Mediation hearings
Mediation isn’t a separate hearing type you switch on. It’s three of the values in the same Purpose field every hearing uses: Mediation Referral, Mediation Session, and Settlement Conference. Picking one of them is what changes the form and how NyayX treats the entry.
How mediation entries differ
| Feature | Regular hearing | Mediation entry |
|---|---|---|
| Purpose values | First Hearing, Arguments, Evidence, Judgment, Order, Review, etc. | Mediation Referral, Mediation Session, Settlement Conference |
| Extra fields | none | Mediator Name, Mediation Centre |
| Counts as NDOH? | Yes, it can become the case’s next hearing date | No: a mediation date never becomes the case’s next hearing date, even if you record it alongside a court NDOH |
| Discrepancy checks | Yes, against the court’s cause list | Not applicable, there’s no cause-list equivalent to check against |
Adding a mediation entry
From the Hearings page or a case’s Hearings tab, click Add Hearing.
Choose Mediation Referral, Mediation Session, or Settlement Conference. Two fields appear: Mediator Name and Mediation Centre, both optional.
Enter the date and any notes, then Save. It appears on the Calendar and in the case’s Hearings tab like any other entry.
Recording a mediation date alongside an NDOH
When you record the next court date, in Court Mode, the NDOH Manager, or a hearing’s own NDOH tab, you can add a mediation date in the same save instead of creating it separately:
This appears below the main date picker in each of those flows.
The date is required to save this section; Mediation centre and Mediator name are optional. A conflict check runs against the mediation date the same way it does for the court date.
Saving creates the mediation entry as its own hearing, separate from the court NDOH, so it shows up correctly on the Calendar and in Court Mode on its own day, without ever being mistaken for the case’s next court hearing date.