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Alternate Dispute Resolution

The justice delivery system in India has come under great stress due to several reasons. At the very same time due to the impact of globalisation there is rapid increase in disputes amongst the parties which require speedy and effective resolution which the adversarial system was failed to deliver. In this context, dispute resolution through arbitration, mediation, lok-adalats & negotiation are seen as more effective, less time consuming and hassle free alternate form of dispute resolution in India. Considering its significance, Institute of Law, Nirma University has set up the Centre on Alternative Dispute Resolution to enhance knowledge, understanding and scope of Alternate Dispute Resolution; and to create awareness of Alternate Dispute Resolution as part of justice delivery system; to equip the students and other professionals with practical aspect of arbitration, mediation and other ADR mechanism to take up independent career in this field.

  • To develop skills related to various ADR mechanism among students and Legal fraternity;
  • To provide a platform of deliberations and discussion related to ADR;
  • To encourage interested students in advancing their studies towards this subject;
  • To conduct Practical Training Workshops for the students and other stakeholders;
  • To create awareness of ADR through various events like Panel Discussion, Symposium, Seminar, Client Counselling Competition, Negotiation Competition etc. on the subject.
  • The Centre will commence the Ahmedabad Arbitration Chapter to promote discussions and deliberations on the issues and topics of arbitration in the first quarter of 2026.
  • Legal Aid has planned visits to nearby villages for legal awareness and providing legal counsel in the first quarter of 2026.
  • A Legal Aid Camp:  will be conducted to provide legal aid and awareness for certain discussed topics during the same time.
Name Designation
Dr Foram Patel Head
Dr Gunjan Arora Co-Head
Geethika P. M. Chairperson
Diya Ambavi Secretary
Garima Singh Chauhan Core Member
Navya Yadav Core Member
Pratishtha Shrivastava Core Member
Vaishali Venkatanarayanan Core Member
Shreya Mathur Core Member
Suhani Kabra Core Member
Nidhi Kamath Core Member
Harsh Pratap Core Member
Aditya Taneja Core Member
Pratik Amit Oke Core Member
Sneha Chauhan Member
Tanisha Rai Member
Renisha Sharma Member
Ananya Siddharth Rai Member
Ashwika M M Member
Jahanvi Verma Member
Deepanshi Gupta Member
Aarya Desai Member
Aparna Dwivedi Member
Anishq Nair Member
Piyush Gupta Member
Teena Bhardwaj Member
Rohit Asnani Member
Nirav Shaileshkumar Dave Member
Aman Khurana Member
Garima Bucha Member
Anushka Singh Member
Sonakshi Mathur Member
Nandini Zunder Member
Anika Surana Member
Name Designation
Sanjhi Agrawal Associate at LKS
Vineet Tayal LLM, WBNUJS
Krisha Bhimbani Litigant Gujarat High Court
Devashish Saxena Associate at Remfry and Sagar
  1. Arbitration Conclave (Forthcoming)
  2. International Mediation Competition (Forthcoming)
  3. 2nd International Mediation Competition, 2022
  4. 2nd Arbitration Conclave: A Kaleidoscopic View, 2022
  1. GCCI – Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry
  2. Young Mediators Initiative (YMI)
  3. IMI – International Mediation institute
  4. LexisNexis Legal and Professional
  5. Mediator Academy
  6. Centre for Mediation and Conciliation (CMC)
  7. AIDR – Association for International Dispute Resolution
  8. World Mediation Organization

Centre for Alternate Dispute Resolution
Institute of Law, Nirma University
Sarkhej-Gandhinagar Highway,
Post : Chandlodia, Via : Gota,
Ahmedabad – 382 481, Gujarat
Ph: +91 79 71652829
Email: adr@nirmauni.ac.in

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