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THE CHARTER OF THE TAMILNADU MEDIATION AND

CONCILIATION CENTRE

The Tamil Nadu Mediation and Conciliation Centre has been formed by the High Court of Madras to promote and facilitate court referred mediation and conciliation.

COMPOSITION OF CENTRE

The Hon’ble Chief Justice of the High Court of Madras will be the Patron of the Centre.

The Hon’ble Chief Justice will appoint a Committee of Judges to oversee the working of the Centre.

The first members of this Committee are:

Mr Justice M. Karpagavinayagam

Mr Justice P. Sathasivam

Mr Justice C. Nagappan

The first Office Bearers of the Centre are:

ORGANISING SECRETARY           :   Mr. Sriram R. Panchu, Senior Advocate

JOINT SECRETARY                        :   Mr. Arvind P.Datar, Senior Advocate

CO-ORDINATORS                           :   Mr. Yashod Vardhan, Advocate

                                                             Ms. Geeta Ramaseshan, Advocate

                                                             Ms. Aparna M. Vasu, Advocate

The Hon’ble Chief Justice may change the composition of the Committee or appoint new office bearers from time to time.

The Centre shall have an Advisory Committee which shall comprise of the following members:

Advisory Committee Members;

The President of the Madras Bar Association or his/her nominee

The President of the Madras High Court Advocates Association or his/her nominee

The President of the Women Lawyers Association or her nominee.

FUNCTIONS OF THE CENTRE

The following among others shall be the functions of the Centre:

  1. To create public awareness about the processes of mediation and conciliation
  2. To identify and train mediators to mediate the cases referred by the Court.
  3. To evolve and implement schemes for the conduct of mediation and conciliation as envisaged by Sec 89 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908.
  4. To certify mediators and evolve codes of conduct for mediators.
  5. To hold workshops and seminars for the Bar and Bench to promote mediation and conciliation as appropriate methods of dispute resolution.

AREA OF OPERATION

The Tamil Nadu Mediation and Conciliation Centre’s area of operation shall be the State of Tamil Nadu and the Union Territory of Pondicherry.