In a letter, the Mediation and Conciliation Project Committee has urged chief secretaries to form teams of senior officers to settle cases identified for mediation by 15 February, ThePrint has learnt.
In push to ease caseload, SC’s mediation committee has launched a second nationwide drive to identify and refer cases for negotiated settlements. Law profs, retd judges can be roped in to help.
Data accessed by ThePrint shows 8,103 matrimonial cases saw successful mediation in the special drive (July-September), followed by cheque-bounce matters & compoundable criminal cases.
The campaign by the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) and the Supreme Court’s Mediation & Conciliation Project Committee (MCPC) aims to amicably settle at least two lakh cases before it concludes on 30 September.
New Delhi: In an effort to reduce workload for courts, a mechanism is being developed to encourage out-of-court mediation. The National Legal Services Authority...
Putin said a preliminary agreement between Russian & Ukrainian negotiators in 1st weeks of the war, which was never implemented, could serve as the basis for talks.
Last year, Panchu attacked then-CJI Ramana over involvement in setting up Hyderabad-based mediation centre IAMC, which has now signed MOU with Singapore International Mediation Centre.
Spat over Hyderabad's IAMC started with write-up by advocate Sriram Panchu, who alleged judges sought 'post-retirement benefits', prompting rebuttals from other senior members of the Bar.
Regulator seeks feedback on allowing firms to repurchase shares via exchanges after tax changes, as markets reel from war-led selloff and foreign outflows.
China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.
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