--24 from western Odisha join
: A 40-hour mediation training workshop for lawyers of western Odisha began here on the Utkal Diwas as per the NALSA module and is scheduled to continue till April 5. A total of 24 lawyers from the western districts such as Sundargarh, Jharsuguda and Sambalpur participated.
The programme was inaugurated by Judge, Orissa High Court and Executive Chairman, Odisha State Legal Services Authority (OSLSA) and Chairman, Mediation Monitoring Committee, Justice S Talapatra, in presence of Justice KR Mohapatra, Justice Savitri Ratho and Justice MS Sahoo, (all Judges of the High Court and Members of the Mediation Monitoring Committee). District and Sessions Judge, Sundargarh-cum-Chairman, District Legal Services Authority, S Pattnaik welcomed all the dignitaries to the programme.
Justice S Talapatra gave the inaugural address. Justice K R Mohapatra, while addressing the gathering, encouraged the trainee lawyers to take the workshop as a foundation, so that they can resolve the dispute effectively. Justice Savitri Ratho explained how in mediation, no one is a loser or a winner.
Justice MS Sahoo highlighted that a good mediator must have trustworthiness, approachability, dedication, perceptiveness and impartiality, among other qualities and that the solution is found out by the parties themselves, and not the mediator.
President, Rourkela Bar Association, Suresh Chandra Majhi, on behalf of the Bar also extended his heartfelt greetings and thankfulness towards the Judges.
Member Secretary of OSLSA Sudipta Acharya proposed the vote of thanks. The programme was arranged by the District and Sessions Judge of Sundargarh, S Pattanaik with the support of coordinator, Arbitration Centre Saumyak Patra and secretary, DLSA Subhashree Pradhan.