Mediation and Conciliation Project Committee (MCPC), Supreme Court of India in association with Jharkhand State legal Services Authority (JHAlSA) and District legal Services Authority(DlSA), Bokaro began the “20 Hours Capsule Course on Mediation” on Sunday to be continued till December 01 at Bokaro.
Justice DN Patel, Judge, High Court of Jharkhand and Executive Chairman, JHAlSA inaugurated the programme as Chief Guest. The programme was also attended by Sanjay Prasad, Principal District and Sessions Judge, Bokaro; Navneet Kumar, Member Secretary, JHAlSA, Manoj Kumar, Deputy Commissioner, Bokaro; YS Ramesh, Superintendent of Police, Bokaro; Atul Srivastava, Executive Director, SAIl, other Judicial Officers, Bar members and Advocates.
As many as 29 Advocate Mediators from across 11 districts of Jharkhand were taught tools and techniques of Mediation during the 20 Hours Capsule Course spread over three days. Out of 29 Advocate Mediators undergoing the course eight are from Bokaro, five are from Deoghar, three each from Dhanbad and Palamau, two each from Dumka , Giridih, Hazaribagh and lohardaga and one each from Sahebganj and Godda.
The Trainers of MCPC, Supreme Court of India, Manmohan Sharma and Rajesh Gupta are teaching on advantages of mediation over law suits such as confidentiality, cost effectiveness and faster resolution among other aspects.
The Sessions on November, 29 , 30 and December 1 will emphasis on telling advocates the ways of convincing the parties to settle issues by telling them about the advantages of mediation.