About MCPC.

Mediation is now looked upon as the best Alternative Dispute Resolution Mechanism in India, providing easy, quick, cheap and effective justice to litigants. To give momentum to this divine alternative to litigation, Hon. Mr. Justice R.C. Lahoti, the then Chief Justice of the India constituted a committee known as ‘Mediation and Conciliation Project Committee’ (MCPC) on 9th May 2005, under the chairmanship of Hon. Mr. Justice N. Santhosh Hegde. After the retirement of Hon. Mr. Justice Hegde, the MCPC was reconstituted with Hon. Mr. Justice S.B. Sinha as its Chairman.
Presently, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Surinder Singh Nijjar is the chairman of MCPC. The members of the committee are Hon'ble Mr. Justice Swatanter Kumar (Judge, Supreme Court), Hon. Mr. Justice Madan B. Lokur (Judge, Supreme Court of India), Justice A.M. Ahmadi Mr. P.P. Rao (Senior Advocate, Supreme Court), Mr. U. SaratChandran (District judge & Member Secretary NALSA), and Mr. Sunil Thomas(Member Secretary) (Registrar (Admn.), Supreme Court of India)

The MCPC has prepared a training Manual and a uniform training curriculum to standardize and regulate the Mediation training methodology throughout India. Apart from the 40 hours training programs on “Techniques on Mediation”, MCPC conduct Awareness programs, Training programs for referral judges, Training for Trainers, and Orientation courses in Mediation. Successful Mediators are awarded the Certificate of Accreditation. 
MCPC is in the process of implementing uniform Mediation Rules applicable throughout India. 
 

Chairman

Hon. Mr. Justice Surinder Singh Nijjar

Members:

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.. ....Hon. Mr. Swatanter Kumar................. Hon. Mr. Js A.M. Ahmadi....

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