• In Sikkim, Mediation was introduced in the year 2009. The first Mediation Centre was established in the office of Sikkim State Legal Services Authority, Gangtok on 11.05.2009 followed by Mediation Centres being set up in all the three districts of Sikkim i.e.Namchi on 31.05.2009, Gyalshing on 20.02.2010 and Mangan on 18.02.2010.
| Sl. No. | District | Place | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gangtok | Mediation Centre, District Court Complex, Sichey, Gangtok. | 11th May, 2009 |
| 2 | Namchi | Mediation Centre, District Court Complex, Namchi. | 31st May, 2009 |
| 3 | Mangan | Mediation Centre, District Court Complex, Pentok, Mangan. | 18th February, 2010 |
| 4 | Gyalshing | Mediation Centre, District Court Complex, Kyongsa, Gyalshing. | 20th February, 2010 |
• Sikkim SLSA under the aegis of Mediation and Conciliation Project Committee, Supreme Court of India from 16th May, 2009 to 12th September, 2023 has conducted 13 training/sensitization/refresher programmes for Mediators. The details are as under:
| Sl. No. | Subject | Date | Names of trainers deputed by MCPC |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 40 hours training of Mediators to 4 Judicial Officers and 8 Panel Advocates | 16th to 20th May, 2009 | Mr. Ajay Mehta,Ms. Poonam Mendiratta and Ms. Anuja Saxena. |
| 2 | Training of Ld. Judicial Officers as Referral Judges | 22nd August, 2009 | Mr. Ajay Mehta and Mr. Surendra Singh |
| 3 | 40 hours training of Mediators to 11 Panel Advocates of South & West Districts | 23rd to 27th August, 2010 | Mr. Ajay Mehta and Mr. Surendra Singh |
| 4 | 40 hours training of Mediators to 8 Panel Advocates, 2 Psychiatrists and 2 NGOs | 11th to 15th March, 2011 | Mr. Ajay Mehta and Mr. Surendra Singh |
| 5 | 40 hours training of Mediators to 13 Panel Advocates | 3rd to 7th December, 2011 | Ms. Nagina Jain and Ms. Renu Aggarwal |
| 6 | 40 hours training of Mediators to 11 Panel Advocates | 3rd to 8th October, 2012 | Ms. Poonam Mendiratta and Ms. Nagina Jain |
| 7 | 2 days Awareness & Sensitization Programme for Referral Judges and Trained Mediators | 14th to 15th December, 2013 | Mrs. Neena Krishna Bansal and Ms. Nagina Jain |
| 8 | 2 days Awareness & Sensitization Programme for Referral Judges and Trained Mediators | 16th & 17th August, 2014 | Dr. Sudhir Kumar Jain & Mr. Arun Kumar Arya |
| 9 | Refresher Course on Mediation for Referral Judges & Trained Mediators | 15th October, 2016 | Dr. Sudhir Kumar Jain & Mr. Vinay Kumar Gupta |
| 10 | 20 hours (03 days) Refresher Course on Mediation for Advocate Mediators | 5th to 7th July, 2018 | Ms. G. Saseedhevi, Sr. Trainer from Tamil Nadu Mediation Centre and Potential Trainers from Bangalore Mediation Centre Ms. Anuradha S.R. and Ms. Vaishali Hedge |
| 11 | Online Training on Mediation on “How to Conduct Mediation through Online or Virtual Mode for the Advocate Mediators” | 7th August, 2021 | Ms. Pusshp Gupta, Trainer, MCPC, Supreme Court of India, New Delhi |
| 12 | 40 Hours Training Programme on Mediation for Judicial Officers and Advocates | 8th September, 2023 to 12th September, 2023 | Mrs. Nisha Saxena, Senior Judge Trainer and Potential Trainers Ms. Rita Das Mozumdar and Ms. Pramila Acharya |
| 13 | 20 Hours Refresher Course on Mediation for Advocate Mediators | 9th September, 2023 to 11th September, 2023 | Mr. Manmohan Sharma, Senior Judge Trainer and Qualified Mediators Mr. Laxmikant Gaur and Mr. Dharmender Rana |