Supreme Court judge B V Nagarathna on Saturday said adjudication and alternative dispute resolution mechanisms must work together in the delivery of justice in family disputes.
The chairperson of the Committee for Family Court Matters in the apex court also emphasised that speedy resolution cannot come at the cost of meaningful and just outcomes.
Addressing the opening ceremony of a two-day eastern zone regional conference on ‘ADR vs adjudication in family disputes: Challenges and way forward’, Justice Nagarathna said, “It would be apposite to consider whether the framing of this theme suggests an apparent conflict.”
“After all, alternative dispute resolution mechanisms are not meant to supplant courts. Rather, the two should ideally aid in delivery of justice, with ADR mechanisms offering speed, privacy and confidentiality in family matters,” she said at the event organised here by the Committee for Family Court Matters, Supreme Court, in association with the Gauhati High …
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