Indore: Community Mediation Centres (CMCs) functional across 50 districts have taken up 662 cases till October this year, providing solution in civil dispute matters through trained mediators since its inception. CMCs have been operating in the state for the last couple of years taking up 662 cases for hearing till October this year. Of them, 276 cases were settled and 64 are pending till October, showed MPSLSA records.CMC is a mechanism promoted and implemented jointly by Madhya Pradesh State Legal Service Authority (MPSLSA) and Main Mediation Monitoring Committee to provide for mediation and settlement of conflicts in society at grassroot level through volunteers. MPSLSA member secretary Ratnesh Chandra Bishen told TOI, Community Mediation Centres are operating across districts in Madhya Pradesh with centres in Indore performing well. The cases cropping up before these CMCs are discussed in a meeting in Jabalpur.In Indore, a total of 347 cases were referred to CMCs. Of them, 91 cases were settled. The CMCs in Satna district settled 112 cases out of 149 referred to them. Sixteen cases out of 35 were settled by CMCs in Jabalpur, showed records. The CMCs deal with cases related to civil disputes like property, familial conflict between husband, wife, parents, son, siblings, divorce and other issues. In MP, there are 20 lakh pending cases, including 3.97 civil cases as on December 1, showed National Judicial Data Grid dashboard. Of them, over 45,000 civil cases have been pending for over three years.CMCs are run by Community Mediation Volunteers (CMV), who are trained after being nominated by sponsoring social organisation that are different social, religious, cultural groups and organisation like NSS, residence associations and flat owners society among others. MPSLSA trained 344 CMVs belonging to different caste and religion. Of them, 80 were trained in Indore, followed by 74 in Ujjain for community mediation.We also published the following articles recentlySpeaker alleges intimidation by mediators of central agencyThe Tamil Nadu government accuses the Centre of corruption, following the bribery case involving an officer of the Directorate of Enforcement. Tamil Nadu assembly speaker M Appavu alleges that enforcement agencies, especially the ED, engage mediators to intimidate individuals and extract money. Politicians and industrialists in non-BJP ruled states are being targeted. The DVAC has the authority to arrest the ED officer, but the entire ED should not be blamed. AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami states that the law has done its duty.Fresh Gaza hostage releases due as mediators seek lasting truceIsraeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners are set to be released in exchange for each other under an extended truce. The seven-week war between Israel and Hamas was sparked by deadly attacks from Hamas militants, leading to an Israeli military offensive in the Gaza Strip. The truce, which has been hailed by international figures, has been paused due to violations by both sides. The truce is set to end on Thursday, and there is pressure for a lasting ceasefire and increased humanitarian aid to Gaza.Madhya Pradesh: Man booked for having sex with 70-year-old mothers corpse in IndoreA mentally unwell 22-year-old man in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, was caught having sex with the corpse of his deceased 70-year-old mother on a street. The police have filed an offence against him for showing disrespect to a human corpse. The incident occurred in the Badi Gwaltoli area. The accused removed the body from the hospital after his mothers demise. Two students captured the incident on a mobile phone and reported it to the police.

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