Akshay Malhotra

Institutions that serve people.

I am an advocate and public policy practitioner. I practise before the Supreme Court of India and the Delhi High Court, after more than a decade working on how government serves citizens.

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Portrait of Akshay Malhotra
Courts
Supreme Court of India and Delhi High Court
Matters
Constitutional, criminal and administrative
Public policy
More than a decade in governance and service delivery
Fellowship
U.S. Department of State Professional Fellow, 2022

Two practices, one purpose

In court

Writ petitions and public interest litigation in constitutional, criminal and administrative matters, drafted and argued with a bias for due process.

How I work in court

In government

Citizen-facing programmes, including Delhi’s Doorstep Delivery of Public Services, which brought more than 100 services to over 100,000 residents.

How I work with government

What guides my work

Access to justice

The law should be reachable by the people it protects, in practice and not only on paper.

Accountable delivery

A public service works when someone answers for it and citizens know where to turn when it fails.

Institutional integrity

Due process protects everyone, whichever side of a dispute they stand on.