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Time of India
9 hours ago
- Politics
- Time of India
NALSA, SC panel to launch mediation campaign for pending cases from July 1
The National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) and the Supreme Court's Mediation and Conciliation Project Committee (MCPC) are launching a 90-day pan-India mediation campaign, "For the Nation," from July 1 to September 30, 2025. This initiative aims to settle pending cases across all court levels, promoting mediation as a cost-effective and speedy dispute resolution method. Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads The National Legal Services Authority ( NALSA ) and the Supreme Court's Mediation and Conciliation Project Committee (MCPC) will have a 90-day long "For the Nation" mediation campaign starting July 1 to settle pending cases The pan-India mediation campaign would continue till September 30, 2025."Mediation 'For the Nation' campaign is being launched across India to settle the pending cases and make people believe that mediation as a mechanism for dispute resolution is peoples' friendly, cost effective and speedy with ability to save relationships, time and money," NALSA's press release campaign aims to settle suitable cases pending in courts right from taluka courts to the high courts and take "mediation to every nook and corner" of the country as peoples' friendly mode of dispute resolution."Under the guidance of the CJI (Chief Justice of India B R Gavai) and Justice Surya Kant, judge, Supreme Court of India and executive chairman, NALSA and MCPC, a 90-days long Mediation 'For the Nation' campaign has been conceptualised by the NALSA and MCPC," the release nature of pending cases eligible for mediation include matrimonial disputes, accident claims, domestic violence, cheque bounce, commercial disputes, service matters, criminal compoundable cases, consumer disputes and eviction."The special campaign intends to involve all existing mediators including the mediators who have undergone 40 hours mediation training recently. The campaign will witness mediation settlement efforts on all 7 days of the week as per the convenience of the parties," NALSA ensure success of the special drive, the mediation process might happen offline, in the online mode or in the hybrid method to settle cases.
Hindustan Times
10 hours ago
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
Nationwide 90-day ‘Mediation for the Nation' campaign to begin on July 1: SC
New Delhi: A 90-day nationwide mediation campaign to resolve pending disputes across courts—from district courts to high courts—will begin on July 1, the Supreme Court's mediation and conciliation project committee (MCPC) and the national legal services authority (NALSA) announced on Thursday. The Supreme Court's mediation and conciliation project committee (MCPC) and the national legal services authority (NALSA) announced the Mediation for the Nation campaign on Thursday. (ANI) The campaign, Mediation for the Nation, will be organised under the guidance of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Bhushan R. Gavai, patron of NALSA, along with NALSA executive chairman and senior Supreme Court judge, Justice Surya Kant. A release issued by the Supreme Court said that the pan-India campaign is being organised with the objectives 'to settle suitable matters pending in the courts right from the taluka courts to the high courts of India and taking mediation to every nook and corner of the country as people's friendly mode of dispute resolution.' 'The Mediation for the Nation campaign is being launched across India to settle the pending cases and make people believe that mediation as a mechanism for dispute resolution is peoples' friendly, cost-effective and speedy with ability to save relationships, time and money,' the statement read. The campaign, which will conclude on September 30, will deal with cases involving pending matrimonial disputes, accident claims, domestic violence, cheque bounce offences, commercial disputes, service matters, criminal compoundable cases, consumer disputes, debt recovery, property partition, eviction cases, land acquisition matters, and other suitable civil cases. 'The process of case identification, information to parties and referral to mediators will commence from July 1 and will continue till July 30. These matters will be transmitted to the concerned court and the total settled matters will be compiled by October 6 and sent to the MCPC,' the statement added. The campaign will have sittings on all seven days of the week, with provision for hearings in offline, online, or hybrid mode. The taluka and district legal services authorities have been asked to facilitate online mediation.
