Conference on government litigation resolves to improve pleadings in courts, settle depts' divergent viewsGovernment officials met to tackle the vast number of cases involving the central government. Key issues like inconsistent legal interpreta...
02 Mar, 2026, 09.39 PM IST
Make pre-litigation mediation for commercial cases voluntary: Sanjeev Sanyal of EAC-PMCiting the recent Mediation Act, 2023, the ECA-PM member called for a need to amend section 12A of the Commercial Courts Act, 2015 to make ...
06 Dec, 2023, 09.50 PM IST
View: Let's make mediation voluntaryMediation, a process involving a neutral intermediary assisting parties in reaching a mutually satisfactory settlement, is widely seen as a...
15 Nov, 2023, 01.20 AM IST
Rajya Sabha passes Mediation Bill, 2021Rajya Sabha on Tuesday passed the Mediation Bill, 2021, which halves the maximum time for completing mediation proceedings to 180 days. The...
01 Aug, 2023, 06.31 PM IST
Don't exclude govt-related disputes from Mediation Bill, suggests Parl panelThe panel headed by BJP MP Sushil Modi has noted that "unless specifically notified by the central and/or state governments, non-commercial...
25 Jul, 2022, 12.55 AM IST
Retail and real estate will continue to see major litigations in the post-pandemic world: Ameet Naik, Naik Naik & CoAfter the pandemic had struck and there was the imposition of lockdown, due to restriction movements, there was a huge impact on the Retail...
01 Jun, 2022, 10.56 AM IST
Mediation Bill allows mediation on par with arbitration and litigation: Centre for Advanced Mediation Practice founderIn the current time when the country has over 4 crores pending cases, mediation is set to become an effective alternative dispute resolutio...
23 Feb, 2022, 09.52 PM IST
A Covid-induced trend? At nascent stage, still, settlement through mediation gains groundNormally, disputes related to vendors and suppliers, and shareholders agreements and partnerships, end up in court. Increasingly, however, ...
02 Apr, 2021, 11.41 PM IST
SC notice to Centre on plea for SOP mandating pre-litigation mediationA bench of Chief Justice S A Bobde, A S Bopanna, and V Ramasubramanian issued notices to the Ministry of Law and Justice and various high c...
22 Oct, 2020, 02.38 PM IST
Companies prefer pre-litigation mediation to force majeureCompanies in the manufacturing, services and real estate sectors, in particular, are looking at mediation to end disputes with suppliers, v...
01 May, 2020, 06.39 AM IST
Time is ripe for legislation containing compulsory 'pre-litigation mediation': CJISpeaking at the 3rd edition of of an international conference on 'Arbitration in the Era of Globalisation', Justice Bobde said a robust "ar...
08 Feb, 2020, 02.56 PM IST
Supreme Court forms committee to draft mediation law, will send to governmentThe panel, to be headed by mediator Niranjan Bhat, will recommend a code of conduct for mediators, who are legal experts. On January 12, th...
19 Jan, 2020, 11.40 PM IST
Commercial disputes should go through mediation first: BobdeCJI-designate Justice Bobde has called for making pre-litigation mediation a must for commercial disputes.
14 Nov, 2019, 08.35 AM IST
Government too favours talks to resolve Ayodhya issue: Union MinisterUnderlining that the suggestion of Supreme Court is "worth welcoming", he said if such complex matters are solved through negotiations, it ...
21 Mar, 2017, 03.39 PM IST
Legal reforms panel supports law to encourage out-of-court settlementsThe Council, chaired by the Law Minister, usually meets twice a year. Representatives from the Supreme Court, the Bar Council and the Union...
07 Jun, 2016, 04.20 PM IST
Government considering law to encourage out-of-court settlementsThe Law Ministry has proposed that the process of mediation "should be given statutory backing by enacting a stand-alone law on mediation."
04 Feb, 2016, 04.38 PM IST
- Law ministry to train pros in pre-trial settlement
To bring down the volume of litigation and encourage arbitration and mediation between feuding parties, the law ministry plans to train pro...
13 Oct, 2008, 12.00 AM IST