TN/CTY/01
Edition 2027 · effective 1 January 2027
Neutral Evaluation in
India
Mediation Act 2023 creates the Mediation Council of India to register mediators and set standards.
§ 01The legal backdrop
What shapes evaluation here.
- New York Convention
- Party
- Singapore Convention
- Signed 7 Aug 2019; not yet ratified
- Register Neutrals here
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- Reference city
- New Delhi
Notes
- Mediation Act 2023 creates the Mediation Council of India to register mediators and set standards
- More than 54 million cases were pending across Indian courts at 31 December 2025
- Arbitration under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996
Convention status from the UNCITRAL status table and the New York Convention list, checked October 2026. Not legal advice; local counsel should confirm.
Status: an orientation page. Local-law distinctions on this page have not yet been reviewed by a local expert, and nothing here claims that one standard is legally effective in this country. Each page will carry a “last legally reviewed” date once reviewed.
§ 02Where evaluation is used
Sectors and questions in India.
§ 03The Register
Certified Neutrals practising here.
● Certified Neutral™A. K. Govil
Arbitrator & Mediator
New Delhi, India · mediation · arbitration
banking
● Certified Neutral™Ajay Bhargava
Arbitrator & Mediator
New Delhi, India · mediation · arbitration
corporate
● Certified Neutral™Ajit Kumar Mishra
Arbitrator & Mediator
New Delhi, India · mediation · arbitration
construction
● Certified Neutral™Akshay Arora
Arbitrator & Mediator
New Delhi, India · mediation · arbitration
corporate
● Certified Neutral™Aliff Fazelbhoy
Arbitrator & Mediator
Mumbai, India · mediation · arbitration
banking
● Certified Neutral™Amarendra Nath Misra
Arbitrator & Mediator
Mumbai, India · mediation · arbitration
corporate
● Certified Neutral™Amarjit Singh Chandhiok
Senior Advocate
New Delhi, India · mediation · arbitration · evaluation
corporate
● Certified Neutral™Amit Kumar Patni
Arbitrator & Mediator
Mumbai, India · mediation · arbitration
ai
● Certified Neutral™Anil Kumar Sharma
Arbitrator & Mediator
Noida, India · mediation · arbitration
construction
● Certified Neutral™Anirudh Gunturu
Arbitrator & Mediator
Hyderabad, India · mediation · arbitration
banking
● Certified Neutral™Ashish Anant Gurav
Advocate
Mumbai, India · mediation · arbitration
construction
● Certified Neutral™Ashutosh Das
Arbitrator & Mediator
Delhi, India · mediation · arbitration
ai
● Certified Neutral™Col. D. K. Bishnoi
Arbitrator & Mediator
Thane, India · mediation · arbitration
construction
● Certified Neutral™Dipti Mehta
Arbitrator & Mediator
Mumbai, India · mediation · arbitration · evaluation
banking
● Certified Neutral™Dr. B. Gopalakrishnan
Arbitrator & Mediator
Mumbai, India · mediation · arbitration
banking
● Certified Neutral™Dr. Bollineni Keerthi
Arbitrator & Mediator
Vijayawada, India · mediation · arbitration
corporate
● Certified Neutral™Dr. Gubbi S Subba Rao
Arbitrator & Mediator
Bengaluru, India · mediation · arbitration · evaluation
corporate
● Certified Neutral™Dr. Lucy Rana
Arbitrator & Mediator
Delhi, India · mediation · arbitration
banking
● Certified Neutral™Dr. V. V. L. N. Sastry
Arbitrator & Mediator
Mumbai, India · mediation · arbitration
labor
● Certified Neutral™Ghanshyam Vithaldas Karkera
Arbitrator & Mediator
Mumbai, India · mediation · arbitration
banking
● Certified Neutral™Gopinath Amin
Arbitrator & Mediator
Ahmedabad, India · mediation · arbitration
corporate
● Certified Neutral™Gunita Pahwa
Arbitrator & Mediator
New Delhi, India · mediation · arbitration
energy
● Certified Neutral™Guru Prasad
Arbitrator & Mediator
Bangalore, India · mediation · arbitration
health
● Certified Neutral™Hiranmai Rallabandi
Arbitrator & Mediator
New Delhi, India · mediation · arbitration
construction
● Certified Neutral™Hiroo Advani
Arbitrator & Mediator
Mumbai, India · mediation · arbitration
corporate
● Certified Neutral™Jatin Sharma
Arbitrator & Mediator
New Delhi, India · mediation · arbitration
corporate
● Certified Neutral™Jayan Nair
Arbitrator & Mediator
Mumbai, India · mediation · arbitration
corporate
● Certified Neutral™Keshav Varkhedkar
Arbitrator & Mediator
Mumbai, India · mediation · arbitration
construction
● Certified Neutral™Kruti Desai
Arbitrator & Mediator
Mumbai, India · mediation · arbitration
labor
● Certified Neutral™Kuljeet Kaur
Arbitrator & Mediator
Noida, India · mediation · arbitration
labor
● Certified Neutral™Lalit Ambastha
Arbitrator & Mediator
New Delhi, India · mediation · arbitration
corporate
● Certified Neutral™M.K. Java
Arbitrator & Mediator
Gurgaon, India · mediation · arbitration
corporate
● Certified Neutral™Mandadi Pardha Saradhi
Lawyer & Arbitrator
Hyderabad, India · mediation · arbitration
ai
● Certified Neutral™Manoj K. Singh
Arbitrator & Mediator
New Delhi, India · mediation · arbitration
corporate
● Certified Neutral™Mohit Shukla
Arbitrator & Mediator
Mumbai, India · arbitration
corporate
● Certified Neutral™Mr. Anil Kumar Gopinath
Arbitrator & Mediator
Tirupparangunram, India · mediation · arbitration
labor
● Certified Neutral™Nauras Suhrawardy
Arbitrator & Mediator
Noida, India · mediation · arbitration
corporate
● Certified Neutral™Nilava Bandyopadhyay
Arbitrator & Mediator
New Delhi, India · mediation · arbitration
corporate
● Certified Neutral™Nilesh Modi
Arbitrator & Mediator
Mumbai, India · mediation · arbitration
banking
● Certified Neutral™Poloju Narsimha Chary
Arbitrator & Mediator
Hyderabad, India · mediation · arbitration
trade
● Certified Neutral™Prabhakara B.
Arbitrator & Mediator
Bengaluru, India · mediation · arbitration
construction
● Certified Neutral™Pradip Jain
Arbitrator & Mediator
Gujrat, India · mediation · arbitration
construction
● Certified Neutral™Rajesh Bisaria
Arbitrator & Mediator
Bhopal, India · mediation · arbitration · evaluation
construction
● Certified Neutral™Rakesh Rustogi
Arbitrator & Mediator
New Delhi, India · mediation · arbitration
health
● Certified Neutral™Ratan Lal Kaul
Arbitrator & Mediator
New Delhi, India · mediation · arbitration
construction
● Certified Neutral™Ravi Kini
Arbitrator & Mediator
Mumbai, India · mediation · arbitration
corporate
● Certified Neutral™Reema Bali
Arbitrator & Mediator
Noida, India · mediation · arbitration
corporate
● Certified Neutral™Robin Ratnakar David
Arbitrator & Mediator
New Delhi, India · mediation · arbitration
ict
● Certified Neutral™Rohan Rohatgi
Arbitrator & Mediator
Noida, India · mediation · arbitration
ict
● Certified Neutral™Safir Anand
Arbitrator & Mediator
Noida, India · mediation · arbitration
energy
● Certified Neutral™Sanjay Buch
Arbitrator & Mediator
Mumbai, India · mediation · arbitration
labor
● Certified Neutral™Sanjeev Ahuja
Arbitrator & Mediator
Delhi, India · mediation · arbitration
environment
● Certified Neutral™Sarita Kapur
Arbitrator & Mediator
New Delhi, India · mediation · arbitration
labor
● Certified Neutral™Sunita K Sreedharan
Arbitrator & Mediator
New Delhi, India · mediation · arbitration
corporate
● Certified Neutral™Swati Chatterjee
Arbitrator & Mediator
Kolkata, India · mediation · arbitration
health
● Certified Neutral™Umesh Dhargalkar
Arbitrator & Mediator
Mumbai, India · mediation · arbitration
ict