ADR techniques include arbitration, conciliation, mediation and negotiation.

Related MCQs

• In Shakuntla Sawhney v. Kaushalaya Sawhney,[(1979) 3 SCR 232]the Supreme Court has observed that “Finest hour of justice is the hour of compromise when parties after burying the hatchet, re-unite by a reasonable and just compromise” Whether this principle has been reflected in the ADR procedures mentioned in the Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996?
• Mediation can be termed as assisted negotiation.
• Section 75 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996 specifically provides for the confidentiality of all matters relating to the proceedings.
• “Court procedure is justice-oriented, whereas ADR’s merit also lies in the fact that the process is participatory and solution-oriented”.
• Conciliation is a private, informal process in which a neutral third person helps disputing parties to reach an agreement.
• Indian ADR system is based on the Common law system
• Bargaining is a common feature of the negotiation process.
• Arbitration can be ad-hoc, contractual, institutional or statutory.
• In a contractual arbitration the jurisdiction of courts can be completely ousted under 1996 Act.
• The award made by the Lok Adalat is deemed to be a decree of the civil court like arbitration Award.