The Tamil Nadu Mediation and Conciliation Centre, India’s first Court-Annexed Mediation Centre, was inaugurated on 9th April, 2005, thus marking another significant milestone in the hoary history of the Madras High Court established on 15th August, 1862. The Centre is established as per the mandate under Section 89 of the Civil Procedure Code, 1908 and functions as per the Tamil Nadu Mediation Rules, 2010, framed by the Madras High Court.
The Centre was set up by the Madras High Court under an order dated 13th March, 2005, of the then Hon’ble Chief Justice of the Madras High Court, Hon’ble Mr. Justice Markandey Katju.
Tamil Nadu Mediation and Conciliation Centre is an initiative of the Madras High Court to enable the litigants to hold talks, collaborate and resolve their issues. The Court refers the cases to the Mediation Centre. Here, well trained, neutral third party Mediators, facilitate talks between the parties and attempt to resolve the disputes amicably. The service is provided by the Court to the litigants without any additional costs. Mediation Centre has good facilities for the litigants to wait and also to hold talks in a private and confidential manner. Mediation Centre works on all Court working days, throughout the day.