Mediation in Ayodhya dispute

Why in news?
  • A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court has referred the Ayodhya dispute for mediation in a bid to heal minds and hearts.
  • The mediation would start in a week in Faizabad district of Uttar Pradesh of which the disputed area is a part with the process conducted in-camera.
More in news
  • Legal provisions for Mediation
    (1) Under Section 89 of the Civil Procedure Code, judges must ensure that all avenues to resolve a dispute outside the Court have been exhausted.
    (2) Court said that there exist elements of a settlement which may be acceptable to the parties, the Court shall formulate the terms of settlement and give them to the parties for their observations.
  • After receiving the observations of the parties, the Court may reformulate the terms of a possible settlement and refer the same for:
    (1) Arbitration: a process by which parties select an independent person, who renders a decision regarding the case.
    (2) Conciliation: it attempts to make parties come to an agreement, about the problem at hand.
    (3) Judicial settlement including settlement through Lok Adalat or Mediation.
Source
The Hindu




Posted by Jawwad Kazi on 9th Mar 2019