Dimapur, Oct. 26 -- Gauhati High Court judge Justice Yarenjungla Longkumer has emphasised the role of judges in referring suitable cases to mediation, saying it should be treated as an integral part of the justice delivery system rather than merely an alternative to litigation.

She was speaking at a training programme for referral judges organised in Kohima by the Nagaland State Legal Services Authority (NSLSA) under the aegis of the Supreme Court of India's Mediation and Conciliation Project Committee (MCPC), according to an official report issued on Monday.

Longkumer said the success of mediation depended not only on the skills of mediators but also on the judgement, sensitivity and commitment of referral judges. She noted that referr...