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Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud batted on Friday for adopting and encouraging mediation, including online mediation, as a mode of dispute resolution other than litigation, saying it would reduce the courts’ caseload and has the potential to portray justice as collaborative rather than adversarial.
As per PTI report, The CJI said it would especially come to the aid of women from marginalised communities as mediation makes law less “intimidating” and less “alienating”.
He added that when the government, which is the biggest litigator but must “adopt the robes of a friend”, opts for this process, a message is sent that the government itself is not an adversarial opponent.
