Chief Justice of India Surya Kant said on Friday that mediation is increasingly being accepted as a successful, cost-effective and win-win settlement for both litigating parties. He was speaking after taking part in a symbolic walk for Mediation Awareness' near Kala Academy in Panaji. Later in the day, he will participate in the conference Mediation: How significant in the present-day context', organised by the India International University of Legal Education and Research at Sancoale village in South Goa. Mediation is being accepted as successful and cost-effective. It is a win-win situation for both parties as it is a settlement, he said. The CJI said that in the case of mediation, no mediator will impose anything on any party. It is only what they desire or what they want, he said. CJI Kant said the SC has launched the Mediation for Nation' initiative to send out a message to stakeholders. (The message is) not only for the consumers of justice but also for direct stakeholders l