Training Workshop On 'The Concept & Techniques Of Mediation' Organised By Allahabad High Court For Family Court Judges

A 2-day training workshop on 'The Concept & Techniques Of Mediation' was organized by Allahabad High Court for the family court judges on April 15 and 16 with the purpose of enhancing the skills of the judges in adjudicating family disputes.

The workshop was organised by the Committee for Sensitization of Family Court Matters, Allahabad High Court comprising Justice Sunita Agarwal, Justice D.K.Upadhyaya, Justice Sangeeta Chandra, Justice Ajay Bhanot, Justice Manju Rani Chauhan and Justice Sadhna Rani(Thakur) under the guidance of Justice Pritinker Diwaker, Chief Justice, Allahabad High Court.

The event was inaugurated by Justice Sunita Agarwal, Chairperson of the Committee for Sensitization of Family Court Matters and Justice J.J.Munir adorned the Dias as the Guest of Honour along with Justice Sadhna Rani Thakur, Member of the Committee.

In her prolific address, Justice Sadhna Rani Thakur spoke about the need for training to the Family Court Judges regarding the concepts and techniques of mediation.

The inaugural session of the workshop was attended by various Judges of the High Court, Allahabad. The participants comprised of the Principal Judges and Additional Principal Judges posted in the Family Courts of Allahabad, Banda, Chitrakoot, Fatehpur, Hamirpur, Jalaun at Orai, Jhansi, Kanpur Nagar, Kaushambi, Lalitpur, Mahoba, Raebareli, Ramabai Nagar, Unnao.

The technical session of the Training program was conducted by Anoop Kumar Srivastava, Niraj Upadhyay, Rajlakshmi Sinha and Sandeep Saxena, expert Mediation trainers of the Mediation and Conciliation Project Committee, Supreme Court.

Topics related to the History and Objectives of the Family Court law, Perception, Conflict, ADR, Mediation and its benefits, process and stages of Mediation, Communication, Negotiation, Bargaining and Impasse were covered during the two-day training program.

The Training included interactive sessions, role-plays and screening of relevant video clippings. The trainers emphasized the need for understanding human emotions in order to build trust and communicate effectively with the parties during mediation for resolving family disputes.

The Resource persons/ trainers were felicitated by Justice Sunita Agarwal, Chairperson of the Committee. Justice Sadhna Rani(Thakur) addressed the Valedictory session and distributed certificates to the participants.