Maharashtra State Legal Services Authority, Mumbai and Main Mediation Monitoring Committee, Bombay High Court in coordination with Mediation Monitoring Sub-Committee, Nagpur and District Legal Services Authority, Nagpur organised a regional conference on Mediation for Nagpur Region on Saturday.

 

The conference was inaugurated by Justice A S Gadkari, Judge, Bombay High Court and Executive Chairman, MSLSA and Chairman, Main Mediation Monitoring Committee, Bombay High Court in presence of Justice A S Kilor, Judge, Bombay High Court and Chairman, Mediation Monitoring Sub-Committee, Nagpur, Justice A L Pansare, Judge, Bombay High Court and Member, Mediation Monitoring Sub-Committee, Nagpur, T S Akali, Member Secretary, MSLSA and Director/Co-ordinator, Main Mediation Centre, Bombay High Court and M Salman Azmi, Principal District and Sessions Judge, Nagpur, at Deshpande Sabhagruh, Civil Lines, Nagpur. T S Akali, Member Secretary, MSLSA gave the welcome address.

 

During his address, he stated that mediation occupies a very significant place in our judicial delivery system. While describing the importance of mediation, in his inaugural address on mediation Justice A S Gadkari emphasized on the process of Mediation in India, its growing significance and pivotal role of the District Judiciary in making it effective. Justice A L Pansare, Justice U S Joshi-Phalke and Justice Nandesh S Deshpande summed up the sessions by elaborating on the importance of mediation.

 

During the valedictory session, Justice A S Kilor pointed out that mediation is not outside the framework of justice, it is a principle process grounded in law that gives parties a meaningful opportunity to participate in resolving their dispute. M Salman Azmi, Principal District Judge, and Chairman, District Legal Services Authority, Nagpur, proposed vote of thanks. N N Bedarkar, Additional Judge, Small Causes Court, Nagpur and L H Patel, 17th Jt. Civil Judge, Jr. Dn. and J M FC, Nagpur were the anchors of the programme.