DELHI HIGH COURT BAR ASSOCIATION Sher Shah Road, New Delhi-110 503 Telephones : 011-2338-5562, 2338-5043 Date: 10.11.2014 Hon'ble the Chief Justice Delhi High Court i Sher Shah Road New Delhi-110503 Subject.; Request for formation of overseeing committee from amongst the ? elected members of the Bar in the Mediation Gentre and framing of ' new guidelines for appointment of Mediators. Respected Madam, The Delhi High Court Bar Association is aggrieved with the taking over the affairs of the Mediation Centre by Sh. Amarjit Singh Chandhiok (Sr Advocate), Sh. 1P.Sengh (Sr. Advocate) & Ors. on permanent basis whereas these members do not hold any post in the Delhi High Court Bar Association Moreover, these members are also running their private Mediation Centre in the name of AIM and are misusing their position for their personal gain, which is not only unethical but also gives a wrong signal to the society that the Mediation Centre of the Delhi High Court is a private affair of certain members. Moreover, it is surprising that certain mediators have made it a permanent place and a regular source of income for themselves by getting the maximum work in the Mediation Centre by Projecting themselves to be the best mediators, while majority of the mediators wait for a single case for quite some time. The working style of so called best mediators is such that they keep almost all those cases with themselves which are almost at the stage of being settled while these very mediators, taking advantage of being part of the Organizing Committee assign difficult cases to other mediators to give a negative picture of others, therefore, these mediators who are taking benefit for themselves being in the Organizing Committee, need to be replaced by up-right persons who should mark cases to all mediators on rotation basis without any favour being given to any specific mediators, Madam, we believe that the Mediation Centre is not established to provide Permanent employment to few advocates who are establishing their practice through the same. Some of these advocates are enjoying the facilities of getting& good work from the Mediation Centre of other courts as well as they are continuing as Mediators in different courts at one point of time. It is quite unfortunate that the Mediation Centre of the High Court as well as the District Courts do not encourage the new members to become Mediators Particularly in Delhi High Court, it is very difficult for a new member to become Mediator as ven the information is not brought to the public domain. The unfortunate part is that even those who are sent for training sessions are selected purely on recommendations, DELHI HIGH COURT BAR ASSOCIATION Sher Shah Road, New Delhi-110 503 Telephones : 011 2338-5562, 2338-5943 Delhi High Court Bar Association is surprised as to how the charter of Mediation Centre has been changed by removing the President, Vice President and Hony. Secretary from the Overseeing committee by replacing the same with the name of Sh. Amarjit Singh Chandhiok (Sr. Advocate), Sh. J.P.Sengh (Sr. Advocate) and others. Such a change in the charter in Mediation Centre is unacceptable to the Bar Association as the same gives the impression that the Mediation Centre is being run by few lawyers. The Bar Association has earlier apprised your goodself to change the overseeing committee with the elected President, Vice President and Hony. Secretary of Delhi High Court Bar Association by removing these persons who are occupying positions unauthorisedly in the Mediation Centre. The Delhi High Court Bar Association also request your goodself to invite applications from members desirous of becoming Mediators and give them an opportunity to show heir worth in the Mediation Centre. Needless to say that nobody even the so called best Mediators knew about the mediation before they got appointed in the Mediation Centre and it is only after their appointment and continuing in the Mediation Centre, now they are claiming to be the best Mediators. Madam, the Mediation is a new phenomena adopted from USA and other countries which was initiated for resolving the disputes and therefore the Mediation is a mean to provide training to the members to impress upon theirDELHI HIGH COURT BA ASSOCIATION Sher Shah Road, New Dethi-110 503 Telephones : 011-2338-5562, 2338-5943 Sasa clients to settle their disputes even outside the court, therefore, the members who have attained vast knowledge in the field of Mediation may now will be helpful outside the Mediation Centre to get the disputes resolved amicably as is being done in USA and therefore it is necessary to train more and more lawyers for mediation so that after attaining knowledge in the Mediation Centre and getting success as Mediators, they are moved outside the Mediation Centre after about spending two to three years time to ensure that the real objective behind the Mediation to reduce burderron the Courts by using their expertise knowledge is achieved. Madam, the Delhi High Court Bar Association has apprised the Judge-in-charge of the Mediation Centre about its grievances and is grateful to the Judge-in-charge for her assurances to make changes but as the changes being sought, require framing of new guidelines for Mediation Centre which may affect the present setup, therefore, it is necessary that the same may be brought to the notice of your goodself so that the appropriate action on the same may be expedited and desired changes may be brought at the earliest With warm regards, : ‘AJIV KHOSLA PRESIDENT