(a)Anypartytothesuitmay,'withoutprejudice'offerasettlementtothe otherpartyat:IJlY~\:IgcIII'theprocecdings,withnoticetothemedi:.ltor.
(11)An:pany1"thesuitmaymakea,'withprejudice;otTer,l,)theother partyatanystagc'"flh~'prlll.:eedings.withnoticetothemediator.
17,liteIlIc,.:1'11'"hallattempttolacilitatevoluntaryresolutionofthl.:R(llentm.:diator disputebythepani<.:s.,IndcOlllmunicatetheviewofcuchp31iytotheother,assist theminidentifyingissu(;s,reducingmisunderstandings.clarifyingprioritiesexploring ar(;usofcl1lnprnmiseandgeneratingoptionsinanattempttosolvethedispute, emphasizingthatitistheresponsibilityofthl.:partiestotakedecisionwhichaffect tl1(;m:heshallnotimposl:anytennsofsettlementsonthepalties.
13.Themediatorshallnotbebound''.th<:CodeofcivilProcedure1908of theEvidenceAet,1872,butshallbeguidedb;..'1'ineipksoffaill1cssandjustice,have regardtotherightsandoblig:.ltionsoflhepUlti~'s,usagesoftrade,ifany.andthenature oI'thedispute.
14.(a)(i)ThePartiesreSidinginIndiushallbepr~sentpersonallyormaybe represcntt:dbytheirpowcrofattorneyholdersatthemeetingsorsessionsnotifiedby lht'mediator.
IX.Thepartiesmustundcrstandthatthemediaturonlyfacilitiesinarriving aladCt'isiontoresohedisputcsandthathewillnotandcannotimposeanyselllement nordocsthemcdiatorgiveanywarmntythattht:mediationwillresulti.nasettlement.
Themcdiatorshalllll)timpOSt'anyde<.:isionontheparties.
19.Ontheexpiryofsixtydaysfromthedatefixedforthelirstappeurance ofthepartiesbd\>rcthemcdiator,themediationshallstandterminated',unlessthe Cour\,whichrc!c[rl:dthemutll:r,eithersuomotooroponrequestbythemediatoror anyoftheparties,anduponhearingalltheparties,isoftheviewthatl:xtensionoftime islH:cessaryormaybl:uSl:fu!:butsuchextl:nsionsllLlllnotbebeyondufurtherperiod ofthirtydays.
20.Whiklh>onecanbecompelledtocommittosettlehiscaseinildvan<.:c ofmediation,'IIiI','~halll:olllll1ittoparticipateinthe;:;roccedingsingoodfaith withtheinlcnt:,.""ttletk'displlle,Il'possiblc, 21,(I)Whenamediatorreceivescontidentialinformationconcerningthe disputeti'omanyparty.heshulldisclosethesubstanceoftheinformationtotheother party,ifpcnniltedinwritingbythefirstparly.
(2)Whenapartygives,informationtnthl:mediatorsubjecttoaspecific conditionthatithekeptl:onfidt'ntial,themctii.!ill!·skillnotdisclosl:thatint'onnation totheotherparty,llorsilalllhcmediatorvO!Ulit,tr"ydi\Ldge;lll)'inl\mnationregarding thedocumentsorwhatis<':ol1\'cycd10himorallyastowhattranspiredduring.thc mediation, Medialornolbound byEvid.:ne.:A.:t.
1872orendenf CivilProe.:dur.:.
t9Ui{ Non-attendance.of partiesal~cssionsur 1l1\.'t.:tingsondw:
d,ll':s Orferofs,'lllcm.:nl by[larues Panicsalone r.:sponsiblefor lakingdecision TimeIimillor c'lJmpklionof mediation Partiestodetin goodI:,ith Cunl"ldellllalily disclnsureand inadmissibilityor inllll'ln,llion C'II11I1IUllicati"1I bCl\\'l."t.:nnlt:di~,'or
(3)Rl'ecipt,orperusal.orpreparationofrcl:ords,reportsorotherdOl:lIments' bythemediator.orreceiptofinformationorallybythemediatorwhileservinginthat eapadty.shallbel:onfidentialandthemediatorshallnotbecompelledtodivulge informationn:gardingthedocumentsnor,inregardtotheoralinformationnorasto whattranspiredduringthemediatilM,
(4)Partiesshallmaintainconl1dentiallyinrespectofcventsthattranspil'ed duringmediatiunandshall'notrely"IlIll'illlrudlleethesaidin(l.l1'mationinanyother pWl:cedings.:sto:'
(a)'viewscxpn:ss..:dbyapartyinthecourscofthemediation proce..:dings;
(b)dOl:umentsobtainedduringthemcdiationwhichwereexpressly n:lllliredtobetreatedascontidentialorothernot..:s,draftsorinformation givenbypartiesormediators;
(c)proposalsmadeorviewscxpressedbyIh..:mediator;
(d)admissionmadebyapUl1yinthecourseofmcdiationprol:cedings;
(e)thefactIhatapartyhadorhadnotindicatedwillingnesstoael:cpt aproposal.
(5)ThereshallhenostenographicoraudioorvideoI\:eordingofthe mediationproceedings.
22.Mediations\.'ssionsandmeetingsareprivate;ll\llytheconecrnedparties oftheircounselorpowerofattomcyholderscan.nlcntl.Olherpersonsmayattend onlywiththepermissionofIhepanicsorwiththeconsentofthemediator.
23,Nomcdiaturshallbeheldliabletill'anythingbOlla/idedoneoromitted tobedonebyhimduringtIlL'mediationproceedingsIt)ranycivilorcriminalaction norshallhebL'Sldlllll0nedbyanypartytothl'suittoappearinaCourtoflawtotestily inrcgard'toin!lll"llmtionnxeivcdbyhimorlletiontakenbyhimorinrespectofdmtis orn.:cordsprepw'cdbyhimorshowntohimduringthemediationproceedings.
24.(a)Inordertopreservethecqnlidenccofparli..:sintheCourtandthe neutralityofthe1l1cdialor.thereshouldhi:noconHllunieationbetweenthemediator andthcCourt.execptasstatedinclauses(b)and(c)nfthisRulc;
(b)IfanycommunicationhetwecilthemediatorandtheCilllrtisnecessary.
ilshallbeinWritingandcopiesofthesameshallbegiventothepartiesortheir CllllllSe!orpowerofattollley;
(e)C\,mmunicatlonbetweenthemedlatlll."("11l11shallbelimitedto:
(i)Communicationbythl:mediatorwil'Courtconcernedabout thefailureofpartytoattend;
(ii)withtheCourtl:oneernedwiththecons,'~'thepat1ies;
(iii)regardinghisassessmentthatthecasei~""tsuitedItlrsettlement tilruUghmediation:
(a)havesettkdthedisputeordispull:s:or
(b)h<:\vefuill:llll\ard\e.11asdrlelllent:or
(c)arenotwillingforasettlementthroughmediatilll\, "1"lIknwllt.\grwlllcnl:5,II)Whereanagreemcntisrl'adwdbl:twl:enthepartiesillreg::\I'dtoall thci~suesinthl'suitIll',;mncIlftheisslIes.thesmncshallber.:dueed(llwriting,1I1d ~ignedbythepartil:sIll'theirpll\vcrnfatlllrneyholder.Irunycounselhavcre'presl'llled thl~partil's.th',:)'shaILI!IL'sltl1l.'signailln:l~rihl..'lrrl:speetivi;dil'1l1S,
(2)Theagrccmentoftllepal1iessosignedandattestedshallbesubmittedto themediatorwhoshall,withacoveringlettersignedbyhim,forwardthesametothe Courtinwhichthesuitispending.
(3)When:noagreementisarrived'atbetweentheparties,beforethetime limitstatedinRule1Xorwhere:the'mediatorisofthevicwthatnosettlem'-:ntis possible,heshallreportthesametothesaidCourtinwriting.
(4)Themediatorshalltixthedatto:onwhichthepartiestothelitigation shouldappearbdeln;:theCOUl1concemedandwithinthatperiodheshall,-
(a)submittheagreementwhereanagreementisreachedbetweenthe parties;or
(b)reporttheresultofhiseffortsinsettlingthedisputertotheCourt.
26,(I)Onthepartiesappearingbeforethecou11'onthedatedtixedbythe mediator,orsuchotherday,notbeingbeyondsevendaysti'omthedatetixedbythe mediator,thecourtconcernedshallhearthepartiesandifitissatistiedthattheparties havesettledtheirdisputesvoluntarilyandthatthesettlementisnotcollusive,thenit shallpassadecreeinaccordance,withthesettlementsorecorded,ifthesettlement ,disposesofalltheissucsinthesuit.
(2)(i)Ifthesettlementdisposesofonlycertain'issuesarisinginthesuitor proceeding,theCourtshallrecordthesettlementinrespectofthoseissuesiftheyare severableti'omotherissuesandifadecreecouldbepassedtotheextentofthe settlementcoveredhythoseissues.thenthecourtmaypass1:IdecreestraiJhtawayin accordancewiththesettlcmenton-thoseissueswithoutwaitingfor'ade.isionofthe Counontheotherissueswhicharenotsettled.
(ii)Iftheissuesarcnotseverable.theninthatevent,theCourtshall waitforadecisionoftheCourtontheotherissu<:s,whicharenotsettled, 27,(I)AtIhetim~orrd'crringthedisputestomediation,theCourtshall, aftcrconsultingthemediatorandiheparties,tixthefeeofthemediator.
(2)Asfaraspossibleaconsolidatedsummaybefixedratherthanforeaeh sessionormeeting.
(3)Wheretherearctwomediatorsasinclause(b)ofRule3,theCourtshall fixthetcepayabletothemediators,whichshallbesharedequallybythetwosetsof parties,
(4)TheexpenseofthemediationincludingthefeeofIht:mediator,costsof administrativeassistanct:,andotherancillaryexpensesconcerned,shallbeborne equallybythevariouscontestingpartiesorasmaybeotherwisedirectedbytheCourt.
(5)Eachpartyshallbeartht:eostsfor'productionofwitncss~sonhisside includingexperts,orte)\"productionofdocuments.
(6)Themediatormaybeforethecommenccmlmtofmediation,directthe parriestodepositequalSlUllS,tentativdytotheextentof40%oftheprobablecostsof themedi•.ltion,asreferredtoinclauses(I).(3)and(4).TherCl11uining60%shallbe depositedwiththemediator,aftertheconclusionofmediation.FortheamountofCost paidtotheMt:dialOr.heshallissuethenecessaryreceiptsl:Indastatl:mentofaccount shallbetiled.bythemediatorintheCourt.
(7)Theexpenseofm<:diationincludingfee,ifnotpaidbythepm1ies,the Coul1shallontheapplicat,ionofthemedia~ororparties.directtheconcernedpartiesto pay.andiftheydonolpay,theCOUrlshalln:~O\icrthesaidamountsasiftherewasa decreeforthesaidamount.
(8)Whereapar1yisentitledti>l\!g~11aidundersection12oftheLegl:ll ServicesAuthorityAct,1987,theconcernedLegalServicesAuthorityun<.lerthatAct shallpaytheamoull!orfeeaildcostspayabletothemediator.
Court10tixaJate:
forrc<:ording se:lllcmentand passingdecree Fe:l'ofmediator andeosts Flhic'IIIhefllilowed hyIlledialor (I)FollowandobservetheseRulesstrictlyandwithduediligel1l:e;
(2)Notcarryl)nanyactivityorconductwhichcouldreasonablybe consideredasconductunbecomingofamediator;
(3)Upholdtheintegrityandfairnessofthemediationprocess;
(4)Ensurethatthepartiesinvolvedintheme.diationarefairlyinformedand haveanadequateunderstandinguftheproceduralaspectsuftheprocess;
(5)Satisfyhimself/herselfthathe/sheisqualitiedtoundertakeandcomplete theassignmentinaprofessionalmanner;
(6)Discloseanyinterestorrelationshiplike1ytoaffectimpartialityorwhich mightseekanappearanceofpartialityorbias;
(7)Avoid,whilecommunicatingwiththeparties,any.improprietyor appearanceofimpi'opriety;
(8)Befaithfultotherelationshipoftrustandl:Ontidentiallyimposedinthe ofliceofmcdiator;
;(9)Conduciallproceedingsrelatedtotheresolutionsofadispute,in accordancewiththeapplicablelaw;
(10)Recognizethatmediation-isbased011principl~sofself-determination by'thepartiesantithatmediationprocessn~liesupontheabilityofpartiestorcacha voluntary,undisclosedagreement;
(II)Maintainthereasonableexpectationsofthepartiesastoconfidentially;
(Il)Refraintrompromises()rguaranteesofresults.
Transitoryprovisions29.UntilapenalofI)lediatorispreparedbytheDistrictCourt,theCourts referredtoinRule4,maynominateamediatoroftheirchoiceifthemediatorbelongs tothevariousclassesofpersonsreten'edtoinRuk,.andisdulyqualiliedandis1101 disqualified,takingintoaccount'thesuitabilityorthemediatorforresolvinglill particlIlardispute.
ByorderoftheCourt, DINESHGUPTA, Regis/rarGeneral.
Byorder, S.M.A.ABIOI, PramllkhSadliv
SCHEDULE-I -------------JUDGESHIPMEDIATIONANDCONCILIATIONCENTER(CONSENTTOBE FURNISHEDFORf::MPANELMENT) NAME:
FATHER'SNAME:
ADDRESS:(a)OFFICE:
(b)RESIDENCE:
TELEPHONENO.(a)OFFICE:
(b)RESIDENCE:
ACADEMICQUALIFICATIONS PROFESSIONALQUALIFICATIONS&EXPERIENCE:
TECHNICALEXPERINCE,IFANY:
SPECIALQUAI.IFrCATIONOREXPERICENCEINMEDIATION:
ENROLMENTNUMBERWITHDATEANDTilEBARCOUNCIL:
1..:,:,,doherebysubmitthatIpmwillingtobeempanelledasa mediatorinjudgeshipandgivemyconsenllormyempanclmentunderRule4oftheUttarPradesh CivilProcedureMediationRules,2007.Iassurethatduringmyl:rmas!l1t.diator,Ishallfollowethicsas prescribedinRule2gofthesaidRuleswhilepertl.mningmydutiesasmediator.
\n'R>fc:~r3fffTt.TRUTll\ilC,133Pffif,2009
SCHEDULE--2 -----------------JUDGESHIPMEDIATIONANDCONClqATIONCENTER(CASE SHEETFURNISHEDBYTHECOURTTOTHECENTRE)
2.NameofthePI:sidingOmcereferringtheillatter:
3.CaseNumber:
4.Cal\:goryofCase:
.5.NamcofParties:
SCHEDULE--3 -------------JUDGESIIIPMEDIATIONANDCONCILIATIONCENTER(WRITTENNOTICE TOTIlEPARTIESANDTHEIRCOUNSF!.)
I.Thereferraloftht:casebytheCourtformediation.
2.Thedateofreferral.
3.I;lformationabollttheprocessofmediation.
4."Namcofthcmcdiator.
5.Thatthcpm1icsmuyohjecltothemcdiatorappointedgivingtheirreasons[i.>rdoingsowithin ati\cdlime.
(TOBEPREPARED,SIGNEDANDISSUEDBYTHESENIORMOSTCLERKINTHE CI\IIREINCONSULTATIONWITHTHEMEDIATOR)
SCHEDULE--4 -------------JUDGESHIPMEDIATIONANDCONCILIATIONCENTER(INFORMATION SHELl_FURNISHEDTOTilEPARTIES) CaseNaJ~e:
CaseNumber:
NameofMediator:
I.Thismediation!\sbeingconductedwiththepurposeof!1rrivingatanacceptableresolution bysettingthedispute.in~co-oper~tivemanner.Partiesshouldparticip~te,inthisingood faith.
2.TheMediatorwillinformtheparties'ofthetimeanddateofthemediationsessions.
3.(a)Thcpartiesresiding'inIndiaagreetc/
(i)attt:ndthemediationsessionspersonally;or
(ii)berepresentedatthemediationsessionsbytheif'constitutedattorneywithauthorityto settlethedispute..
(SlJikeotTwhiche¥erisnotappl'icable) •.•:1
(b)Th~particsnot.resideiltinIndiaagreetobe'representedatthemediationsessionsbytheir ,constitutedatiorneyorCounselwithautho~itytosettl.ethedispute.
4.TheMediatorshallrespectthecdnfidentinlityofinformationthatthepartiesrequest .hiin/hertokeepcontidential.
5.Thepartiesshallnotrelyorintroduceasevidence'inanyprqceedingstheview, suggestionsoradmissionsexpressedormadebyaparty,theproposalsmadebythe.
.MediatorandindicationofacceptancebyapaIty.duringthecourseofthemediation proceedings.
6.ThepartiesagreenottocalltheMediatorasawitnessorasanexpeltinanyproceeding relatinginanywaytothedis\'lute,whichisthesubjectofmediation.
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77.Ifthepartiesreachasettlement,theyshall3ignanagreementtothate't1ectandthisshall betilledIntotheCourt.
8.Theentireprocessisavoluntaryprocf;:ssanduntilpartiesreachsettle:nentandsignan' agreement,anypmtyISfreetoopt,?utoftheprocess.
9.11'thepattiesfailtoreachsettlement.th~mattershallberetclTedbacktotheCourt.
"" (Tobesigil~d&.dat~dbyeachpmtyandthelearnedCounselidl<ntifyingthem.)
SCHEDULE-5 -------------JUDGESHIPMEDIATIONANDCONCILIATIONCENTER(SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT) i ThisSETTLEMENTAGREEMENTenteredintoon------------between-------------------------- ----------------Advocateand--------------------~.------------------------------------------identiti~.dbySri--------------- ----------------;----------------------Advocate WHEREAS I.Disputesand.ditTerenceshadarisenbetweenthepartiesheretoand--------------.:-------- (caseno.)wasfiledon---------~,---------------------------(dateofinstitution)before---..•-:----- -----------------------(giveparticularsofthecourtcOJicemcd) passedby---------t-------------~---------C---7--------(nameanddesignationofthePresiding Ofticerconcemed)
3.ThepartiesagreedthatSii-:---------------------------------------------------(nanwofthe Mediator)wouldactastheirMediator. ,'
4.MeetingswereheldduringtheprocessofMediationfrom---------~--c-------------------to---- i'),l --------------andthepartieshavew.iththeassistanceofthemediatorvoluntarilyarrivedat ,l•• anamicablesolutionresolvingtheabove-mention~ddisputeanddifferences.
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5.Thepartiesheretocontinnanddeclarethatthey'.navevoluntarily.andoftheirownfree I.~ willarrivedatthisSettlement/AgreementinthepresenceoftheMediator.
6.Thefollowingset~lem~nthasbeen,arrivedatbetweenthePartieshereto:
Bysigningthisagree..m~ntthep'artiesheretostatethattheyhavenofurtherclaimsor 'demands,againsteachotherwithinspectto-------~------------------(CaseNo.)andthe .," pm1iesher~tothroughthe,processofMediafioninthisregardhaveamicablysettledall disputesanddiffercnc.::s.\ PartiesFullSignaturewithdate Counsel's'FullSignatprewithdate:
(AdditiOlis/alterationsinthefonnasperrequireillentarepClmilted) ,45H'v I
SCHEDULE-6 -------------JUDGESHIPMEDIATIONANDCONCILIATION,CENTERREPORTTO
2.R~feHedby:
3.DateofReferral:
5.Date(s)of.MediationSessions:
(i)Mediationcompieted,Agreemente~closed ,Or .·01'
(iii)PartiesnotwillingtortheMediation.
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6.ThepartieshavebeendirectedtoappearbeforefheCourt011----------------------------------- ~1'" (.
SignedbyMediatof(S( 'Dated:
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