ADR BOARD REPORT
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Associate Director: Asst. Prof. Priyanka Shet
Advisory Committee: Dr. M.R.K Prasad
Dr. Sandhya Ram S.A.
Dr. B.S.Patil
The ADR Board was initiated with the aim of inculcating among law students, the amicable settlement approach rather than the adversarial approach towards the client’s issues. The students are expected to learn the purpose, skill and techniques of the alternative dispute resolution methods like Negotiation, Mediation, Conciliation, etc. The membership of the board is the outcome of a rigorous screening procedure from amongst the numerous interested students. The Members once selected, are trained in the ADR techniques through orientation and experience sharing sessions. These members represent the college in various National as well as International ADR competitions. The Board also conducts client counseling orientations and training for the competitions. This year the members of the Board have made us proud by winning the most prestigious Competitions, National as well as International. The Board is also instrumental in hosting ‘Lex Infinitum’, the International Dispute Resolution Competition every year.
Selection to ADR Board:
The members of the Board are selected each year through a rigorous screening procedure which requires them to participate in a negotiation session with other participants. This year the selection rounds were held on 25th July 2019.
Notice and Registration:
Notice was issued on 6-07-2019 announcing the selection rounds dates and seeking registration from the interested students. The selection rounds were open for all the classes except the F.Y.B.A. LL.B. Total of 103 students registered for the selection rounds
Problem for Selection:
The problem for the Selection round was uploaded on the College Website and students WhatsApp group. State of Kandva and Go Green Corporation. The students were also informed about the judging criterion on basis of which they had to make the preparation.
Exemption:
There were 10 students from the previous Academic year who were members of the ADR Board and had won prizes, who were exempted from selection rounds this year. They were directly inducted in the board based on their previous performance. The following members of the ADR Board of the previous academic year were exempted from the selection process and were continued as qualified members of the Board for 2018-19.
(i) Those who had qualified to the semi final round at any National ADR competition or
(ii) Those who had qualified from the preliminary round to the next level, at any International ADR competition.
Training for Selection:
Training for the students who registered for selection rounds was conducted on 20-07-2019 by Dr. B .S. Patil. The students were trained about the process of negotiation, its types and the format of the selection. This was followed by a demo session conducted by the previous members and explained by Dr. B. S. Patil.
Selection Round:
Selection round was held on 25th July 2019 in which 97 students participated. There were total of seven rounds conducted from 8.45 to 12.35 p.m. These rounds were conducted in 8 chambers.
Judges for the selection round were Dr. M.R.K Prasad, Dr. Shaber Ali G., Dr. Kim Couto, Dr. K.S. Rao, Dr. B.S.Patil, Dr. Sandhya Ram, Ms. Pearl Monteiro & Ms. Bhakti Naik, Total of 45 students were selected and with 10 exempted, the total number of ADR members was 55.
LIST OF SELECTED MEMBERS
| SR. NO. | Name | CLASS |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Akshada Bharne | T.Y. B.A LL.B |
| 2. | Gabe Mendes | IV B.A LL.B |
| 3. | Cornellio Fernandes | F.Y LL.B DEGREE |
| 4. | Rashmi Viegas | IV B.A LL.B |
| 5. | Isha Saglani | T.Y. B.A LL.B |
| 6. | Aneefa D | T.Y. B.A LL.B |
| 7. | Raj Ramani | FIFTH YEAR |
| 8. | Shivani Nadkarni | IV B.A LL.B |
| 9. | Pheroz Loran | T.Y DEGREE |
| 10. | Ritesh Rawal | FIFTH YEAR |
| 11. | Sanaya Monteiro | T.Y. B.A LL.B |
| 12. | Shamita Nadkarni | IV B.A LL.B |
| 13. | Rajiv Mendonca | IV B.A LL.B |
| 14. | Shreya Raikar | S.Y B.A LL.B |
| 15. | Vaibhav Kanekar | S.Y B.A LL.B |
| 16. | Shruti Tilve | IV B.A LL.B |
| 17. | Gaurang Kerkar | FIFTH YEAR |
| 18. | Pratiksha Naik | FIFTH YEAR |
| 19. | Dhru Dhawan | F.Y B.A LL.B |
| 20. | Siddhant Shetye | S.Y B.A LL.B |
| 21. | Nishika Vaz | FIFTH YEAR |
| 22. | Krish Baretto | FIFTH YEAR |
| 23. | Om D’Costa | IV BA LL.B |
| 24. | Poojangi Kharbe | IV BA LL.B |
| Potential Candidates | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VasudevSalkar | S.Y B.A LL.B | ||
| 2 | Aashna Pathak | S.Y B.A LL.B | ||
| 3 | Meryl Vaz | IV B.A LL.B | ||
| 4 | Ruchika Birje | S.Y B.A LL.B | ||
| 5 | Samuel Pereira | S.Y B.A LL.B | ||
| 6 | Veda Kerkar | T.Y B.A LL.B | ||
| 7 | Rizzio Noronha | T.Y B.A LL.B | ||
| 8 | Angelica Moneiro | T.Y B.A LL.B | ||
| 9 | TabitaSouto | IV B.A LL.B | ||
| 10 | YashNaik | S.Y B.A LL.B | ||
| 11 | Jonathan Correa | S.Y B.A LL.B | ||
| 12 | Sherwyn Correia | S.Y B.A LL.B | ||
| 13 | Herrah Baretto | IV B.A LL.B | ||
| 14 | Aloka Naik | IV B.A LL.B | ||
| 15 | Vrutika Prabhu | S.Y B.A LL.B | ||
| 16 | SavioTravasso | S.Y LL.B DEGREE | ||
| 17 | Vishesh K | T.Y. B.A LL.B | ||
| 18 | Sachin Panicker | S.Y B.A LL.B | ||
| 19 | Dania Shaikh | IV B.A LL.B | ||
| 20 | Manasi Kamat | T.Y. B.A LL.B | ||
| 21 | Samuel Fernandes | S.Y B.A LL.B | ||
| STUDENTS EXEMPTED FORM SELECTION | ||||
| 1 | RHEA ALMEIDA | T.Y B.A LL.B | ||
| 2 | SHIVANI NAZARE | IV B.A LL.B | ||
| 3 | RASHMITA MONSERRATE | IV B.A LL.B | ||
| 4 | ANUSHA ALMEIDA | IV B.A LL.B | ||
| 5 | VAIBHAVI RANE | V LL.B | ||
| 6 | HARSHAL DESAI | V B.A LL.B | ||
| 7 | RAJDEEP PRABHUGAONKAR | V B.A LL.B | ||
| 8 | KABIR SABNIS | V B.A LL.B | ||
| 9 | SANJANA KAKODKAR | IV B.A LL.B | ||
| 10 | HARSH JOSHI | T.Y LL.B DEGREE | ||
Orientation for selected students:
The orientation for the members selected to the ADR Board was conducted on 14th August, 2019 by Dr. Mrunmayi M. Vaidya and Prof. Priyanka Shet. All the members attended the meeting. The students were briefed about the ADR Board policy as well as the budget provision for ADR Board. They were informed about the ADR Competitions and a list of upcoming events was prepared. The members opted for the different competitions to be held for their consideration as team members whenever the competition invite is received. They were also encouraged about publications in different ADR related journals and it was decided to conduct sessions on relevant topics.
Felicitation of CDRC Vienna Team:
A programme was held at the College to felicitate the Winners of the CDRC Competition, Vienna on 04-10-2019. The coach of the team Dr. B. S. Patil was also felicitated. The President of the Devi Sharvani Education Society Shri. Dattaraj Salgaocar presided over the function and announced a prize money of Rs.25000/- each for both the participants. The students also formed a WhatsApp group to communicate regarding ADR activities.
Client Counseling Orientation:
On 29-11-2019 client counseling orientation was conducted by Dr. B. S. Patil to train the ADR members for preparation for client counseling competition. Insights were given as to the concept of counseling and the skills involved in counseling a client, the process for the same and Do’s and Don’t’s.
Mock Sessions:
The students representing the college underwent rigorous training through mock sessions. They grouped with other members of the ADR Board for the purpose of practice and understanding various perspective on the problems. The faculty attended the mocks. Faculty as well as the other member observers used to give their feedback at the end of the mock session. Students represented the college in 16 events and won 4 awards.
WINNINGS FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2019-20
| SR. NO. | EVENT | PLACE | PARTICIPANTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Negotiation Competition, IBA-CDRC, Vienna | Winner | Harsh Joshi |
| Sanjana Kakodkar | |||
| 2. | Negotiation Competition at 5th School of Law, Christ National ADR Competition, Bangalore | Winner | Rashmita Monserrate |
| Phiroze Loran | |||
| 3. | 9th National Client Counseling Competition 2020,UILS, Chandigarh | Winner | Meryl Vas |
| SanjanaKakodkar | |||
| 4. | S. K. Mishra Memorial Annual Mediation & Negotiation Competition 2020, Lloyds Law College, Noida | Runner Up Mediator | Dania Shaikh |
PARTICIPATIONS FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2019-20
| Sr. No. | COMPETITION | DATE | NAMES |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Negotiation Competition, IBACDRC, Vienna | 9-10 July 2019 | Harsh Joshi Sanjana Kakodkar |
| 2. | NLIU-INADR Bhopal | 22-24 Nov 2019 | Sanjana Kakodkar Rajiv Mendonca Rajdeep Prabhugaonkar |
| 3. | Justice Anand Mediation And Negotiation Competition Punjab University, Chandigarh | 8-9 Nov 2019 | Anifa D’souza Shruti Tilve Isha Saglani |
| 4. | 19th National Client Consutling Competition For Justice P. Govinda Menon Memorial Ever Rolling Trophy, Kerala Law Academy, Thiruvananthpuram | 7,8,9 NOV 2019 | K. Krubeshwaran Yash Naik |
| 5. | TNNLU Mediation Arbitration Competition, Tamilnadu | 31 Jan-2 Feb 2020 | Raj Ramani Akshata Bharne Sanaya Monteiro |
| 6. | 5th School Of Law, Christ National ADR Competition | 16-18 Jan 2020 | Mediation: 1.Shamita Nadkarni(Mediator) 2.Shivani Nazare 3.Krishe Baretto Client Counseling: 1.Rajiv Mendonca 2.Kabir Sabnis Negotiation: 1.Rashmita Monserrate 2.Phiroze Lorraine |
| 7. | Mediation And Negotiation Competition Lloyds Law College | 27th Feb-1st March 2020 | Herrah Barreto Dania Shaik Ruchika Birje |
| 8. | NLUJS Mediation Mediation Competition 2020, Kolkata | 27 Feb-1 March | Vaibhavi Rane Shane Coutinho Samuel Fernandes |
| 9. | NLUJ Deal Mediation, Jodhpur | 19-22 March 2022 | Nikhil Araujo Shreya Ashna |
| 10. | GLC National ADR Triathlon 2020,Mumbai | 15-16 Feb 2020 | Harshal Desai Shivani Nazare Rhea Almeida |
| 11. | Louis Brown Client Counseling Competition | 31 Jan – 2 Feb | Harsh Joshi Savio Travasso |
| 12. | 19th Annual INADR International Law School Mediation Tournament, Chicago | 4-7 March 2020 | Wilfred Valadares Rizzio Noronha Rashmi Monserrate Harsh Joshi Shruti Tilve Raj Ramani |
| 13. | 9th National Client Counseling Competition 2020,UILS, Chandigarh | 21-23 Feb 2020 | Meryl Vas Sanjana Kakodkar |
| 14. | Shyambhav 2020 Fest at Symbiosis Law School, Pune | 28 Feb-1 March 2020 | Client Counseling: 1.Om D’costa 2.Gabe Mendes Negotiation: 1.Nikhil Araujo 2.Nishika Vaz Mediation: 1.Gaurang Kerkar 2.Shamita Nadkarni 3.Shivani Nadkarni |
| 15. | RMNLU Mediation Competition | 17-19 Jan 2020 | Tabita Souto Vaibhavi Kanekar |
| 16. | 1st National Mediation Competition, Symbiosis Law School, Hyderabad | 27-29 March 2020 | Siddhant Shetye Poojangi Kharbe Aloka Naik |
Negotiation Practical Exam:
The ADR Board with the assistance of the members conducted the negotiation practical exam on 03-06-2020 for the Vth year of B.A. LL.B and T.Y. B.A. LL.B.
Problem release:
Problems were released on 23-02-2020 through the website as well as the student’s class WhatsApp group. The problem was titled “Hot potatoes in the farm” and “Water is magic: Price it fairly.” Each student was required to appear for both the problems. Students were also informed about the assessment criterion.
Orientation:
The orientation was given by Dr.MRK Prasad and Dr. B. S. Patil. This was followed by a demo session. The demo session gave an idea to the students of the process of negotiation.
The practical exam:
The negotiation exam on 03-03-2020 was held in 12 classrooms. There were 20 faculty assessing the students. There were 3 students in each team. The rounds were conducted from 8.45 to 12.30 p.m. There were 4 CI’s generated for each problem. The students were assessed by the faculty on basis of their negotiation session performance as well as the written submission they were instructed to make of summary of each session.
