JAMMU/SRINAGAR: Under the visionary stewardship of Chief Justice, High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, Arun Palli, the Mediation and Conciliation Committee of High Court of J&K and Ladakh, in collaboration with the Jammu & Kashmir Judicial Academy and the J&K Legal Services Authority on Wednesday concluded three day “Conduct of Mediation- Advanced Course (Capsule Course)”for mediators/ advocates in two batches simultaneously at Jammu and Srinagar campuses of J&K Judicial Academy.

The objective of 20-hour advanced mediation training course was to equip the mediators with the maxims of mediation. The concluding day was presided over by Rita Das Mouzumdar, Advocate, Gauhati High Court, Assam, as the Resource Person at the Srinagar Campus and Suman Sharma, Advocate, Gauhati High Court, Assam, along with Balbir Kour, Advocate, Punjab & Haryana High Court, as the Resource Persons at the Jammu Campus. All the Resource Persons are accredited Mediation Trainers with the Mediation and Conciliation Project Committee (MCPC) of the Supreme Court of India.

The three day advanced mediation training was segmented into multiple technical, role play and brain storming sessions, where the emphasis was laid on communication techniques for a skilled mediator, communication skills and bargaining. Furthermore, the topic of deliberation was negotiation to develop understanding of negotiation style of parties, impasse: understanding and management, stages of impasse and mediator’s reflections, management and strategies, ethics and standard of conduct to be followed by mediators.

The programme was designed to build a robust cadre of expert mediators and trainers, furthering the mission of providing speedy and effective justice. All the sessions remained very interactiveat both in Jammu and Srinagar wings during which all the participants actively participated and shared their experiences, difficulties and also discussed various aspects of the subject topics. They also raised a number of queries which were answered satisfactorily by the worthy resource persons.

Faizanul  Haq Iqbal, Coordinator Main Mediation Centre High Court of J&K and Ladakh, Sunil Kumar Secretary J&K and Ladakh High Court Legal Services committee conducted the programme from Jammu, Judicial Academy and Tabasum Qadir Parray, Secretary, DLSA, Srinagar and Sayeem Qayoom, Secretary, DLSA, Anantnag conducted the programme from Srinagar, Judicial Academy.

The programme concluded with vote of thanks by Naseer Ahmad Dar, Director J&K Judicial Academyto one and all more particularly to the Resource Persons for spearing their valuable time for all round success of the programme.

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A Profound Loss: JK Monitor Mourns the Passing of Founding Chairman Dr. Priya Ranjan

We at JK Monitor are profoundly saddened by the sudden demise of our Founding Chairman, Dr. Priya Ranjan.IN LOVING MEMORY Dr Priya Ranjan

A brilliant mind who studied at Netarhat Residential School and graduated in Electrical Engineering from IIT Kharagpur before earning his PhD from the University of Maryland, Dr. Ranjan chose to return to India and dedicate his life to teaching, research and social good.

His pioneering work in networked systems, AI, robotics and biomedical applications—especially computer-vision tools for early detection of cancer and heart disease—reflected his deep belief that advanced technology must serve humanity.

For more than 15 years at JK Monitor, he remained a loyal friend, mentor and collaborator, marked by rare humility, intellectual integrity and quiet generosity. His passing leaves a void that cannot be filled. Priya, you will be deeply missed. Your life continues to remind us that knowledge finds its highest purpose in the service of others.

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