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Cuttack, May 17: The Supreme Court of India, in view of the large number of pending and unresolved cases lying before it, has stressed the need for mediation and conciliation among disputing parties according to Section 89 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC).
Ways of mediation and resolving the cases without having to approach and burden the apex law body were discussed at a two-day workshop held at the Orissa Judicial Academy here.
The workshop was organised by the District Legal Services Authority in association with the Mediation and Conciliation Committee, Supreme Court of India. Speakers at the workshop said in legal cases fought in court, one side wins and the other approaches the upper court for appeal, which burdens the upper court. But mediation and conciliation can solve the problem in an amicable manner without having to drag the cases on for years.
This is also financially viable for both parties as fees collected for the case is returned back to both parties once the case is solved amicably through mediation or conciliation. Speakers said lawyers can play a major role in resolving such cases as they act as mediators.
If the case is not solved through mediation, it returns to court. Hence, there is no room for either party becoming dissatisfied as they always have the recourse of going back to court. On the second day of the workshop Sunday, judges and judicial officers from across the district were trained on mediation and conciliation in the presence of deputy secretary of state legal services authority Biswajit Mohanty, senior lawyer from New Delhi Arun Kumar Arya, advocate trainer Savita Kasana and others.
