The Oxford and Cambridge Society of India
Geeta Luthra
Ms. Geeta Luthra is a designated Senior Advocate, in the Supreme Court of India. She has an LL.M(Masters in Law) and M. Phil. in International Relations from the University of Cambridge, UK. She has been practicing law since 1980, in the Supreme Court of India and various High Courts of India. She is the Vice President of the Indian Council of Arbitration FICCI, member ICC India chapter Core committee, member LawAsia and International Academy of Family Lawyers. She is also a member of the Women’s White Collar Defense Association (WWCDA). She has been appointed as a Vice Chair of LAWASIA Women Lawyers Committee in 2022.Has served as a sole arbitrator in many cases of domestic and international arbitration. Being a Senior Advocate, she has argued/represented various Public Sector Units and Private Companies in arbitral disputes She has appeared as a counsel in several landmark cases, and has expertise in myriad facets of law, including Criminal Law, Constitutional Law, Arbitration Law, Human Rights, Economic offences under the Prevention of Money Laundering, PMLA Act, Benami transactions and other criminal and appellate remedies before the adjudicating PMLA authorities. She has also argued matters relating to insolvency bankruptcy Courts in the NCLT and NCLAT.
Empanelled as an Arbitrator on the India International Arbitration Centre (IIAC) panel of Arbitrators for domestic Arbitration. Empanelled as a Sole Arbitrator in Delhi International Arbitration Centre ( DIAC) Delhi also with the DUBAI International Arbitration Centre (DIAC Court). Presented a paper on Amendment in the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 organised by FICCI/ICA, 2018.
She has been a speaker at various international fora and has spoken on various burning issues like the Criminal Justice System, recent amendments in the Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996, on the need for institutional Arbitration, Gender Rights in employment and Migration, changes in Rape Laws. She has attended various LawAsia conferences and has delivered lectures at George Washington, USA and several other international fora, at University College, London, UK and on the Rights of Transgenders at SOAS University London UK (The School of Oriental and African Studies).
Ms. Luthra has been engaged as an arguing Counsel in Leading Judgments with regard to rights of Husband and Wife in Hindu Laws, right of maintenance, application of various Acts that govern the rights in HUF (Hindu Undivided Family) like Hindu Succession Act, Indian Succession Act, Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act. Ms. Luthra has been involved as a Counsel in several cases relating to bails in offences against women, right to women to claim maintenance or properties which have been devolved upon the Husband from his ancestors. Many such judgments have been reported in Law Journals. Ms. Luthra has a lead judgment on the right to employment of transgender in the para military forces in India on grounds of discrimination. Ms. Luthra has also argued matters regarding rights of woman tribal to property in view of Article 15 of the Constitution of India. Ms. Luthra was engaged as Special Senior Counsel for the Delhi Government in a matter wherein the Head of an academic institution was suspended/removal for sexual harassment at workplace.
