Justice A Muhamed Mustaque: Resolve private disputes through ADR methods so that courts can focus on larger public issues

The Acting Chief of the Kerala High Court, Justice A Muhamed Mustaque stated that the time and resources of Courts must be used for issues concerning larger public interest rather than addressing private disputes.

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Justice A Muhamed Mustaque stated that the efforts need to be taken to resolve private issues using other dispute resolution methods so that Courts can look at the matters which involves arger public interests.

The Justice A Mustaque was speaking at the inaugural function of the Arbitration Centre at the Kerala High Court.

Justice Mustaque said that both the government as well as the contractors find it difficult to adjudicate their disputes in a formal system because of the nature of the dispute and the evidence involved in it.

The Acting Chief of the Kerala High Court, Justice A Muhamed Mustaque also expressed the hope that both the Central and State Governments will include arbitration clauses in their contracts and refer their disputes to arbitration.