Vinay Vaish, Joint Managing Partner, Vaish Associates
Advocates
Email: [email protected]
+919810200225
An interesting feature of the Indian legal system is the
existence of voluntary agencies called Lok Adalats (Peoples'
Courts). These forums resolve disputes through methods like
Conciliation and Negotiations and are governed by the Legal
Services Authorities Act, 1987. Every
award of Lok Adalats shall be deemed to be a decree of a civil
court and shall be binding on the parties to the dispute. The ADR
mechanism has proven to be one of the most efficacious mechanisms
to resolve commercial disputes of an international nature. In
India, laws relating to resolution of disputes have been amended
from time to time to facilitate speedy dispute resolution in sync
with the changing times. The Judiciary has also encouraged
out-of-court settlements to alleviate the increasing backlog of
cases pending in the courts. To effectively implement the ADR
mechanism, organisations
