‘Will move SC’: IAMC to challenge Telangana HC order quashing 3.7-acre land; ex-CJI Ramana has no role, says trustee; focus on pro bono mediation, training drive | Hyderabad News
HYDERABAD: City-based International Arbitration and Mediation Centre (IAMC) life trustee and Supreme Court former judge Justice (Retd) B Sudarshan Reddy on Saturday stated that they will challenge Telangana high court judgment quashing the allotment of 3.70 acres to IAMC in the Supreme Court.Justice Reddy clarified that former Chief Justice of India (CJI) NV Ramana has no association with IAMC beyond drafting the trust deed. He emphasized that an independent trust manages the centre and that Justice Ramana was not involved in its operations in any capacity.IAMC registrar A J Jawad said that IAMC, founded as a public charitable trust, would work with renewed vigour and rededicate itself to administering arbitration, mediation and other hybrid alternative dispute resolution (ADR) mechanisms for resolving disputes efficiently with an aim to reduce the burden on courts while fostering awareness and accessibility of ADR for timely and effective dispute resolution. “We are laying more stress on dispute resolutions through mediation. As part of this, we are conducting pro bono mediations. To promote ADR in Telangana, IAMC has undertaken several initiatives. Arbitrations at no administrative cost for cases referred by the Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation Council (MSEFC) of Telangans is one among them,” he added.The registrar said apart from dispute resolution, they were committed to awareness-building and capacity development through initiatives. For this they are conducting specialized training programs to create a pool of qualified mediators and arbitrators. IAMC has signed MoUs with national organisations, including the General Counsels’ Association of India, the National Academy of Legal Studies and Research, Gujarat National Law University, and Telangana Real Estate Regulatory Authority. The centre also aims to promote community mediation and was conducting training programmes to facilitate dispute resolution at the grassroots level.
