Mediation and Conciliation Project Committee (MCPC), Supreme Court of India in association with Jharkhand State legal Services Authority (JHAlSA) organised a three-day workshop on ‘20 Hours Capsule Course on Mediation’ at Nyaya Sadan, Ranchi beginning on Saturday.
Justice DN Patel, Judge, High Court of Jharkhand and Executive Chairman of JHAlSA inaugurated the programme.
The event was also attended by AK Arya, Principal Judge, Family Court, Delhi-cum-Trainer, MCPC, VP Johri, Advocate Mediator, Trainer, MCPC and Navneet Kumar, Member Secretary, JHAlSA.
A total of 29 accredited Advocate Mediators who have already completed more than 50 successful mediation from Ranchi, Jamshedpur, Hazaribagh, Garhwa, Deoghar, Sahibganj and Jamtara are supposed to receive the mediation training from the experts of MCPC during this three-day course.
Justice Patel emphasised that the mediation is the most useful tool of ADR mechanism through which the people will get resolved their disputes without any delay and on no cost in the inaugural session.
“The success rate of mediation is 45 per cent during the year 2015 and it is our endeavour to enhance the success rate of mediation to 60 per cent in Jharkhand. Among the participants
14 Mediators are TOT Mediators (Training of Trainers) and this programme will enhance their skill of training regarding the mediation tools and techniques,” said Justice Patel.
Meanwhile, Navneet Kumar delivered the welcome speech and Rajesh Kumar gave the vote of thanks.