Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal on Saturday said mediation has been part of Indian Culture for long and invoked tales from the epic Mahabharat to drive home his point. Addressing an event organized by the Supreme Court he said the power to introspect helps resolve disputes.
To mark 75 years of its establishment the Supreme Court has organized a special Lok Adalat week to settle disputes ranging from compensation, land acquisition, appointments on compassionate grounds, matrimonial differences.
Appreciating the role of Lok Adalat in settling matrimonial disputes the minister said what was earlier done by family elders is now being handled by alternate disputes resolution mechanisms. Meghwal states that the first Lok Adalat was held by Lord Krishna when he tried to settle the dispute between the Kauravas and the Pandavas. He also quoted the line of Ramdhari Singh Dinkar on as to how Lord Krishna tried to find a peaceful solution.
Meghwal said over a thousand cases were settled.