Hidayatullah National Law University
MEDIATION
WEBINAR SERIES 2021
In Collaboration With
IIAM, KD LEX
NEW DELHI CHAMBER LLP
SCAN TO REGISTER
SEPTEMBER 2021 – DECEMBER 2021
About Hidayatullah National Law University
Established in 2003, Hidayatullah National Law University has completed the journey of more
than one and half a decade. In such a short span of time, HNLU has carved out a niche in the
realm of legal education across India and the legacy is soaring towards newer heights day by
day.
Named after the great legal luminary Justice Mohammed Hidayatullah, the University was
established by the Government of Chhattisgarh under the Hidayatullah National University of
Law, Chhattisgarh, Act (Act No.10 of 2003).
HNLU is the sixth in the series of National Law Schools across India. HNLU has been included
in the list of the Universities maintained by the University Grants Commission under Section
2(f) of the UGC Act, 1956 and has been declared fit to receive Central assistance in terms of
the rules framed under Section 12 (B) of the UGC Act, 1956. The university is recognized by
the Bar Council of India under section 7 of the Advocates Act 1961.
Hon'ble Mr. Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra, Acting Chief Justice, High Court of Chhattisgarh
is the Chancellor and Prof. (Dr.) V. C. Vivekanandan is the Vice-Chancellor of the University.
"Dharma Sansthapanartham” (for the sake of establishing the primacy of the laws of eternal
values) is the motto of Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur.
About Indian Institute of Arbitration & Mediation
Indian Institute of Arbitration& Mediation is one of the pioneer institutions in India, providing
institutional alternative dispute resolution services, which include international and domestic
commercial arbitration, mediation and negotiation and conducting training programmes in
ADR. IIAM is a non-profit organization registered in India and commenced in the year 2001.
The IIAM having its collaboration with Asia Pacific Centre for Arbitration & Mediation.
About KD Lex Chambers LLP
KD Lex Chambers LLP is a Law Firm established with the primary objective of promoting
Alternative Dispute Resolution mechanisms as dispute resolution mechanism across the
country. The Firm also offers the training programmes in the field of Arbitration, Mediation
and Conciliation.
About Mediation
Mediation is a voluntary, binding process in which an impartial and neutral mediator facilitate
disputing parties in reaching a settlement. A mediator does not impose solution but creates a
conducive environment in which disputing parties can resolve all their dispute. India is in the
edge coming with its new law on mediation which will help in facilitating the development of
settling the disputes through mediation.
About Webinar Series
In India the origin of mediation is obscured by the lack of a clear historical and official records
of indigenous processes of dispute resolution system due to our colonial past. However,
recently mediation has emerged as a fast-growing disputes redressal mechanism. The
supreme court of India has constituted mediation and conciliation project committee to
oversee the effective implementation of mediation and conciliation in the country. The
objective of our webinar series is to create awareness among the target groups to
understand the technicalities of mediation and its dimensions.
This webinar series will try to improve the skills of conducting mediation to the mediation
professionals and will be useful as advocacy programme to the law students in State of
Chhattisgarh and across the nation. Our aim is to achieve a high standard practice of
mediation to resolve the complex disputes like property, family, civil and commercial. The
entire webinar series is divided into four sessions and our experts will come from a variety of
backgrounds and include professionals from different walk of life, academician, legal
practitioners and Judges.
Who May Participate?
Participant can be from inside or outside of the University.
• HNLU students across all Batches, and Faculties.
• Undergraduate and postgraduate law students, research scholars, Advocates and
ADR enthusiasts .
• Professionals practicing ADR.
Perks
Certificates will be provided to all Participants
Objectives of the Workshop:
• Aim is to achieve a high standard practice of mediation to resolve the complex
disputes like property, family, civil and commercial.
Schedule of the Webinar Series
The entire webinar series is divided into four sessions every second Saturday of
September, October, November and December respectively.
• 11th September, 2021 – Inaugural Webinar (Topic: Fundamentals of Mediation)
• 9th October, 2021 – Second webinar (Topic: Family/Civil Mediation in India)
• 13th November, 2021 – Third Webinar (Topic: Commercial Mediation)
• 11th December, 2021 – Fourth Webinar (Topic: ODR & Mediation as a Profession)
Schedule of the Webinar Series
TIME EVENT – 11/09/2021
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Inauguration and opening Address – HNLU Mediation Webinar Series 2021
11:00 AM – 12:30 PM PANEL I: Fundamentals of Mediation
Moderator - Mr. V Suryanarayana Raju, Assistant Professor, HNLU
Proposed Speakers:
1. Ms. Hamida Siddque, Deputy Advocate General, High Court of Chhattisgarh.
2. Prof. (Dr.) Uday Shankar, Registrar, HNLU, Raipur
3. Ms. Susheela Sarathi, Senior Advocate & Senior Mediator
TIME EVENT – 09/10/2021
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM PANEL I: Family/Civil Mediation in India
Moderator - Dr. Parvesh Kumar Rajput, Assistant Professor, HNLU
Proposed Speakers:
1. Prof. (Dr.) V Nagaraj, Vice Chancellor, DNLU, Jabalpur
2. Mrs. Ms. Kavitha Balakrishnan, Expert in Mediation and Arbitration
3. Mr. J.P.Sengh, Senior Mediator
TIME EVENT – 13/11/2021
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM PANEL I: Commercial Mediation
Moderator, Dr. Manoj Kumar, Assistant Professor, HNLU
Proposed Speakers:
1. Prof. (Dr.) S Surya Prakash, Vice Chancellor, DSNLU, Vishakhapatnam
2. Mr. Jonathan Rodrigues, Mediator.
3. Ms. Chitra Narayan, Senior Mediator.
TIME EVENT – 11/12/2021
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM PANEL I: ODR & Mediation as a Profession
Moderator, Ms. Hina Iliyas, Assistant Professor, HNLU
Proposed Speakers:
1. Mr. A J Jawad, Senior Arbitrator.
2. Ms. Iram Majid, Senior Mediator & Director, IIAM, New Delhi
3. Prof. (Dr.) Sunanda Bharti, Associate Prof. Faculty of Law, Delhi University
Registration: REGISTRATION LINK
A nominal one time registration shall enable attending all webinars in the series, which
is as follows:
• Insider Participants: No fees for HNLU students/Faculty/Staff.
• Outsider Participants: Students-INR 200/- (Two Hundred Only) &
Professionals/Researchers/Academicians etc.-500/- (Five Hundred Only)
Bank Details:
Account Holder’s Name: Registrar, Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur
Bank Name – IDBI Bank
Account No. 1188102000000806
Account Type -Current A/C
IFSC Code - IBKL0001188
MICR Code - 492259503
Branch Name - HNLU Campus Branch, Uparwara, Naya Raipur
Important Guidelines:
• The participants are required to attach the screenshot of successful payment in the
registration form.
• Selected participants shall be notified through e-mail on the ID provided by them in
the registration form.
• The workshop shall be conducted through Cisco Webex platform. There will be a
separate link for each technical session. The link will be shared through registered e-
mail id of the participants.
• E-certificate of participation will be provided upon successful attending of stipulated
number of lectures. Participants are requested to register by making the payment and
filling up the Google form before the timeline
ADVISORY BOARD
Prof. (Dr.) V. C. Vivekanandan Ms. Hamida Siddque
Hon’ble Vice Chancellor, HNLU Raipur Deputy Advocate General, C.G
Prof. (Dr.) Uday Shankar Ms. Kavitha Balasubramanian
Registrar & Professor, HNLU, Raipur Mediation & Arbitration Expert
Prof. (Dr.) Yogendra Srivastava Ms. Iram Majid
Professor, HNLU Raipur Executive Director, APCAM & Director, IIAM
ORGANISING COMMITTEE
Mr. V. Suryanarayana Raju Dr. Parvesh Kumar Rajput
Assistant Professor (Law) Assistant Professor (Law)
HNLU (Convenor) HNLU, (Co-Convenor)
Dr. Manoj Kumar, Ms. Hina Iliyas,
Assistant Professor (Law) Assistant Professor (Law)
HNLU (Co-Convenor) HNLU, (Co-Convenor)
For any queries, please contact Program Coordinators:
Mr. V Suryanarayana Raju Dr. Parvesh Rajput
Assistant Professor (Law) Assistant Professor (Law)
[email protected] [email protected]+91 8319479295 +91 9555797248
HNLU, Raipur HNLU, Raipur
Hidayatullah National Law University
Raipur (C.G)
