Board of Directors

Please click on the photos to read full bio

Please click on the photos to read full bio S. Mahalingam Former CFO, TCS Director, NPAC Arvind P. Datar Senior Advocate, Madras High Court Director, NPAC N.L. Rajah Senior Advocate, Madras High Court Director, NPAC R. Anand Partner – Ernst & young LLP Director, NPAC G. Subramanian Chartered Accountant, Director, NPAC V.S. Jayakumar Senior Advocate, […]

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NPAC Library

We are proud to inform our clients and members

We are proud to inform our clients and members that we have a well stocked library, and hope to build on this in the years ahead. This is really just to give you a sense of the books and journals that we have. For further details do take a look at our catalogue. Members are free […]

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Abitration? Arbitration is a form of alternate

What is Abitration? Arbitration is a form of alternate dispute resolution, specifically, a legal alternative to litigation, where the parties to a dispute, agree to submit their respective positions to a neutral third party arbitrator(s) for resolution. Who is an Arbitrator? An arbitrator is a neutral third party selected by the parties or by the […]

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Nani Palkhivala Arbitration Centre (NPAC), is a non profit

Nani Palkhivala Arbitration Centre (NPAC), is a non profit Sec 25 company founded by Palkhivala Foundation.  It was started keeping in mind the growing burden on Indian courts and the inordinate delay disposal of litigation through court. Nani Palkhivala Arbitration Centre (NPAC) is a non-profit company registered under the Companies Act 1956, with the aim […]

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Nani A. Palkhivala

Nani Palkhivala was born in 1920 in Bombay to

Nani Palkhivala was born in 1920 in Bombay to middle-class Parsi parents. His family name derives from the profession of his forefathers (a common practice among Parsis), who had been manufacturers of palanquins (“palkhis”). He was educated at Master’s Tutorial High School, and later at St. Xavier’s College, both in Bombay. He was a dedicated […]

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Membership

Members are entitled to a 20% reduction on the

Members are entitled to a 20% reduction on the amount payable for usage of our halls. Members are eligible for a 20% concession to participate in all our Conferences, Meetings, Workshops and Seminars. Where anything is run in conjunction with another body, we will negotiate a preferred rate for our members. Discount levels will vary. […]

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Arbitration

Arbitration is a form of alternate dispute resolution, where

Arbitration is a form of alternate dispute resolution, where the parties to a dispute agree to submit their respective positions to a neutral third-party arbitrator for resolution. Nani Palkhivala Arbitration Centre is a non-profit company registered under the Companies Act 1956, with the aim of providing a world class facility to conduct arbitration proceedings and […]

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Hall Availability & Booking

The facilities at NPAC include three halls, with a

The facilities at NPAC include three halls, with a computer, projector, printer, photocopier etc which are also made available to the public to conduct arbitration proceedings from 10 a.m to 8 p.m, 7 days a week, except on national holidays. There is a well equipped library and wi-fi is available in all the rooms. NPAC […]

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