MEDIATION

It is a voluntary process in which the parties in dispute can informally

discuss and negotiate a matter, before approaching the Court directly,

in simple terms, in the presence of a mediator. A mediator is, generally,

a lawyer appointed by the Courts with more than ten to fifteen years of

experience and practice in the field of law. The role of a mediator is to

be neutral while attempting to resolve the dispute between both the

parties without favoring one party over the other. He or she must only

act as a precipitating factor while enabling the parties to come to a

conclusion out of their own free will. The parties in question have the

freedom to discuss and decide what they want for themselves instead

of going through the mechanical and often, complex procedures of the

Court. Thus, mediation ends up saving a lot of time, energy and money.

There are two kinds of sessions which take place in mediation - Private

and Joint sessions respectively. Private sessions provide an opportunity

for the parties to have one-on-one discussions with the mediator. It

gives them a chance to reveal their side of the problem and put forth

any demands that they might be hesitant or unwilling to voice out,

otherwise, in the presence of the other party. Joint sessions allow both
the parties to put forth their suggestions and discuss freely the terms

under which they are willing to negotiate their conditions with the other

party, in the presence of the mediator. Discussions during mediation

sessions cannot be used as evidence against the other party in Court.

Also, the mediator does not play the role of a judge. As an intern, our

main task was to observe how the mediation process work and we also

got the opportunity to interact with many advocates and judges.

HIGH COURT
There were many court rooms at Rajasthan High Court and we could

sit in any one of them. We got the opportunity to hear arguments in all

types of court room ranging from civil to criminal cases. Our main task

at High Court was to observe and understand the court proceedings. By

attending these proceedings, we gained a lot practical knowledge about

the court work, how the cases are presented to the judge by the

advocates. We also learned about how the lawyers are allotted their

case number and court rooms. The best part of the internship was to see

the real practice of law in the high court, the way of presentation before

the judges. There were so many other legal Advocates, interns from
other reputed colleges, and judges. The working environment is good,

lots of opportunities to learn about the practical aspects of the

profession of advocacy and judiciary. Apart from this we have also

done some file work which were assigned to us. We were provided by

a list and we were asked to find the following files which were

mentioned in the list.

NATIONAL LOK ADALAT

The final National Lok Adalat of 2019, which aims to resolve legal

disputes by evolving rapprochement between the rival parties, was held

at all the courts in the district on December 14. In 2019, three National

Lok Adalats were held in the district, in which 15,854 cases were taken

up and 2,693 disposed of. At Rajasthan High Court there were three

LokAdalats were being held on December 14. We were seated in one

of the Lok Adalat room where our task was mainly to observe and listen

the proceedings going on. We learned that Lok Adalats is a forum

where disputes/cases pending in the court of law or at pre-litigation

stage are settled. Any case which is pending before court can be

referred to Lok Adalat. National Level Lok Adalats are held for at

regular intervals where on a single day Lok Adalats are held throughout

the country, in all the courts right from the Supreme Court till the Taluk

Levels wherein cases are disposed off in huge numbers. From February

2015, National Lok Adalats are being held on a specific subject matter

every month.