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9 I N D E X Sr. No. Particulars Page No. 1. Mediation and Conciliation Project Committee Supreme Court of India, New Delhi, (MCPC) 1 2. Organizational structure of the Mediation Monitoring Committees Mediation Schemes 7 (a) Scheme for Court annexed Mediation organizing Committee 8-9 (b) Scheme for Selecting Advocates for Mediators' training (c) Guidelines for Mediators' Training for Advocates (d) Scheme for Mediation Judge (e) Scheme for Identification of cases for Mediation Reference (f) Scheme for felicitation of Judge/ Advocate Mediators and Referral Judges 18 (g) Mediation Clinic Scheme Mediation Action Plan Functionaries 1. District and Sub Divisional Mediation Monitoring Committees Mediators Scrutiny Committees Calendar of Meetings of Mediation Monitoring Committees in the State of Himachal Pradesh for the year List of Trained Mediators High Court of Himachal Pradesh Civil Procedure Alternative Dispute Resolution And Mediation Rules, Application form for Empanelment as Mediator Letter for Appointment of Mediator Specimen of Referral Order Formats of Mediation Proceeding Register, Mediation feed back Register, Inward Register, Outward Register and Register of Panel of Mediators

10 - 1 - Mediation and Conciliation Project Committee, Supreme Court of India, New Delhi (MCPC) Hon'ble Mr. Justice S. S. Nijjar Judge, Supreme Court of India, New Delhi Hon'ble Mr. Justice Madan B. Lokur Judge, Supreme Court of India, New Delhi Mr. P.P. Rao, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India, New Delhi Ms. Asha Menon, Secretary, National Legal Services Authority Ms. Nisha Saxena, Additional Registrar, Supreme Court of India, New Delhi Chairman Secretary

11 - 2 - ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE OF MEDIATION MONITORING COMMITTEE (MAIN MEDIATION CENTRE), HIGH COURT MEDIATION MONITORING COMMITTEE, DISTRICT MEDIATION MONITORING COMMITTEES AND SUB DIVISIONAL MEDIATION MONITORING COMMITTEES IN STATE OF HP HON BLE CHIEF JUSTICE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH HON BLE COMMITTEE TO OVERSEE THE PROPER IMPLEMENTATION OF ADR MECHANISMS IN HIGH COURT HON BLE COMMITTEE TO OVERSEE THE PROPER IMPLEMENTATION OF ADR MECHANISMS IN SUBORDINATE COURTS MEDIATION MONITORING COMMITTEE (MAIN MEDIATION CENTRE) HIGH COURT MEDIATION MONITORING COMMITTEE DISTRICT MEDIATION MONITORING COMMITEE SUB DIVISIONAL MEDIATION MONITORING COMMITTEE

12 - 3 - Mediation Monitoring Committee (Main Mediation Centre) 1 Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Karol Chairman 2 Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajiv Sharma 3 Hon'ble Mr. Justice V.K. Sharma 4 Secretary, HPSLSA Coordinator Functions of Mediation Monitoring Committee (Main Mediation Centre) To lay down the policies and principles to facilitate the court-annexed mediation as contemplated u/s. 89 of CPC. To frame more effective and economical schemes for the purpose of making available court annexed mediation in the State of Himachal Pradesh. To utilize the funds available at its disposal and make appropriate allocation of funds to other court-annexed mediation centres in the State of Himachal Pradesh. To organize Mediation Awareness Programmes as well Mediation Training Programmes to enhance the mediation activities by increasing the strength of panel of Mediators and of Referral Judges. To facilitate smooth functioning of the Mediation centres and to encourage settlement of disputes amicably through mediation. To endeavour for disseminating awareness of the concept of Mediation and to arrange for production of publicity material, literature, publication, pamphlets, handbooks, brouchers, etc. relating to mediation activities. To identify the potential Districts where there is large number of pending cases and to provide adequate facilities for success of mediation programme. To ensure that there are sufficient number of trained mediators at each mediation centre. To perform such of the functions as may be assigned by the MCPC, Delhi as may be expedient for smooth administration of mediation centres

13 - 4 - High Court Mediation Monitoring Committee 1 Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Karol Chairman 2 Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajiv Sharma 3 Shri Rajinder Dogra, representative of Bar Council of H.P. 4 The Govt. Pleader/ Public Prosecutor, High Court of H.P. 5 Shri B.C. Negi, President, High Court Bar Association 6 The Secretary, H.P. State Legal Services Authority, Shimla Coordinator Functions of High Court Mediation Monitoring Committee To give effect to the policies and directions of the Mediation Monitoring Committee (Main Mediation Centre), High Court. To supervise and monitor the activities and performance of District Mediation Monitoring Committees located within the State of H.P. To perform all such functions and to organize Mediation Awareness and Training Programmes in co-ordination with the Mediation Monitoring Committee (Main Mediation Centre), High Court. To liaison with the District Mediation Monitoring Committees for effective and efficient functioning of the Mediation Centres located within the State of H.P. To take review and remedial steps pertaining to the functions and activities of the District Mediation Monitoring Committees located within the State of H.P. To make recommendations or give suggestions to the Mediation Monitoring Committee (Main Mediation Centre), High Court to ensure effective implementation of various schemes in the State of Himachal Pradesh

14 - 5 - District Mediation Monitoring Committee (At every District Headquarters) 1 The Hon ble Guardian Judge of the Concerned Chairman District 2 The District & Sessions Judge 3 The representative of Bar Council of H.P. 4 The District Attorney-cum-Public Prosecutor of the Concerned District 5 The President, District Bar Association of the concerned District 6 The Secretary, DLSA of the concerned District Coordinator Functions of District Mediation Monitoring Committee To give effect to the policies and directions of the Mediation Monitoring Committee (Main Mediation Centre) High Court under supervision and guidance of High Court Mediation Monitoring Committee. To perform all such functions to make available court annexed mediation and to organize Mediation Awareness and Training Programmes in coordination with the High Court Mediation Monitoring Committee. To supervise and monitor the activities and performance of Sub Divisional Mediation Monitoring Committees located within the District. To utilise the funds received from the Main Mediation Centre, High Court and make appropriate allocation of part of the funds to the court annexed mediation centres of Sub Divisional Courts located within the District. To take review and remedial steps pertaining to the functions and activities of the Sub Divisional Mediation Monitoring Committees located within the District. To make recommendations or give suggestions to the High Court Mediation Monitoring Committee to ensure effective implementation of various schemes in the District

15 - 6 - Sub Divisional Mediation Monitoring Committee (At every Sub Divisional Headquarters) 1 The District & Sessions Judge of the concerned District 2 The Senior most Judge of the concerned Sub Division Chairman 3 The representative of Bar Council of H.P. 4 The Senior most Assistant District Attorney-cum- Assistant Public Prosecutor of the concerned Sub Divisional Court 5 The President, Advocates Bar Association of the concerned Sub Divisional Court 6 The Secretary, DLSA of the concerned District Coordinator Functions of Sub Divisional Mediation Monitoring Committee To perform such of the functions to make available court annexed mediation at the concerned station in coordination with the District Mediation Monitoring Committee. To supervise and monitor the functions, activities of the court annexed mediation centre of the concerned station. To organise Mediation Awareness and Training Programme in coordination with the District Mediation Monitoring Committee. To make recommendations or give suggestions to the District Mediation Monitoring Committee to ensure effective monitoring and implementation of the various mediation schemes in the Sub Division. To perform such of the functions as may be assigned by the District Mediation Monitoring Committee or the functions as may be expedient for smooth administration of mediation centre

16 - 7 - SCHEMES (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g) Scheme for Court Annexed Mediation Organizing Committee Scheme for Selecting Advocates for Mediators' training Guidelines for Mediators' Training for Advocates Scheme for Mediation Judge Scheme for Identification of cases for Mediation Reference Scheme for felicitation of Judge/ Advocate Mediators and Referral Judges Mediation Clinic Scheme

17 - 8 - (a) Scheme for Court Annexed Mediation Organizing Committee 1. The Court Annexed Mediation Organizing Committee consisting of Senior most Judicial Officer and ten Advocate Trained Mediators at station will have to be constituted. In case, sufficient number of Advocate Trained Mediators are not available, the Advocate-Mediators having 15 years of standing practice be considered. 2. The Senior most Judicial Officer at Station shall be the Chairman of Organizing Committee. 3. The Senior most Judicial Officer in consultation with the President of Local Bar Association and Trained Mediators constitute a Organizing Committee at each Mediation Centre. 4. As far as possible, 50% of the Committee s be female members. 5. The Organizing Committee should assist the Court Annexed Mediation Monitoring Committee for effective and efficient functioning of mediation activities within the jurisdiction of concerned Committee. 6. Each organizing Committee should monitor the Mediation activities of particular court and also progress of cases referred for mediation. 7. The District & Sessions Judge should allocate the Court to the organizing Committee members which they have to monitor. 8. The organizing Committee should scrutinize and identify the categories of matters which are pending in particular Court, whether those matters are fit for references and the report the same to the Concerned Mediation Monitoring Committee. 9. The organizing committee should meet eight days prior to meeting of Mediation Monitoring Committee meeting and submit court wise report regarding mediation activities to the concerned Mediation Centre. 10. The Committee may utilize Mediation Centre for conducting their monthly meetings with permission of Co-ordinator of concerned Mediation Centre. 11. The Committee should perform such other functions as may be assigned by the concerned Mediation Monitoring Committee for smooth administration of Mediation Centre

18 - 9 - Structure of Court Annexed Mediation Organizing Committee at District Level 1 The District & Sessions Judge Chairman 2 Shri Trained Advocate Mediator 3 Shri Trained Advocate Mediator 4 Shri Trained Advocate Mediator 5 Shri Trained Advocate Mediator 6 Smt. Trained Advocate Mediator 7 Smt. Trained Advocate Mediator 8 Smt. Trained Advocate Mediator 9 Smt. Trained Advocate Mediator 10 Smt. Trained Advocate Mediator

19 (b) Scheme for Selecting Advocates for Mediators Training 1. In High Court, Hon ble Mediation Monitoring Committee shall select the Advocates who are desirous to undergo Mediators Training. 2. In District, Mediator s Scrutiny Committee consisting of District & Sessions Judge, President of District Bar Association, a Senior Lady Advocate and two other members from District Bar Association interested in Mediation activities be constituted at each District Mediation Centre. 3. The District & Sessions Judge shall be the Chairman of the said Committee. 4. As far as possible, 50% of the Committee s to be female. 5. Applications received from Advocates who are desirous to undergo Mediators Training shall be placed before the Committee for scrutiny. 6. The Committee should ensure that the names of Advocates who are fulfilling the eligibility criteria to act as Mediator as per rule 4 of Mediation Rules be considered. 7. The Committee should call Advocates and ascertain their interest in the subject and explain them the importance and benefits of said training and recommend the names of only those Advocates who are willing to undergo for 40 hours Intensive Mediators Training. Moreover, the Advocates who are of high caliber, competence and integrity and of good repute in Bar as well in society only be recommended. 8. The Committee while doing scrutiny, should ensure that the services of the Advocates whose names are to be recommended for training be useful for mediation activities/mediation Centre in future. 9. The Committee should verify, scrutinize and short list the names of trainees for training programme and then only forward the said list to the Main Mediation Monitoring Committee. 10. In case of difference of opinion regarding any name of Advocate, the opinion of District & Sessions Judge shall be final. 11. After scrutiny, the Committee should forward the names of the Advocates to be considered for Mediators Training as required by the Main Mediation Monitoring Committee alongwith their note/remarks for recommending the names of Advocates under the signature of the Chairman of Mediators Scrutiny Committee

20 Structure of Mediators Scrutiny Committee 1. The District & Sessions Judge Chairman 2. The President Local Bar Association 3. The Representative of Bar Council of H.P. 4. One Senior Lady Advocate 5. Smt. Advocate 6. Shri Advocate Recommendations of the Committee

21 (c) Guidelines for Mediators Training Scheme for Advocates 1. Primary Training Primary Training for three days be given to 10 to 15 Advocates from different Districts during weekend i.e. on Friday, Saturday and Sunday for atleast six to seven hours per day. 2. Advance Training There shall be Advance Mediation Training for advocates who completed primary training. On completion of primary training, said Advocate Mediators should get associated with the trained mediators in the mediation process in minimum 10 cases. They shall be then called for Advance Training. The period of Advance training should be for three days during weekends i.e. on Friday, Saturday and Sunday for atleast six to seven hours per day. 3. Refresher s Training There shall be Refresher Training for advocates who have completed Advance Training. On completion of Advance Training and on having mediated atleast ten cases as a Mediator, the Refresher s Training be given to said Advocate Mediators. The Refresher Training should be atleast for a period of two days. 4. Places of Training The Mediators Training should be organized at three places in Himachal Pradesh on every weekend on the above days only. It may be either Primary, Advance or Refreshers Training. This schedule of training be organized region-wise. 5. The aforesaid training programmes should be organized by the District & Sessions Judge and Co-ordinator of the concerned District Mediation Monitoring Committee in the District where the training is to be organized. Said schedule of training shall be conducted under the supervision of Main Mediation Monitoring Committee, H.P. High Court. 6. The aforesaid Training is to be organized preferably in District Court Premises/Hall. Otherwise, the said training should be organized in a suitable Hall of Government organization.

22 The above training is to be conducted by the Mediators nominated by the Mediation Monitoring Committee, Main Mediation Centre, H.P. High Court. 8. The participants in the above training programme shall be the Advocates from different Districts and the number of participants per batch be limited to 20/25 Advocates. 9. The District & Sessions Judge in consultation with the President of concerned District Bar Association shall forward the names of the proposed participants for the aforesaid Mediators Training Schedule to the Main Mediation Monitoring Committee. While proposing the names of the Advocates, it is necessary to consider that only those who are interested in mediation activities and willing to act as a Mediator shall only, be nominated. Main Mediation Monitoring Committee will finalize the proposed names. 10. The honorarium payable to the Trainers and expenses for stay, travel, food of the Trainers and Trainees will be borne by the Main Mediation Monitoring Committee from the funds allocated under 13th Finance Commission. 11. The stay arrangements of the trainers/participants shall be preferably made in Government Guest House. In case of non-availability of Government Guest House, then accommodation be made in Hotels having reasonable charges. 12. All expenses for organizing the training programmes will be borne by the Main Mediation Monitoring Committee from the funds allocated under 13th Finance Commission which will be provided by the H.P. State Legal Services Authority to the concerned DSLA from the grants received under 13th Finance Commission

23 (d) Scheme for Mediation Judge 1. At every District place, atleast one working Judicial Officer who is a trained Mediator (out of the available Judges who have already undergone the 40 hours Intensive Training Programme) be posted. 2. The said Judicial Officer should be known as Mediation Judge. 3. The Judges working in the concerned Districts may refer the matters for mediation to the Mediation Judge. 4. The Mediation Judge should sit on every court working Saturday to deal with the matters referred for Mediation and act as mediator in the matters which are referred for Mediation to the Mediation Judge. On such working Saturdays, the Mediation Judge must give preference to the mediation work than the regular judicial work. 5. The Mediation Judge should engage himself through out the working Saturdays for mediation work. In case, there is insufficient mediation work to keep himself engaged for the whole day, in that case he may use the remaining working hours for judicial work. 6. If the mediation Judge is posted at Sub Division level, his services as a mediation Judge should be utilized at District places on every working Saturdays. In such cases, the concerned District Judges may pass necessary orders in that behalf. 7. If there is sufficient mediation work on working Saturdays at Sub Division level for the Mediation Judge who is posted at Sub Division level in that case, he should do mediation work at Sub Division level only. 8. If there are more than one working Judicial Officers who are trained as Mediators in a District, in that case, District Judge may fix any other day for mediation work in addition to the working Saturdays to assign mediation work to those Judges by rotation. 9. The Judicial Officer who has discharged his duties as Mediation Judge, should be given weightage of one day for the disposal purpose for each day on which he worked as Mediation Judge. 10. It will be useful to clarify that only because the Mediation Judge is available in a District or Sub Division level, it does not mean that every matter for mediation should be referred to the Mediation Judge. The Referral Judges are free to refer the matters for mediation to the empanelled mediators, if the parties so desire. In

24 other words, if the parties are unwilling to appoint their own mediator or empanelled mediator, the Referral Judges may refer such cases to the Mediation Judge (s) of the District. 11. The mediation Judge should not hear the matters, which are assigned to his Court, in which he has acted as a Mediator Judge. Besides, whenever he wants to refer the matter pending in his Court for mediation, he should refer the matter for mediation to any other empanelled Mediator/Mediation Judge. 12. The Mediation Judge should not accept any kind of fees/consideration from the parties for mediation work. 13. In District or Sub-Division where no mediation Judge is available, the Referral Judge should refer the mediation work to the empanelled mediators. 14. The record of day to day working regarding matters received for Mediation, matters taken up for mediation, time spent on each matter should be maintained. 15. The Mediator Judge should forward the detail of monthly report alongwith statistical data to the Coordinator, District Mediation Monitoring Committee, who in turn will consolidate the same and forward it to the Mediation Centre, High Court, of Himachal Pradesh

25 (e) Scheme for Identification of cases for Mediation Reference 1. Initially Panel of 15 Mediators amongst the empanelled Mediators of the High Court be constituted to identify cases which are fit for Mediation reference having some element of settlement. 2. The above said panel be finalized by the Main Mediation Monitoring Committee. 3. The work of identifying suitable cases by the nominated Mediator must be done in the Board Departments/Sections at the place where sitting arrangements are made available by the concerned Departments/ Sections. 4. The Registrar (Judicial) to assign not more than 10 cases at a time to the Mediator for examination and shall provide supporting staff working in concerned department/section. That staff should keep cases ready for examination well in advance 5. Each Mediator should identify at least 10 cases per month from pending/admitted matters in the High Court, which are not likely to reach for hearing at least for one year. 6. On examination of cases, Mediator should submit the list of identified cases to the Coordinator, High Court Mediation Centre. 7. On receipt of list of identified cases, the Coordinator shall call the parties to the office and verify if the parties are willing to for mediation process or not? 8. If parties are ready for mediation, the Coordinator shall ensure that the parties agree on the name of same mediator who has identified the case. 9. If parties do not agree for mediation or on the name of mediator, then the Coordinator shall place the note before the concerned Court for referral order. 10. After referral order, the Coordinator shall consider the nature of case, area and specialisation of Mediator and appoint appropriate Mediator in that particular matter. As far as possible, Mediator who has examined the case may be appointed as a Mediator in that matter. 11. On appointment of Mediator the Coordinator shall issue letters to the concerned parties and their Advocates.

26 To have control and smooth functioning of said scheme and also considering paucity of space in Board Department the maximum number of Mediators visiting the Board Department on a day, shall not exceed two. 13. The Coordinator shall prepare a Calendar for each month indicating the dates on which particular Mediators would visit the departments/sections

27 (f) Scheme for felicitation of Judge /Advocate Mediators and Referral Judges 1. The object of Scheme is to felicitate and appreciate Judges and Advocates who have performed best in mediation activities during the year. Also to encourage the other Judicial Officers and Advocates to perform well in mediation process. 2. The Main Mediation Monitoring Committee, High Court of Himachal Pradesh may analyze the annual performances of Judicial Officers and Mediators. 3. The Judicial Officers who make maximum references in a year and whose maximum referral cases ended up in settlements be felicitated in the Conference. 4. The trained Judge Mediator who settles maximum number of cases out of cases referred to him in a year be felicitated in the Conference. 5. The trained Advocate Mediator who settles maximum number of cases referred to him be felicitated in the Conference

28 (g) Mediation Clinic Scheme 1. At every District Court, there should be a Mediation Clinic. 2. Mediation Clinic should be located in the premises of ADR Centre/DLSA office. 3. Work of mediation clinic will be monitored by the District & Sessions Judge and Coordinator of concerned District Mediation Monitoring Committee. 4. District & Sessions Judge should depute one clerk from District Court establishment to look after all the clerical work of mediation clinic and said clerk should work at District Mediation Centre and Mediation Clinic on full time basis. 5. Mediators on the panel of District Mediation Centre should visit and sit at Mediation Clinic during working hours and deal with the litigants visiting at Mediation Clinic. 6. Schedule of visit of the mediators be fixed by the Coordinator, of concerned District Mediation Centre. 7. Records/Registers of Mediation Clinic be maintained separately. 8. Matters which are referred by Court for mediation will not be taken in mediation clinic. 9. Mediators shall deal with any matters (pre-litigation or pending matters not referred by the Court for mediation) in Mediation Clinic. 10. In case of pending matters, if litigants approach to Mediation Clinic and Mediator finds that the case is fit for mediation, he should advice to the parties to request the concerned Court to refer their case for mediation. 11. In case of pre-litigation matters, if any person who has any dispute with some other person may submit application containing the names, address and telephone numbers of parties, brief facts of disputes, etc. 12. On receipt of application, in case of pre-litigation matter, it should be numbered as Pre-litigation Case No..

29 On registration, the Coordinator, will assign the said case to the appropriate Mediator and will fix date and venue with his consultation and issue notices to the parties asking them to remain present accordingly before concerned Mediator. 14. On referring pre-litigation matter to the Mediator by the Coordinator, Mediator should follow the settled principles of mediation and conduct the mediation process. 15. On settlement of pre-litigation dispute, settlement be recorded in writing and obtain the signature of the parties concerned on it. 16. Mediator should report about settlements to the Coordinator and advise to the parties to approach to the Coordinator for further directions. 17. Copy of settlement be kept at Mediation Clinic. 18. On receipt of settlement report, Coordinator should call the parties and advise them that their matters may be kept and get compromised before pre-litigation Lok Adalat and send the matter to Secretary, DLSA for keeping said matter before pre-litigating Lok Adalat on scheduled date. 19. Such Lok Adalat shall record the compromise between parties and pass appropriate award contemplated u/s. 21 of Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 by following procedure as per law. 20. In case of non-settlement of disputes before mediator, mediator should report about failure of Mediation to the Coordinator. 21. Coordinator should take endorsement of the same in the register maintained at Mediation clinic. 22. No Mediator shall be held liable for anything done bonafidely or omitted to be done during mediation process. 23. No Mediator shall be summoned by any party in a court of law to testify in regard to information received by him or action taken by him in respect of drafts or records prepared by him or perused by him during the mediation process. ****

30 MEDIATION ACTION PLAN Blue Print of Mediators' Training Programme (A) 40 hours intenstive Training Programmes to be held at Prominent District Places in the State of Himachal Pradesh for Advocates) (B) Mediation Training to Judicial Officers by Shri Sheo K. Sharma 2. Planner for Mediation Awareness Programme 3. Regional Conferences(for Judicial Officers/Advocates)

31 Blue Print of Mediators' Training Programme for the year (for Judicial Officers/Advocates) (A) (40 hours intenstive Training Programmes to be held at Prominent District Places in the State of Himachal Pradesh for Advocates) S. No. Tentative Dates Venue Number of participants 1. September, 2013 Bilaspur Advocates 18 (Sub Division Ghumarwin) (Total 18 participants) 2. September, 2013 Hamirpur Advocates 18 (Sub Division Nadaun) (Total 18 participants) 3. September, 2013 Dharamshala Advocates 18 (Sub Division Kangra ) (Total 18 participants) 4. September, 2013 Mandi Advocates 18 (Sub Division Sarkaghat) (Total 18 participants) 5. September, 2013 Solan Advocates 18 (Advocates of Kasauli) (Total 18 participants) 6. September, 2013 Nahan Advocates 18 (Sub Division Paonta Sahib) (Total 18 participants) 7. September, 2013 Shimla Advocates 18 (Sub Division Rohru) (Total 18 participants) 8. September, 2013 Rampur Bushehar Advocates 18 (9 advocates each from Reckong Peo and Ani ) (Total 18 participants) 9. September, 2013 Kullu Advocates 18 (9 advocates each from Manali & Kullu) (Total 18 participants) 10. September, 2013 Chamba Advocates 18 (10 advocates from Dalhousie and 8 advocates from Chamba) (Total 18 participants) 11. September, 2013 Una Advocates 18 (18 advocates from Amb) (Total 18 participants)

32 S. No. Tentative Dates Venue Number of participants 12. October, 2013 Bilaspur Advocates 18 (18 advocates from Bilaspur) Total 18 participants) 13. October, 2013 Hamirpur Advocates 18 (18 advocates from Barsar) (Total 18 participants) 14. October, 2013 Dharamshala Advocates 18 (10 advocates from Baijnath and 4 each from Jawali and Indora) (Total 18 participants) 15. October, 2013 Mandi Advocates 18 (Sub Division Sundernagar) (Total 18 participants) 16. October, 2013 Solan Advocates 18 (Sub Division Nalagarh) (Total 18 participants) 17. October, 2013 Nahan Advocates 18 (10 advocates from Rajgarh and 8 advocates from Nahan) (Total 18 participants) 18. November, 2013 Shimla Advocates 18 (Sub Division Theog) (Total 18 participants) 19. November, 2013 Rampur Bushehar Advocates 18 (18 advocates from Rampur Bushehar) (Total 18 participants) 20. November, 2013 Una Advocates 18 (18 advocates from Una) (Total 18 participants) 21. November, 2013 Hamirpur Advocates 18 (18 advocates from Hamirpur) (Total 18 participants) 22. November, 2013 Dharamshala Advocates 18 (Sub Division Nurpur) (Total 18 participants) 23. November, 2013 Mandi Advocates 18 (18 advocates from Jogindernagar) (Total 18 participants) 24. December, 2013 Solan Advocates 18 (18 advocates from Arki) (Total 18 participants)

33 S. No. Tentative Dates Venue Number of participants 25. December, 2013 Nahan Advocates 18 (18 advocates from Nahan) Total 18 participants) 26. December, 2013 Shimla Advocates 18 (9 advocates from Jubbal and 9 advocates from Chopal) (Total 18 participants) 27. December, 2013 Dharamshala Advocates 18 (Sub Division Dehra) (Total 18 participants) 28. December, 2013 Mandi Advocates 18 (9 advocates each from Karsog and Gohar ) (Total 18 participants) 29. December, 2013 Solan Advocates 18 (10 advocates from Kandaghat and 8 advocates from Solan) (Total 18 participants) 30. February, 2014 Shimla Advocates 18 (18 advocates from Shimla ) (Total 18 participants) 31. February, 2014 Dharamshala Advocates 18 (Sub Division Palampur) (Total 18 participants) 32. February, 2014 Mandi Advocates 18 (18 advocates from Mandi) (Total 18 participants) 33. February, 2014 Dharamshala Advocates 18 (18 advocates from Dharamshala) (Total 18 participants) 34. March, 2014 High Court Advocates 18 (Total 18 participants) 35. March, 2014 Dharamshala Advocates 18 (9 advocates each from Indora and Jawali) (Total 18 participants) ****----****

34 (B) Mediation Training to Judicial Officers by Shri Sheo K. Sharma S. No. Tentative Dates Venue Number of participants st to 27 th September, 2013 Judicial Academy, Shimla 24 Judicial Officers th September to 5 th October, 2013 Mandi 24 Judicial Officers th October to 13 th October, 2013 Dharamshala 24 Judicial Officers

35 Planner for Mediation Awareness Programme for the years Sr. No. Venue Tentative Dates of Awareness Programme Participants Resource Persons District Bilaspur 1. (a) Bilaspur District Courts Complex 24th August, st December, th February, rd May, th July, th September, st November, 2014 Advocates and litigants whose cases will be coming on the board during next three months Advocates/ Judicial Officers who are trained mediators available in the District. (b) Ghumarwin Courts Complex 31st August, nd November, th January, th May, th July, th September, th November, 2014 District Chamba 2 (a) Chamba District Courts Complex 31st August, th December, nd March, th May, th July, th September, 2014 (b) Dalhousie Courts Complex 28th September, th December, th March, st May, th July, th September, 2014

36 Sr. No. Venue Tentative Dates of Awareness Programme Participants Resource Persons District Hamirpur 3 (a) Hamirpur District Courts Complex 24th August, th December, th February, rd May, th July, th September, st November, 2014 Advocates and litigants whose cases will be coming on the board during next three months Advocates/ Judicial Officers who are trained mediators available in the District. (b) Barsar Courts Complex 21st September, th December, st March, th June, th September, 2014 (c) Nadaun Courts Complex 28th September, th December, st February, rd May, th November, 2014 Distrtict Kullu 4 (a) Kullu (District Courts Complex 31st August, st December, th February, rd May, th July, th September, st November, 2014 Manali Courts Complex 7th September, th December, st March, th June, th September, 2014

37 Sr. No. Venue Tentative Dates of Awareness Programme Participants Resource Persons District Kinnaur 5 (a) Kinnaur at Rampur Bush. District Courts Complex 31st August, th December, st March, th June, th October, 2014 Advocates and litigants whose cases will be coming on the board during next three months Advocates/ Judicial Officers who are trained mediators available in the District. (b) Reckong Peo Courts Complex 21st September, th November, th April, nd August, th October, 2014 (c) Anni Courts Complex 21st September, th November, th March, th June, th September, 2014 District Kangra 6 (a) Kangra at Dharamshala District Courts Complex 31st August, nd November, th January, st March, rd May, th September, st November, 2014 (b) Indora Courts Complex 7th September, th December, st March, th June, st November, 2014

38 Sr. No. Venue Tentative Dates of Awareness Programme Participants Resource Persons (c) Nurpur Courts Complex 28th September, th December, st March, th July, th September, th December, 2014 (d) Jawali Courts Complex 7th September, th December, 2013 Advocates and litigants whose cases will be coming on the board during next three months Advocates/ Judicial Officers who are trained mediators available in the District. 1st March, th June, st November, 2014 (e) Dehra Courts Complex 28th September, nd November, th January, rd May, th September, st November, 2014 (f) Kangra Courts Complex 21st September, th December, st March, th June, th September, th December, 2014 (g) Palampur Courts Complex 28th September, nd November, th January, rd May, th September, st November, 2014 (h) Baijnath Courts Complex 31st August, th December, st March, th June, th September, 2014

39 Sr. No. Venue Tentative Dates of Awareness Programme Participants Resource Persons District Mandi 7 (a) Mandi District Courts Complex 24th August, nd November, th January, st March, rd May, th September, st November, 2014 Advocates and litigants whose cases will be coming on the board during next three months Advocates/ Judicial Officers who are trained mediators available in the District. (b) Sundernagar Courts Complex 7th September, th December, nd February, rd May, th August,2014 6th December, 2014 (c) Jogindernagar Courts Complex 28th September, nd November, rd May, th September, st November, 2014 (d) Sarkaghat Courts Complex 28th September, nd November, st March, th June, th September, th December, 2014 (e) Karsog Courts Complex 5th October, th December, st March, th September, th December, 2014

40 Sr. No. Venue Tentative Dates of Awareness Programme Participants Resource Persons (f) Gohar Courts Complex 21st September, th November, th March, th June, th September, 2014 Advocates and litigants whose cases will be coming on the board during next three months Advocates/ Judicial Officers who are trained mediators available in the District. District Shimla 8 (a) Shimla District Courts Complex 24th August, nd November, th January, st March, rd May, th September, st November, 2014 (b) Theog Courts Complex 7th September, th December, st March, th July, th December, 2014 (c) Rohru Courts Complex 5th October, th December, st March, th July, th September, th December, 2014 (d) Chopal Courts Complex 7th September, th December, st March, th July, th September, 2014

41 Sr. No. Venue Tentative Dates of Awareness Programme Participants Resource Persons (e) Jubbal Courts Complex 19th October, nd November, 2013 District Sirmaur 9 (a) Sirmaur at Nahan District Courts Complex 1st March, th July, th October, st August, th December, 2013 Advocates and litigants whose cases will be coming on the board during next three months Advocates/ Judicial Officers who are trained mediators available in the District. 18th January, th April, st June, th September, th December, 2014 (b) Rajgarh Courts Complex 28th September, nd November, th March, nd August, th October, 2014 (c) Paonta Sahib Courts Complex 21st September, th December, st March, th June, th September, th December, 2014 District Solan 10 (a) Solan District Courts Complex 31 st August, nd November, th January, st March, rd May, th September, st November, 2014

42 Sr. No. Venue Tentative Dates of Awareness Programme Participants Resource Persons (b) Nalagarh Courts Complex 28th September, th December, st March, st June, nd August, th October, 2014 (c) Arki Courts Complex 19th October, st Deceber, 2013 Advocates and litigants whose cases will be coming on the board during next three months Advocates/ Judicial Officers who are trained mediators available in the District. (d) Kandaghat Courts Complex 26th April, th June, th December, th September, nd November, th March, nd August, th October, 2014 (e) Kasauli Courts Complex 7th September, nd November, 2013 District Una 11 (a) Una District Courts Complex 1st March, th June, th September, th December, st August, st December, th January, th April, th July, th November,2014 (b) Amb Courts complex 7th September, nd November, st March, th June, th September, th December,

43 Regional Conferences for Evaluation of Mediation Activities of District Mediation Monitoring Committees Month Region No. of Districts November, 2013 Shimla 4 (Shimla, Solan, Sirmaur at Nahan & Kinnaur at Rampur Bushehar) April, 2014 Kangra at Dharamshala 3 (Kangra, Chamba and Una) August, 2014 Mandi 4 (Mandi, Kullu, Bilaspur and Hamirpur)

44 Functionaries 1. District and Sub Divisional Mediation Monitoring Committees 2. Mediators Scrutiny Committees

45 District & Sub Divisional Mediation Monitoring Committees District Bilaspur District Mediation Monitoring Committee, Bilaspur 1. The Hon ble Guardian Judge Chairman 2. The District & Sessions Judge 3. Shri Daulat Ram Sharma, representative of Bar Council of H.P. 4. The District Attorney-cum-Public Prosecutor 5. The President, District Bar Association 6. The Secretary, District Legal Services Authority Coordinator Sub Divisional Mediation Monitoring Committees, Ghumarwin 1. The District & Sessions Judge Chairman 2. The Senior most Civil Judge 3. Dr. Chander Shekhar, representative of Bar Council of H.P. 4. The Senior most Assistant District Attorneycum-Assistant Public Prosecutor 5. The President, Local Bar Association 6. The Secretary, District Legal Services Authority Coordinator

46 District Chamba District Mediation Monitoring Committee, Chamba 1. The Hon ble Guardian Judge Chairman 2. The District & Sessions Judge 3. Shri Ashok Thakur, representative of Bar Council of H.P. 4. The District Attorney-cum-Public Prosecutor 5. The President, District Bar Association 6. The Secretary, District Legal Services Authority Coordinator Sub Divisional Mediation Monitoring Committee, Dalhousie 1. The District & Sessions Judge Chairman 2. The Senior most Civil Judge 3. Shri Krishan Kumar Thakur, representative of Bar Council of H.P. 4. The Senior most Assistant District Attorneycum-Assistant Public Prosecutor 5. The President, Local Bar Association 6. The Secretary, District Legal Services Authority Coordinator

47 District Hamirpur District Mediation Monitoring Committee, Hamirpur 1. The Hon ble Guardian Judge Chairman 2. The District & Sessions Judge 3. Shri Sandeepan Shar, representative of Bar Council of H.P. 4. The District Attorney-cum-Public Prosecutor 5. The President, District Bar Association 6. The Secretary, District Legal Services Authority Coordinator Sub Divisional Mediation Monitoring Committee, Barsar 1. The District & Sessions Judge Chairman 2. The Senior most Civil Judge 3. Shri Sanjeev Banyal, representative of Bar Council of H.P. 4. The Senior most Assistant District Attorneycum-Assistant Public Prosecutor 5. The President, Local Bar Association 6. The Secretary, District Legal Services Authority Coordinator

48 Sub Divisional Mediation Monitoring Committee, Nadaun 1. The District & Sessions Judge Chairman 2. The Senior most Civil Judge 3. Shri Shivender Pal, representative of Bar Council of H.P. 4. The Senior most Assistant District Attorneycum-Assistant Public Prosecutor 5. The President, Local Bar Association 6. The Secretary, District Legal Services Authority Coordinator

49 District Kangra District Mediation Monitoring Committee, Kangra at Dharamshala 1. The Hon ble Guardian Judge Chairman 2. The District & Sessions Judge 3. Shri Gaurav Pathania, representative of Bar Council of H.P. 4. The District Attorney-cum-Public Prosecutor 5. The President, District Bar Association 6. The Secretary, District Legal Services Authority Coordinator Sub Divisional Mediation Monitoring Committee, Baijnath 1. The District & Sessions Judge Chairman 2. The Senior most Civil Judge 3. Shri Vijay Sharma, representative of Bar Council of H.P. 4. The Senior most Assistant District Attorneycum-Assistant Public Prosecutor 5. The President, Local Bar Association 6. The Secretary, District Legal Services Authority Coordinator

50 Sub Divisional Mediation Monitoring Committee, Dehra 1. The District & Sessions Judge Chairman 2. The Senior most Civil Judge 3. Shri Ajay Thakur, representative of Bar Council of H.P. 4. The Senior most Assistant District Attorneycum-Assistant Public Prosecutor 5. The President, Local Bar Association 6. The Secretary, District Legal Services Authority Coordinator Sub Divisional Mediation Monitoring Committee, Indora 1. The District & Sessions Judge Chairman 2. The Senior most Civil Judge 3. Shri Sandeep Katoch, representative of Bar Council of H.P. 4. The Senior most Assistant District Attorneycum-Assistant Public Prosecutor 5. The President, Local Bar Association 6. The Secretary, District Legal Services Authority Coordinator

51 Sub Divisional Mediation Monitoring Committee, Jawali 1. The District & Sessions Judge Chairman 2. The Senior most Civil Judge 3. Shri Vidya Sagar, representative of Bar Council of H.P. 4. The Senior most Assistant District Attorneycum-Assistant Public Prosecutor 5. The President, Local Bar Association 6. The Secretary, District Legal Services Authority Coordinator Sub Divisional Mediation Monitoring Committee, Kangra 1. The District & Sessions Judge Chairman 2. The Senior most Civil Judge 3. Shri Neeraj Chandel, representative of Bar Council of H.P. 4. The Senior most Assistant District Attorneycum-Assistant Public Prosecutor 5. The President, Local Bar Association 6. The Secretary, District Legal Services Authority Coordinator

52 Sub Divisional Mediation Monitoring Committee, Nurpur 1. The District & Sessions Judge Chairman 2. The Senior most Civil Judge 3. Shri Ajay Pathania, representative of Bar Council of H.P. 4. The Senior most Assistant District Attorneycum-Assistant Public Prosecutor 5. The President, Local Bar Association 6. The Secretary, District Legal Services Authority Coordinator Sub Divisional Mediation Monitoring Committee, Palampur 1. The District & Sessions Judge Chairman 2. The Senior most Civil Judge 3. Shri Manu Bharti, representative of Bar Council of H.P. 4. The Senior most Assistant District Attorneycum-Assistant Public Prosecutor 5. The President, Local Bar Association 6. The Secretary, District Legal Services Authority Coordinator

53 District Kinnaur District Mediation Monitoring Committee, Kinnaur at Rampur Bushehar 1. The Hon ble Guardian Judge Chairman 2. The District & Sessions Judge 3. Shri Harinder Negi, representative of Bar Council of H.P. 4. The District Attorney-cum-Public Prosecutor 5. The President, District Bar Association 6. The Secretary, District Legal Services Authority Coordinator Sub Divisional Mediation Monitoring Committee, Anni 1. The District & Sessions Judge Chairman 2. The Senior most Civil Judge 3. Shri Swatantra Kumar, representative of Bar Council of H.P. 4. The Senior most Assistant District Attorneycum-Assistant Public Prosecutor 5. The President, Local Bar Association 6. The Secretary, District Legal Services Authority Coordinator

54 Sub Divisional Mediation Monitoring Committee, Reckong Peo 1. The District & Sessions Judge Chairman 2. The Senior most Civil Judge 3. Dr. Ajeet Negi, representative of Bar Council of H.P. 4. The Senior most Assistant District Attorneycum-Assistant Public Prosecutor 5. The President, Local Bar Association 6. The Secretary, District Legal Services Authority Coordinator

55 District Kullu District Mediation Monitoring Committee, Kullu 1. The Hon ble Guardian Judge Chairman 2. The District & Sessions Judge 3. Shr. N.K. Sood, representative of Bar Council of H.P. 4. The District Attorney-cum-Public Prosecutor 5. The President, District Bar Association 6. The Secretary, District Legal Services Authority Coordinator Sub Divisional Mediation Monitoring Committee, Manali 1. The District & Sessions Judge Chairman 2. The Senior most Civil Judge 3. Shri Pradeep Kumar Sharma, representative of Bar Council of H.P. 4. The Senior most Assistant District Attorneycum-Assistant Public Prosecutor 5. The President, Local Bar Association 6. The Secretary, District Legal Services Authority Coordinator

56 District Mandi District Mediation Monitoring Committee, Mandi 1. The Hon ble Guardian Judge Chairman 2. The District & Sessions Judge 3. Shri Narender Guleria, representative of Bar Council of H.P. 4. The District Attorney-cum-Public Prosecutor 5. The President, District Bar Association 6. The Secretary, District Legal Services Authority Coordinator Sub Divisional Mediation Monitoring Committee, Gohar 1. The District & Sessions Judge Chairman 2. The Senior most Civil Judge 3. Shri Yadvinder Singh, representative of Bar Council of H.P. 4. The Senior most Assistant District Attorneycum-Assistant Public Prosecutor 5. The President, Local Bar Association 6. The Secretary, District Legal Services Authority Coordinator

57 Sub Divisional Mediation Monitoring Committee, Jogindernagar 1. The District & Sessions Judge Chairman 2. The Senior most Civil Judge 3. Shri Dinesh Rathore, representative of Bar Council of H.P. 4. The Senior most Assistant District Attorneycum-Assistant Public Prosecutor 5. The President, Local Bar Association 6. The Secretary, District Legal Services Authority Coordinator Sub Divisional Mediation Monitoring Committee, Karsog 1. The District & Sessions Judge Chairman 2. The Senior most Civil Judge 3. Shri Gopal Singh Chauhan, representative of Bar Council of H.P. 4. The Senior most Assistant District Attorneycum-Assistant Public Prosecutor 5. The President, Local Bar Association 6. The Secretary, District Legal Services Authority Coordinator

58 Sub Divisional Mediation Monitoring Committee, Sarkaghat 1. The District & Sessions Judge Chairman 2. The Senior most Civil Judge 3. Shri Sanjay Thakur, representative of Bar Council of H.P. 4. The Senior most Assistant District Attorneycum-Assistant Public Prosecutor 5. The President, Local Bar Association 6. The Secretary, District Legal Services Authority Coordinator Sub Divisional Mediation Monitoring Committee, Sundernagar 1. The District & Sessions Judge Chairman 2. The Senior most Civil Judge 3. Shri Ramesh Chandel, representative of Bar Council of H.P. 4. The Senior most Assistant District Attorneycum-Assistant Public Prosecutor 5. The President, Local Bar Association 6. The Secretary, District Legal Services Authority Coordinator

59 District Shimla District Mediation Monitoring Committee, Shimla 1. The Hon ble Guardian Judge Chairman 2. The District & Sessions Judge 3. Shri Niranjan Verma, representative of Bar Council of H.P. 4. The District Attorney-cum-Public Prosecutor 5. The President, District Bar Association 6. The Secretary, District Legal Services Authority Coordinator Sub Divisional Mediation Monitoring Committee, Chopal 1. The District & Sessions Judge Chairman 2. The Senior most Civil Judge 3. Ms. Seema Mehta, representative of Bar Council of H.P. 4. The Senior most Assistant District Attorneycum-Assistant Public Prosecutor 5. The President, Local Bar Association 6. The Secretary, District Legal Services Authority Coordinator