Judges’ Role In Mediation Services

Alternative dispute resolution (ADR) mechanisms, especially mediation, have become massively popular in Nepal. Mediation has been made institutionally an integral part of dispute resolution in the courts across three levels – District Court, High Court and Supreme Court - for last two decades. Similarly, local governments have been constitutionally mandated to create such mechanism as judicial committee to resolve disputes primarily through recourse to mediation. In case mediation fails, judicial committees can take resort to adjudication to resolve cases especially listed in section 47(1) of the local governance operation act 2017.