One day awareness cum training programme on “Mediation” was organized on Saturday for members of Panchayati Raj Institutions, Panel Lawyers and Para Legal Volunteers of Kargil District. The programme was organised by Mediation and Conciliation Committee of High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh in collaboration with Ladakh Legal Services Authority and was inaugurated by Hon’ble Justice N. Kotiswar Singh, Chief Justice of High Court of J&K and Ladakh.
   
Speaking on the occasion Justice Singh stated that Mediation is an effective tool to resolve disputes and endeavor should be made by the public at large to resolve the disputes through ADR mechanism. He further mentioned that for the first time such a programme for the Panchayati Raj institutions has been organized by the High Court in Kargil and such programmes play an effective role in making the people aware about the alternate dispute resolution methods. The inauguration of this one day Awareness programme on mediation marks a significant step towards achieving the constitutional goal of access to Justice for all. On the occasion, Hon’ble Chief Justice was accompanied by Hon’ble Justice Tashi Rabstan, Judge High Court of J&K and Ladakh and Chairman Mediation and Conciliation Committee of High Court. The resource persons for the programme were Hon’ble Justice Sudhir Kumar Jain, Judge Delhi High Court and Mrs. Nagina Jain, Advocate Senior Mediator.