The Gandhinagar International Mediation & Arbitration Centre (GIM&AC) has been designed as a comprehensive institutional platform that integrates modern dispute resolution infrastructure with the highest standards of legal process, neutrality, and technology. Its facilities and institutional features reflect GIM&AC’s commitment to ensuring that every arbitration or mediation conducted under its auspices is efficient, transparent, and enforceable worldwide.
State-of-the-Art Hearing Facilities
- Dedicated Arbitration Chambers equipped with digital recording, simultaneous transcription, and live document sharing.
- Secure Virtual Hearing Rooms providing seamless hybrid hearings for domestic and international participants, with end-to-end encryption compliant with IFSCA Cybersecurity Regulations.
- Smart Case Presentation Systems for real-time exhibits, cross-referencing, and digital annotation.
Technology-Enabled ADR Platform
- BRAS 2.0 — Blockchain-based Record Authentication System:
Ensures tamper-proof evidence submission, procedural integrity, and traceable award records. - AI-Enabled Case Management Dashboard:
Provides automated scheduling, status tracking, and performance analytics to all parties and tribunals. - Digital Repository & Research Portal:
A secure archive of anonymized awards and procedural templates for scholarly and policy use. - Multilingual Digital Interface:
Supporting translation and transcript generation in major global languages for accessibility.
Arbitrator & Mediator Panels
- Internationally Accredited Panel: Comprising eminent arbitrators, mediators, legal scholars, and domain experts across sectors such as infrastructure, finance, technology, and trade.
- Code of Ethics & Conduct: Every empanelled member adheres to GIM&AC’s strict code emphasizing independence, neutrality, and integrity.
- Continuous Training & Certification: GIM&AC organizes regular orientation and certification programmes in collaboration with international institutions and Indian law universities.
Procedural Excellence
- GIM&AC Arbitration and Mediation Rules, 2026 — a forward-looking procedural framework balancing flexibility and predictability, aligned with IFSCA Expert Committee recommendations.
- Summary Disposal by Default for disputes below ₹50 crore, ensuring expedited outcomes.
- Digital Authentication of Filings under Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, ensuring admissibility of electronic evidence.
- Transparent Fee and Cost Structure, pre-defined and publicly accessible to promote predictability and fairness.
Global Connectivity & Recognition
- Recognition under GAMF’s institutional governance ensures compliance with international treaties and cross-border enforceability standards.
- Collaborative MoUs with global arbitration bodies, academic institutions, and trade chambers.
- Strategic presence at GIFT City IFSC, offering a neutral and globally connected dispute resolution seat comparable to Singapore, Dubai, and London.
Composite Quality Framework (CQF)
GIM&AC has instituted an independent Composite Quality Framework for continual evaluation and institutional transparency, benchmarking:
- Case disposal timelines
- Procedural fairness indices
- User satisfaction metrics
- Award enforceability and compliance rates
This framework reinforces GIM&AC’s core principle — “Summary by Default, Standard by Choice.”
Institutional Ethos
“Justice that is swift, sincere, and sustainable.”
Every feature of GIM&AC — from its governance to its technology — embodies the balance between Gandhian philosophy and global legal modernity.