40 hours mediation training for judicial officers, advocates concludes

DIMAPUR — The culmination programme of the 40 hours mediation training programme for judicial officers and advocates of Nagaland, which began on October 31, was held on Saturday at SIRD, Kohima.

After handing over the certificates to the participants, Mezivolu T Therieh, OSD Registrar and member secretary, Mediation and Conciliation Project Committee (MCPC), Supreme Court of India, expressed hope that mediation would be expanded in the state in the coming days and years, with judges and advocates being trained in the process.

Therieh said that mediation is a movement and a process, and he encouraged the trainees to move forward.

She described the training as successful and conclusive and thanked the trainers for their efforts in providing the best and most up-to-date techniques, information, and knowledge to the participants. Therieh added that the training had resulted in self-realisation and personality development.

Dr. Aditi Chaudhury, district judge and director of the Delhi Judicial Academy, encouraged the trainees to become forerunners of mediation in the state and to go on to become trainers of mediation not only in the state but also outside the state.

Despite the technical curriculum of the training, Chaudhury said that the training was successful because the participants recognised the need for and importance of mediation in society.

Judicial officer Kesheli Chishi, sharing her training experience, said that while the alternate dispute resolution (ADR) system was present under the Constitution of India, there were many other aspects of mediation that needed to be trained and familiarised with.

Sunjib Rana, an advocate, explained that the role of a mediator is not what most people think it is. He thanked the trainers from New Delhi for meticulously conducting the training during the 40-hour period, adding that it was a fruitful learning experience.

The programme was chaired by Nagaland State Legal Services Authority (NSLSA) member secretary, Victo Sema.

A total of 28 judicial officers and advocates completed the five-day, 40-hour mediation training organised by NSLSA under the aegis of the MCPC of the Supreme Court of India.

The training was conducted by Dr. Aditi Chaudhury, Nagina Jain, advocate, mediator trainer, Delhi High Court, Harish Dudani, principal judge (rtd.) Delhi, and Jaya Goyal, advocate, mediator trainer, Delhi High Court.

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