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The Hindu
8 hours ago
- Politics
- The Hindu
Ninety-day pan-India mediation campaign to start from July 1
Chief Justice of India B.R. Gavai and Supreme Court judge, Justice Surya Kant, are scheduled to launch a 90-day long mediation campaign conceptualised by the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) and the Mediation and Conciliation Project Committee (MCPC) to tackle pending cases from the taluka courts to the State High Courts. The campaign, called 'Mediation for the Nation', would commence from July 1 and would continue till September 30. The pan-India mediation campaign intends to take mediation to 'every nook and cranny' as an alternative and people-friendly mode of dispute resolution. 'The categories of matters eligible for mediation include matrimonial disputes, accident claims, domestic violence, cheque bounce cases, commercial disputes, service matters, criminal compoundable cases, consumer disputes, debt recovery cases, partition and eviction cases, land acquisition matters, among others,' a statement issued by the Supreme Court explained. The press release said the special campaign intended to involve existing mediators, including professionals who have undergone the 40-hours mediation training recently. The mediation settlement efforts would continue throughout the week as per the convenience of the parties involved. The parties could opt to participate in the mediation proceedings online or offline or in hybrid mode. Taluka or District Legal Services authorities would facilitate online mediation within their respective jurisdictions. The campaign would be monitored by the Mediation Monitoring Committees of State High Courts.
Hindustan Times
8 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.
