Awareness rally on mediation taken out
The Hindu
Mediation Awareness Week celebrations at Madurai District Court include rally, book stall, poster exhibition, and Ambedkar birth anniversary.
A mediation awareness rally, as part of the Mediation Awareness Week celebrations, was flagged off on Wednesday by Principal District and Sessions Judge S. Sivakadatcham on the Madurai District Court premises.
Judicial officers, advocates, mediators, para legal volunteers, college students and others participated in the awareness rally and also distributed pamphlets on the mediation process and its importance to the public.
As part of the Mediation Awareness Week celebrations, a book stall and poster exhibition on awareness of mediation was also inaugurated on the District Court premises. Books and pamphlets on mediation in Tamil and English were on display.
In the evening, B.R. Ambedkar’s birth anniversary was celebrated on the district court campus. Madras High Court Judge Justice L. Victoria Gowri paid floral tributes to the portrait of Ambedkar. The judge also spoke on the contributions made by Ambedkar to society. Judicial officers, advocates, court staff and others attended the event.