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Alternate Dispute Resolution
Legal Studies · Chapter 5 · 2. Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR)
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- Judicial and quasi-judicial bodies; tribunals such as the NGT and ITAT
- Section 89 of the Code of Civil Procedure as a source of ADR; benefits of ADR and disputes it can cover
- Arbitration: meaning, arbitration agreement and court referral (Section 8)
- Arbitral award: significance, comparison with a judgement and setting aside
- Mediation and conciliation: meaning, scope, role of the mediator and conciliator, sanctity of settlements
- Differences between arbitration and conciliation, and between mediation and conciliation
- Lok Adalat: organisers, jurisdiction, award and its significance