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India can become global mediation centre, says CJI Surya Kant
Chief Justice of India Surya Kant said at the International ADR Conference on Friday that India has every reason to become a genuine global centre for mediation. Speaking at the event organised…
The Story in Brief
Chief Justice of India Surya Kant said at the International ADR Conference on Friday that India has every reason to become a genuine global centre for mediation. Speaking at the event organised by Maadhyam International Council for Conflict Resolution in Delhi, he called mediation a 'deeply psychological' process where voluntary compliance with settlements is as high as 90 per cent.
The CJI credited the Mediation Act 2023 for giving India its first standalone statutory framework, with party autonomy, encrypted digital systems and hybrid processes like med-arb-med. He said institutional mediation centres now operate with trained professionals and online platforms that allow cross-border dispute resolution. Greater Kashmir reports that he highlighted the sustained support of the Indian judiciary and court-annexed centres.
The Indian Opinion
The CJI's confidence in India as a global mediation hub is heartening, but we must guard against conflating infrastructure with culture. Mediation works only when parties and lawyers truly embrace it, not when courts merely push cases into centres. The real test will be take-up: will the Mediation Act 2023 lead to a surge in voluntary private mediations, or will court-annexed programmes remain the only show in town? Let us watch the numbers over the next two years.
Sources (2): livelaw.in, greaterkashmir.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above.
