Archive · 31 Jul 2025
CJI Gavai: Mediation Improves Access to Justice
The Chief Justice of India, B R Gavai, believes mediation helps make justice easier to get.
He says it stops small problems from becoming big court cases, making things easier for everyone.
Mediation teaches you how to listen and talk in a helpful way to solve problems.
Courts in India have always thought mediation is a good way to solve problems.
The head of the Supreme Court Bar Association also wants more people to use mediation.
CJI B R Gavai highlighted mediation's role in improving access to justice.
Mediation reduces the burden on traditional courts by preventing escalation to litigation.
CJI Gavai stated that mediation is both a professional and life skill.
Indian statutes and courts recognize the value of mediation.
Supreme Court Bar Association president Vikas Singh encouraged the use of mediation.
- Who
- CJI B R Gavai.
- What
- CJI Gavai spoke about the benefits of mediation in improving access to justice.
- When
- July 31.
- Where
- New Delhi.
- Why
- To address the opening ceremony of the 6th International Virtual Summer School on Mediation.
- CJI
- B R Gavai
- Event
- 6th International Virtual Summer School on Mediation
- Key Theme
- Mediation and Justice
- Focus
- Reducing Litigation
- Bar Association President
- Vikas Singh
