Lok Sabha Question No. 5416 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-28
Subject: District Mediation Centres
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: BANSHILAL MAHTO

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

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## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5416

TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 28 TH  MARCH, 2018

## District Mediation Centres

## +5416.  DR. BANSHILAL MAHATO:

Will the Minister of LAW AND JUSTICE be pleased to state?

- (a) whether  the  Government  encourages  the  States  to  support district  mediation  centres  to  resolve  the  cases  particularly related to the  poor;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c)  the  number  of  cases  brought  to  and  disposed  of  by  the mediation centres during the last three years and the current year State-wise;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to expand the facilities of existing mediation centres; and
- (e)  if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR LAW & JUSTICE AND CORPORATE AFFAIRS (SHRI P.P.CHAUDHARY

(a)  and  (b): Mediation  is  one  of  the  alternate  dispute  resolution (ADR)  mechanisms.    Legal  Services  Authorities  are  engaged  in promoting the use of ADR mechanisms including mediation.  There are mediation centres in States, which deal with mediation matters referred  to  them  by  the  Courts.    Mediation  is  also  done  at  prelitigation  stage  in  marital  disputes  pursuant  to  the  judgment  of Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case of K.Srinivas Rao v. D.A.Deepa . In  Chief  Justices'  Conference  held  in  2013,  it  was  resolved  to strengthen ADR mechanism by sensitizing and training Judges and advocates, to conduct awareness programmes regularly and to set up mediation centres/ADR centres at the district level. (c):  A  statement showing State-wise number of cases received and cases  settled  through  mediation  during  2015-16,  2016-17  and

2017-18 (upto December, 2017) is annexed.

(d)  &  (e):  In  order  to  promote  and  expand  mediation,  awareness campaigns are conducted to make the  public aware of the facility of mediation. New ADR centres have been built to expand the facility of mediation.

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| S. No.                                              | Name of the State                                   | 2015-16                                             | 2015-16                                             | 2016-17                                             | 2016-17                                             | 2017-18 (upto December, 2017)                       | 2017-18 (upto December, 2017)                       |
| S. No.                                              | Name of the State                                   | No. of Cases Received                               | No. of Cases settled                                | No. of Cases Received                               | No. of Cases settled                                | No. of Cases Received                               | No. of Cases settled                                |
| 1                                                   | Andhra Pradesh                                      | 3287                                                | 307                                                 | 7095                                                | 821                                                 | 4463                                                | 613                                                 |
| 2                                                   | Arunachal Pradesh                                   | 0                                                   | 0                                                   | 0                                                   | 0                                                   | 0                                                   | 0                                                   |
| 3                                                   | Assam                                               | 658                                                 | 112                                                 | 2268                                                | 599                                                 | 983                                                 | 339                                                 |
| 4                                                   | Bihar                                               | 962                                                 | 256                                                 | 2295                                                | 371                                                 | 2757                                                | 471                                                 |
| 5                                                   | Chhattisgarh                                        | 1372                                                | 566                                                 | 1528                                                | 408                                                 | 2194                                                | 363                                                 |
| 6                                                   | Goa                                                 | 158                                                 | 13                                                  | 116                                                 | 4                                                   | 183                                                 | 10                                                  |
| 7                                                   | Gujarat                                             | 2301                                                | 451                                                 | 6231                                                | 796                                                 | 2978                                                | 488                                                 |
| 8                                                   | Haryana                                             | 18915                                               | 1949                                                | 7596                                                | 1628                                                | 8600                                                | 1703                                                |
| 9                                                   | Himachal Pradesh                                    | 1501                                                | 390                                                 | 1783                                                | 520                                                 | 2321                                                | 451                                                 |
| 10                                                  | Jammu & Kashmir                                     | 73                                                  | 15                                                  | 291                                                 | 43                                                  | 345                                                 | 40                                                  |
| 11                                                  | Jharkhand                                           | 6072                                                | 2627                                                | 8270                                                | 2400                                                | 11483                                               | 4500                                                |
| 12                                                  | Karnataka                                           | 19121                                               | 1293                                                | 12945                                               | 3596                                                | 13154                                               | 4221                                                |
| 13                                                  | Kerala                                              | 33750                                               | 9578                                                | 35355                                               | 10557                                               | 27835                                               | 8433                                                |
| 14                                                  | Madhya Pradesh                                      | 55679                                               | 24803                                               | 75441                                               | 35517                                               | 53146                                               | 23293                                               |
| 15                                                  | Maharashtra                                         | Not available                                       | Not available                                       | 48458                                               | 22021                                               | 49786                                               | 19709                                               |
| 16                                                  | Manipur                                             | 38                                                  | 6                                                   | 10                                                  | 0                                                   | 23                                                  | 1                                                   |
| 17                                                  | Meghalaya                                           | 23                                                  | 13                                                  | 22                                                  | 4                                                   | 5                                                   | 1                                                   |
| 18                                                  | Mizoram                                             | 0                                                   | 0                                                   | 0                                                   | 0                                                   | 0                                                   | 0                                                   |
| 19                                                  | Nagaland                                            | 0                                                   | 0                                                   | 0                                                   | 0                                                   | 0                                                   | 0                                                   |
| 20                                                  | Orissa                                              | 5029                                                | 489                                                 | 2770                                                | 254                                                 | 1859                                                | 172                                                 |
| 21                                                  | Punjab                                              | 7092                                                | 1477                                                | 6944                                                | 1485                                                | 7087                                                | 1327                                                |
| 22                                                  | Rajasthan                                           | 14895                                               | 2193                                                | 18738                                               | 2705                                                | 16566                                               | 1559                                                |
| 23                                                  | Sikkim                                              | 88                                                  | 20                                                  | 170                                                 | 72                                                  | 107                                                 | 53                                                  |
| 24                                                  | Tamil Nadu                                          | 9055                                                | 1282                                                | 9554                                                | 1044                                                | 8373                                                | 986                                                 |
| 25                                                  | Telangana                                           | 8864                                                | 981                                                 | 5293                                                | 821                                                 | 2673                                                | 580                                                 |
| 26                                                  | Tripura                                             | 0                                                   | 0                                                   | 17                                                  | 3                                                   | 29                                                  | 5                                                   |
| 27                                                  | Uttar Pradesh                                       | 14993                                               | 3400                                                | 34423                                               | 6829                                                | 34642                                               | 6386                                                |
| 28                                                  | Uttaranchal                                         | 901                                                 | 384                                                 | 1004                                                | 272                                                 | 902                                                 | 326                                                 |
| 29                                                  | West Bengal                                         | 1260                                                | 73                                                  | 271                                                 | 56                                                  | 4595                                                | 724                                                 |
| 30                                                  | And. & Nico. Islands                                | 0                                                   | 0                                                   | 11                                                  | 0                                                   | 17                                                  | 1                                                   |
| 31                                                  | U.T. Chandigarh                                     | 1186                                                | 335                                                 | 1101                                                | 345                                                 | 690                                                 | 237                                                 |
| 32                                                  | D & Nagar Haveli                                    | 5                                                   | 0                                                   | 11                                                  | 3                                                   | 3                                                   | 1                                                   |
| 33                                                  | Daman & Diu                                         | 0                                                   | 0                                                   | 34                                                  | 8                                                   | 12                                                  | 1                                                   |
| 34                                                  | Delhi                                               | 0                                                   | 0                                                   | 1782                                                |                                                     | 1615                                                | 508                                                 |
| 35                                                  | Lakshadweep                                         | 0                                                   | 0                                                   | 0                                                   | 526 0                                               | 0                                                   | 0                                                   |
| 36                                                  | Puducherry                                          | 193                                                 | 29                                                  | 162                                                 | 24                                                  | 109                                                 | 12                                                  |
|                                                     | TOTAL                                               | 207471                                              | 53042                                               | 291989                                              | 93732                                               | 259535                                              | 77514                                               |