4. Search Search for an A ppropriate D ispute R esolution Not merely for an A lternative D ispute R esolution OR Additional Disputes Resolution

5. YesNo (fixed)‏Choice over procedure YesNoChoice of Judge/Neutral third party MediationLitigation

6. Full controlNo controlControl over proceedings YesNoControl over time NilFull playTechnical pleas MediationLitigation

7. NilVery much : All or none Risk By and large predictable Largely unpredictable Predictability MediationLitigation

8. NilYes Appeals, Second Appeals and Revisions Unending litigation Agreement recorded by Court becomes decree Binding as decreeBinding nature of the decision

9. . Search for a New ADR Search for a New ADR leads to Mediation

10. “Access to Justice means Access to Good Mediation” - Justice Krishna Iyer

12. Mediation across the world USAEngland

13. Asian countries China Sri Lanka MalaysiaPakistanNepalBangladesh

14. Indian experience Mediation Centers functioning successfully in various High Courts & Districts Courts Allahabad Bangalore Bombay Chennai Delhi Gujarat Kerala Jammu & Kashmir Jharkhand

15. G ujarat K erala J ammu & K ashmir

16. Elevated as Judge, Kerala High Court Elevated as Judge, Kerala High Court Appointed Chief Justice of J & K High Court Appointed Chief Justice of J & K High Court Presently Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court Presently Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court and and Patron-in-Chief, Guj. High Court Mediation Centre Patron-in-Chief, Guj. High Court Mediation Centre Hon’ble Mr. Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan

17. Ahmedabad City Civil Court Mediation Centre being Inaugurated today December 24, 2008 by

18. Hon’ble Mr. Justice S.B. Sinha Judge, Supreme Court of India & Chairperson, Mediation and Conciliation Committee

19. HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT –MEDIATION Ahmedabad City Civil Court Mediation Centre 24 th December 2008. A New Beginning

20. Let us be the change that we want to see - Mahatma Gandhi - Mahatma Gandhi