Akshay Malhotra

Law and policy work

Courtroom advocacy and governance experience, directed at institutions that work for the people who depend on them.

In court

Supreme Court of India and Delhi High Court.

  • Writ petitionsDrafting and arguing petitions that test the legality of State action.
  • Public interest litigationBringing questions of public importance before the courts, including a public interest petition before the Supreme Court of India on labelling of ethanol-blended fuel and consumers’ right to informed choice.
  • Constitutional and administrative mattersGovernance, statutory interpretation and the responsibilities of public institutions.
  • Regulatory accountability and consumer rightsHolding regulators and public bodies to the duties the law gives them.

In government

Working with government teams.

  • Service deliveryDelhi’s Doorstep Delivery of Public Services, expanding access to more than 100 services and reaching over 100,000 residents.
  • Grievance redressalMechanisms that give citizens a clear route when something goes wrong.
  • Communications workflowsThe processes that connect departments to the public they serve.
  • Legislative practiceAssociate Fellow at the Delhi Assembly Research Centre, and a 2022 U.S. Department of State Professional Fellow working with the Ohio General Assembly.