Attorney General R Venkataramani to set up National Council of Mediator's Watch and award for mediators

In a bid to augment the mediation regime in the country, Attorney General for India (AG) R Venkataramani has proposed to set up Attorney General's National Council of Mediator's Watch. 

The Council would comprise Advocate Generals of all the States and senior members of the bar, he said.

He further announced setting up of the Attorney General national award for mediation achievers.

"I want to make some announcements. I propose to set up Attorney General's National Council of Mediator's Watch. It would involve Advocate General of all the States and senior members of the bar. The second announcement is setting up of Attorney General national award for mediation achievers. They will be identified at national level," he said.

He expressed hope that he will be in a position to push these two agendas during his short tenure.

The AG was speaking at a national seminar on the topic of 'Mediation: At The Dawn of a Golden age' organised at the Delhi High Court.

The event was organised by Delhi High Court Mediation and Conciliation Centre, Samadhan under the aegis of the National Legal Services Authority and the Mediation and Conciliation Project Committee.

At the same event, CJI DY Chandrachud stated that Central government should adopt mediation in a big way instead of taking recourse to litigation for resolving legal disputes.

"The motto of the Union government and its agencies should be 'mediate, not litigate'," the CJI opined.

He further said that when the government, which is the largest litigator in the country, mediates, it sends a message that in the framework of law, the government is not an adversarial opponent to our citizens.

Read more about what the CJI said here.

[Read live coverage of event below]