| Mediation, Training program for referral judges held | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 27: Under the guidance and patronage of Chief Patron of State Judicial Academy, Justice N. Paul Vasanthakumar, Chief Justice, High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Committee of Judges, State Judicial Academy (Justice Muzaffar Hussain Attar, Chairman, Justice Hasnain Massodi, Member and Justice Janak Raj Kotwal, Member), Jammu and Kashmir State Judicial Academy today conducted one day "Mediation Training programme for Referral Judges" for District and Sessions Judges, Sub-Judges and Munsiffs of Districts Jammu, Samba, Kathua, Udhampur, Reasi, Rajouri and Poonch.
Justice Mohammad Yaqoob Mir, Judge, High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Chairman, Mediation and Conciliation Committee inaugurated the training programme.
The proceedings were conducted by Abdul Rashid Malik, Director, J&K State Judicial Academy. He welcomed Justice Mohammad Yaqoob Mir, Shri Dinesh Kumar Sharma, Director (Academics) Delhi Judicial Academy who was the Resource person and participating Officers. He gave overview of the programme and deliberated on the need for organizing of such programme.
Justice Mohammad Yaqoob Mir highlighted the background and statutory mandate of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) mechanism contemplated by Section 89 which includes arbitration, conciliation, judicial settlement including settlement through Lok Adalats and Mediation. Dinesh Kumar Sharma, Director (Academics) Delhi Judicial Academy who was the Resource person for the programme masterly gave power point presentation on Dispute Adjudication to Dispute Resolution and highlighted components with special reference to Right of Self-Determination, role of Mediators, benefit of mediation and Role and Responsibility of Referral Judges whereby he demonstrated characteristics in detail of Pre-Mediation stages to Post Mediation stages. The programme was concluded with vote of thanks by the Director, State Judicial Academy. |
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