Centre for Alternative Dispute Resolution

About CADR

Centre for alternative dispute resolution(CADR) is a public charitable trust registered with the charity commissioner and enjoys exemption under sec 12AA and 80G of the income tax act.

The present time tested fundamental and inevitable judicial system is over- burdened backlogs and increasing number of Court cases because of population explosion and phenomenal growth of commerce and industries and it needs to be supplemented with alternative dispute resolution mechanisms which are widely accepted all over the world and having felt the need of providing continuing legal education to the Lawyers, Judges, Law and Justice administrators, litigants and general public, and also with the charitable intent too the Trust is created for the same and for establishing, providing and promoting facilities and mechanisms for Alternative Dispute Resolution and continuing legal education with charitable objects stated hereinafter

The Aims and Objects of the Trust are briefly specified herein below and the benefit thereof shall be extended to all irrespective of class, community, creed or religion and for general public utility.

Main Objects - The objects of this Trust in general shall be to establish, encourage and provide facilities for Alternative Disputes Resolution in addition and not in substitution of the present national judicial system and to provide continuing legal education for advancement of laws and legal procedures in India for the benefit of the entire people of India without distinction of caste, creed, color or sex. Without in any way limiting the generality of the main objects stated above but always in conformity with them, the objects of this trust shall be as stated hereafter:

To recognize, accept, consolidate, promote and canvas the present judicial system, constitution and laws of India and to carry them out honestly, faithfully and religiously.
To establish, maintain and run Institutes or Centres for Alternate Dispute Resolution and to provide facilities for resolution of disputes by alternative methods such as Mediation, Arbitration, Conciliation or any other indigenous, expeditious, less expensive and acceptable mode of solving disputes to those who want to seek such help voluntarily and without any compulsion.
To organize, establish and provide panels of Mediators, Arbitrators, Conciliators and early neutral evaluators to help and assist litigants who need their help or to those who are referred to the Trust or organizations run by the Trust and to coordinate with and assist the Courts for providing such Alternative Dispute Resolution methods.
To frame rules, regulations and conditions for availing of such services provided by the Trust or its Institutions.
To promote and popularize the above said alternative dispute resolution methods amongst the litigants, commercial and business organizations, groups, professional bodies and whomsoever concerned prior and /or after the litigation.
To conduct research programs to find shortcomings, defects and difficulties in existing laws and legal system and suggest methods to improve the same by amendments or proper implementation thereof.
To evolve, prepare and conduct with the of learned professors, jurists, scholars, universities, world bodies and institutions programs and courses for lawyers, judges, litigants, law students, law administrators and general public at large, for creating general awareness of law and order, and for exchanging and spreading latest information knowledge and experience in the field of law.
To print, publish and circulate brochures, research papers, books, periodicals, journals, articles, pamphlets for promoting, popularizing and implementing the objects of this Trust.
To organize and hold pilot projects, lectures, seminars, symposiums, group discussions, opinion polls, conferences and training and research programs for achieving the objects of this Trust.
To cooperate and collaborate with law institutes, Bar Association, Bar Councils, Judicial Institutions, Professional Bodies, World Bodies like World Bank, United Nations Organizations, International Monetary Fund (IMF), Asian Development Bank (ADB), World Mediation Forum, Asia Pacific Mediation Forum, Universities, and such other institutions for promoting, encouraging, organizing and aiding in programs which help in objects of this Trust.
To arrange programs for international and national exchange of study groups and invite and send expert faculties for the spread of international knowledge, information and experience.
To establish, conduct, manage and equip training and research centers, institutes and programs for carrying out the objects and activities of this Trust.
To establish, run and maintain institutes for training and imparting continuing education and for holding refresher courses for lawyers, judges, litigants, legal administrators and the public at large for promoting and popularizing legal and judicial system and the legal subjects and procedures.

Ancillary Objects -

Education:

To Establish, control, direct, take over, conduct, supervise, develop and manage and / or assist or join in the establishment, control, direction, taking cover, conduct, super vision development and management of schools, colleges, institutions, university and other bodies for giving or imparting any kind of education and training including without prejudice to the generality and in particular primary, secondary and higher academicals including medical, technical, engineering, pharmaceutical, legal journalistic, political, historical, computer, psychological, sociological, physical, military education and training as well as education and training in arts (including fine arts) and crafts.
To conduct post – graduate diploma course in journalism, marketing, management and business administration, to deserving and needy students of all communities without discrimination on the ground of caste, class, color, creed, religion or sex.
To print, publish and / or purchase books, periodicals, magazines articles papers thesis, corresponding course, lesson course, or any other courses intended to promote and impart education, literature and cultural etc.
To provide free notebooks, free textbooks, free uniforms, school fees, tuition, grant scholarships and prizes and / or loans or financial assistance in any manner to deserving students.
For any one or more of the objects mentioned in these presents to establish and Support Institutions, Universities, Colleges, Museums, Schools, Kindergarten, Laboratories, Reading Rooms, Hostels, Lodging and Boarding Houses, Canteens and any Constructions for similar objects.
The Trust shall organize and hold lectures, discourse, debated, seminars, reading of papers and group studies on diverse topics and subjects and shall undertake such cultural and social activities and functions as will afford opportunities for contacts among the members and the people.
The Trust shall grant award, scholarship, fellowship, stipends and other monetary assistance to person studying in India and / or abroad, engaged in activities which promotes its objectives.
The Trust shall establish, found, construct, maintain and assist in the promotion of institutions for the progress and development of the country and carry out research in various fields.
To contribute to any other Trusts or Institutions established for objects similar those of this or any Trust of them.
To encourage, support, assist students traveling abroad for higher studies and education, academic, technical and vocational, in all possible manner by making available financial support for their traveling, boarding, loading, tuition courses and any other fees, either by way of grant, or interest free loan, or loans on soft terms as may be determined from time to time and on the merits of each separate case.
To promote, advance, diffuse and propagate education including technical and medical education, physical training, training of handicrafts, knowledge and research in Vastu Shastra, Astrology, Yoga, Reiki, Alternate Healing Therapies and Allied subjects in India or abroad.
To do all such other lawful things as may be incidental to or conducive to the attainment of its objects in India or abroad.

Medical

To establish, maintain and support or grant or give monetary assistance and medical relief to Hospitals, Dispensaries, Nursing Homes, Maternity Homes, Medical & Dental Clinics, Family planning centers, Cancer, Aids, Blood banks, Eye camps, Sanatoriums, Asylums, institutions with facilities for the free boarding and loading, convalescent homes, orphanages, homes for widows or destitute women, child welfare activities, pediatric care and / or to contribute to Trust or institution established for the said purpose or any one or more of them.
To provide free medicine, supply nutrition foods, to the needy persons, reimburse their medical/ hospital bills and or any other financial assistance in any manner to deserving people.
To supply drugs, hearing aids, orthopedic operation theatre equipments or any surgical or medical equipment, appliance like wheel chairs for handicapped and other medical appliance to the needy people.
To maintain the ambulance services, mobile dispensaries and to organize medical diagnosis, clinical and surgical aid camps.
To encourage medical education, arrange medical seminars, workshops and conferences for specific diseases, medical research and family planning.

Relief of poverty

To establish, erect, equip and maintain or contributed by endowment or otherwise towards establishment, erection, equipment maintaining of Libraries and Free Reading Rooms, Orphanage and Charitable Institution for the relief of the poor and advancement of other object of public utility.
To make monthly, quarterly or other periodically or lump sums contribution to the needy person for the advancement of education and their other day to day requirements.
To provide relief in cash or kind for the uplift in any manner of all class of people including the backward, the helpless, the destitute, orphans or deserving people in times of natural calamities, emergency scarcities, havoc of floods, fire, famine, earthquake or calamities, like civil commotion, riots, war or force measures and the like.
To render the financial help to the students to enable them to purchases books and other equipments necessary for their education.
To render the financial help to the persons to enable them to obtain medical treatment in forms and on such terms and conditions as the Trustees shall deem fit.
To give relief to poor and deserving for advancement and propagation of any object of public utility, public institutions and established research work in connection with medicine literature, and technology, science, industrial problem or for providing funds for institution and / or starting professorships or lectureships or scholarship in any branch of medicine, maternity science, technology or commerce, law, giving free aid to any charitable institutions, trust, associations organization etc.
To engage in Rural Development Project and for that purpose to render financial and / or any other assistance and to rehabilitate the underprivileged.

Other Charitable Activities

Advancement of any other object or objects of general public utility not involving or carrying on of any activity for profit as that the law may regard as public charitable purpose.
To establishment, construction, maintenance or supports of Boarding Schools, Orphanages Schools, Places for holdings religious and social feasts, dinner and gatherings, dharamashalas, sanitariums, asylums for widow or poor and destitute persons, residence for poor persons and marriages of poor girls.
To make arrangements to the purpose of procurement and distribution of water such as to dig and construct wells, to install reservoirs and taps etc. and to open, start maintain, establish and operate depots pyaoos, vans for the same and incur such costs and expenses as may be necessary for the benefit of public in general.
To establish research establishment for the general public utility which has its object to undertake to carry on or to help to carry on research and other scientific work.
To undertake such other activities as may be deemed to be necessary to promote understanding and better professional practice in the areas of social work, social services, personnel administration and allied fields.
To promote, work for and undertake any activities for the Industrial, domestic, social, physical, moral, ethical or financial welfare or uplift of all classes of people.
To organize, cultural programs and other social / functional gatherings like Independence Day, Republic Day, May Day and many more of similar nature and to celebrate festivals and auspicious days.
To establish, maintain and manage institution and organizations to further research in industrial and economics problems.
To make arrangements to purpose of procurement and distribution of water such as dig and construct wells, to install reservoirs and taps. Etc. and to open, start maintain, establish and operate depots payaoos, vans for the same and incur such costs and expenses as may be necessary for the benefit of public in general.
To extend assistance, if or as and when, the laws of land permit, for any humanitarian activities to be undertaken outside India.
To aid or to assist any place or worship to be of historic, archeological or artistic important or a place of public worship of renown throughout any state or states.
To set up, establish and maintain vocational training centre and to provide boarding and loading facilities to students and working women.
To encourage sports including setting up of Stadiums, Health Clubs, Gymkhanas, Sports Complex and all other activities incidental thereto.
To encourage cultural activities including but not limited to promotion of peace and harmony by holding and educative theatrical shows, dramas, lectures etc.
To promote literature and for the that purpose or otherwise to publish books, magazines, newsletters as also establish libraries, reading to set up, establish and maintain vocational training centers.
To promote environmental awareness and safeguard the global environment and to that end carry on such activities as may be necessary.
To establish, take over, run, maintain a center or centers for Senior Citizen or retirements homes or old people homes with recreation etc. as may be necessary.
To undertake activities, or assist in the undertaking of activities relating to the care and welfare of all other living species in this world, such as animal, birds, trees, plants, etc.
To undertake or assist in the undertaking of scientific and / or social research, case studies, documentation, printing and publishing of books, periodicals, journals, newsletter, magazines or audio and / or video material, films and slides.
To promote, assist all activities by whomsoever or where so ever carried on in the India in conformity with the object of the Trust and as are conducive to the well being and general welfare of the society or are conducive to the advancement of any object of general public utility.

The board of trustees consist of retired judge of bombay high court and at present four advocates. Managing trustee Firdosh Kassam Karachiwala is master trainer having received training in Australia and U.K.

CADR aims at conducting training programmes for all professionals, social workers and those desiring to practice A.D.R. either professionally or honarar

Profile of the Master Trainer:

Practicing as Solicitor for more than 30 years.

Panel Member of:

• International Centre for Alternative Dispute Resolution (ICADR) – Delhi.
• Indian Council of Arbitration (ICA) – Delhi
• Bombay Incorporated Law Society – High Court Bombay
• World Mediation Forum (WMF) (Steering Committee)
• Lawyers Engaged in Alternative Dispute Resolution (LEADER) – Australia
• Co-authored Book on “Mediation in India – A Toolkit” published by USEFI

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