Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], April 15 (ANI): Chief Justice of India NV Ramana on Friday said that strengthening the subordinate judiciary is the need of the hour and the most crucial issue affecting the Indian judiciary is the issue of pendency.

Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], March 12 (ANI): Chief Justice of India N V Ramana laid the foundation stone for the construction of the new building of the International Arbitration and Mediation Centre at Raidurg in Hyderabad on Saturday.

Hyderabad Dec 18 PTI Asserting that he is for Alternative Dispute Resolution methods Chief Justice of India NV Ramana on Saturday said they can provide great support to the Indian judicial system by preventing matters from going to the Courts Speaking at the inaugural function of the International Arbitration and Mediation Centre here Justice Ramana said Arbitration and Mediation have a long history in India and recently they have acquired prominence across the world as methods of dispute resolution I have been vocal about my support for such ADR methods Such methods are beneficial to the parties to a dispute due to various reasons Another reason for my support is because these methods can provide great support to our judicial system by either preventing matters from going to Courts in the first place or by moving litigations out of Courts he said People need to explore ADR options such as arbitration and mediation first and approach courts only as a last resort he further said The setting up of IAMC here is an important step towards enhancing the ADR landscape of the country though arbitration centers have already been set up in India most prominently in Delhi and Mumbai Domestic and international parties still appear to prefer to go to foreign countries for dispute resolution Justice Ramana said Noting that Hyderabad has world class facilities he said domestic and international parties will increasingly approach the IAMC Recalling former Prime Minister PV Narasimha Raos comments Justice Ramana said the creation of the Centre is nothing but a tribute to visionary leaders who saw ADR as the way forward He thanked Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao for extending his full support from the very start for the centre Rao formally launched the website for IAMC The Trust Deed for the IAMC was signed on August 20 and MoU between the Government and the Trust was signed on the October 27 he said PTI GDK ROH ROH

Chief Justice of India CJI Justice NV Ramana Speaking at a function organised at the residence of Chief Justice of Telangana High Court Justice Hima Kohli where the trust deed was registeredPhotoDCHYDERABAD In a leap forward in realising the dream project of Chief Justice of India CJI Justice NV Ramana trust deed for the proposed International Arbitration and Mediation Centre was registered on FridayJustice Ravindran and Justice Lavu Nageshwar Rao would be the life members of the trust set up to establish the centre in HyderabadThe trust deed registration programme was also attended by Supreme Court judges Justice Lavu Nageshwar Rao Justice R Subash Reddy retired SC Judges Justice Ravindran Justice MSJustice R Subash Reddy and Justice Nageshwar Rao explained the opportunities and scope for Hyderabad with the setup of the International Arbitration Centre