Date: 2025-09-28Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
DFS and MCMP, Supreme Court of India organise Mediation Training Programme for Presiding Officers of Debt Recovery Tribunals and Senior executives of Public Sector Banks
The Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance, in collaboration with the Mediation and Conciliation Project Committee (MCMP), Supreme Court of India, organised a 40-hour mediation training programme for the presiding officers of Debts Recovery Tribunals and senior executives of Public Sector Banks. The training was scheduled from 24th September, 2025 to 28th September, 2025 at the Additional Building Complex, Supreme Court of India.
The training programme covered various topics including the concept of mediation, comparison between judicial process and various ADR processes, the process, stages and role of mediators, ways of communication in mediation, negotiation and bargaining in mediation. It also covered the role of various stakeholders viz referral judges, lawyers and parties in mediation with special focus on the cases tried and entertained by the Presiding Officers of DRTs under the Recovery of Debts and Bankruptcy (RDB) Act 1993 and the SARFAESI Act, 2002.
The participants expressed their satisfaction regarding the range of topics covered during the training and conveyed their appreciation to the Department of Financial Services and MCMP, Supreme Court for organizing the training.
(Posted on 28 SEP 2025 5:57PM by PIB Delhi. Release ID: 2172462)
Key Entities Referenced
Mediation and Conciliation Project Committee (MCMP): A committee collaborating with the Supreme Court of India and the Department of Financial Services on mediation initiatives.
Supreme Court of India: Collaborates with the Ministry of Finance to organize mediation training programs.
Department of Financial Services (DFS): A department within the Ministry of Finance, involved in organizing mediation training programs.
Debts Recovery Tribunals: Presiding Officers of these tribunals are the target audience for the mediation training programme.
Recovery of Debts and Bankruptcy (RDB) Act 1993: Act under which cases tried by Debts Recovery Tribunals are given special focus.
Ministry of Finance
DFS and MCMP, Supreme Court of India organise
Mediation Training Programme for Presiding Officers
of Debt Recovery Tribunals and Senior executives of
Public Sector Banks
Concept of Mediation, comparison between Judicial
Process and various ADR processes, Negotiation
and Bargaining in Mediation, among others covered
during the programme
Posted On: 28 SEP 2025 5:57PM by PIB Delhi
The Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance, in collaboration with the Mediation and
Conciliation Project Committee (MCMP), Supreme Court of India had organized a 40 hours mediation
training programme for the presiding officers of Debts Recovery Tribunals and senior executives of Public
Sector Banks.
The training was scheduled from 24th September, 2025 to 28th September, 2025 at Additional Building
Complex, Supreme Court of India. The training was organised considering the importance of disputeresolution mechanisms in the present times. Mediation is internationally recognized as an effective practice
for resolving disputes through mutual consensus.
During this training programme various topics including concept of mediation, comparison between judicial
process and various ADR processes, the process, stages and role of mediators, ways of communication in
mediation as well as negotiation and bargaining in mediation were covered. The training programme also
covered the role of various stakeholders viz referral judges, lawyers and parties in mediation with special
focus on the cases tried and entertained by the Presiding Officers of DRTs under the Recovery of Debts and
Bankruptcy (RDB) Act 1993 and the SARFAESI Act, 2002.
The participants expressed their satisfaction regarding the range of topics covered during the training and
conveyed their appreciation to the Department of Financial Services and MCMP, Supreme Court for
organizing this 40 hours mediation training.
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(Release ID: 2172462)