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Meghalaya High Court runs a 40-hour mediation training programme

4 November 2026

The High Court of Meghalaya has organised a 40-hour mediation training programme. Chief Justice Revati Mohite Dere addressed the gathering at the programme. A 40-hour course is the standard length for training a person as a mediator in India, after which the trainee can be placed on a court's panel. Mediation is a way of settling a dispute in which a neutral third person helps the two sides reach their own agreement, instead of a judge deciding the case. Courts refer suitable civil and commercial disputes to mediation to cut delay and cost. The Information and Public Relations Department of Meghalaya announced the programme. Training lawyers as mediators is part of building up a State's alternative dispute resolution capacity.

Course length: 40 hours Chief Justice: Revati Mohite Dere

Why it matters for exams: The Chief Justice of the High Court of Meghalaya is Revati Mohite Dere, the Court sits at Shillong, and mediation in India is now governed by the Mediation Act, 2023 — all durable Law and Courts facts.

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4 November 2026 Source: Government of Meghalaya, Information and Public Relations Department

In plain words

ADR Alternative Dispute Resolution — Ways of settling disputes outside a full court trial, such as mediation, conciliation and arbitration.