreme Court judge Hemant Gupta has been appointed as the chairperson of the New Delhi International Arbitration Centre (NDIAC).
The NDIAC was established for the purpose of creating an independent and autonomous regime for institutionalized arbitration.
Justice Hemant Gupta, who demitted office on October 14, was part of a bench that had delivered a split verdict on a batch of petitions challenging the March 15 judgment of the Karnataka High Court refusing to lift the ban on wearing of hijab in educational institutions in the state.
Justice Hemant Gupta had dismissed the petitions against the high court verdict upholding the ban on hijab.
Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia, another judge of the bench, differed with Justice Gupta saying students have the right to wear hijab.
Justice Gupta was elevated as a top court judge on November 2, 2018.
