Kohima, February 25, 2026: The 40-hour Mediation Training Programme organised by the Nagaland State Legal Services Authority (NSLSA) under the aegis of the Mediation and Conciliation Project Committee (MCPC), Supreme Court of India, concluded today at Hotel Japfü, Kohima.
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| Participants and trainers pose for a group photograph at the conclusion of the 40-hour Mediation Training Programme organised by NSLSA in Kohima on February 25, 2026. (Image: DIPR Nagaland) |
Delivering the closing note, NSLSA Member Secretary Neiko Akami, NJS, commended the senior trainers from MCPC, Reema Bhandari and Rita Das Mozumdar, for conducting the intensive programme with structured modules and practical mediation techniques.
He stated that the training aimed to equip at least two counsels from each district of Nagaland with mediation skills and expressed confidence that court-referred and eligible cases could now be effectively handled through mediation.
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Over the 40-hour intensive programme, participants were trained on ground rules of mediation, conflict management and resolution, Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR) processes, negotiation and bargaining techniques, professional ethics, and ethical principles for judicial and advocate mediators.
As per the Mediation Act, 2023, courts and tribunals may refer parties to mediation at any stage of proceedings. Advocates with at least 10 years of standing at the Bar are eligible to undergo the certified training programme accredited by MCPC.
A total of 26 mediators from 11 districts received completion certificates at the concluding session.
