CNICA’s
Inaugural Study Session – 3rd March 2012
The
inaugural study session of Council for National and International Commercial
Arbitration (CNICA) was held at 5.45 pm on the 3rd of March
2012 at Andhra Mahila Sabha, Mylapore, Chennai. Hon’ble Mr. Justice V.
Ramasubramanian, Judge, High Court, Madras presided over the session. Welcome
address was delivered by Mr. G. Ashokapathy, Advocate and Secretary General of
CNICA. The welcome address provided the intent of conducting study sessions in
view of various developments in arbitration law and practice; and the statistical
achievements of CNICA in resolving disputes through Arbitration, Mediation and
Conciliation including the remarkable conciliated settlement over two Motor
Accident Claims in a short span of time; its present and future plans, tie ups
with International Organisations to provide training in Alternative Dispute
Resolution mechanisms.
The
welcome address was followed by the Hon’ble Judge’s speech on the
topic “Is Arbitration Indispensable?” The
Hon’ble Judge commenced his address with the quote “Education is the progressive discovery of one’s own ignorance” of
Will Durant, a famous American Philosopher and Writer, and explained the
importance of study circles for the legal fraternity including the Judges. The
Hon’ble Judge proceeded to explain the indispensability of arbitration recalling
the history of arbitration laws; the statutory backing behind arbitration; case
laws; the various shapes of arbitration laws that have taken place in states
like Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Kerala. The Hon’ble Judge was of the view that
the use of metaphors in judgements to
explain greater legal contents as done in the West would help the legal
fraternity in India. The Hon’ble Judge concluded on the lines that “precedents offer old solutions for new
problems, but we need new solutions for new problems”.
The
Hon’ble Judge was felicitated by Mr. D. Saravanan, Advocate and Chairman of
CNICA. Vote of thanks was delivered by Mr. Raghav Ravindran, Registrar at
CNICA. The programme concluded with National Anthem around 7.00 pm in the
evening.
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