Unit IV · Alternate Dispute Resolution

Conciliation under Part III of the 1996 Act

Study aid only. Confirm statute numbers with the current bare Act and the official OU LL.B. (3-YDC) 2024–25 syllabus PDF.

Statute sections

Act / instrument	Section	Name
Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996	61–62	Application and commencement of conciliation
Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996	67–69	Role of conciliator; communication; suggestions
Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996	73–74	Settlement agreement and its status as an arbitral award

AIR 2000 SC 2281 · Supreme Court of India

A conciliation settlement binds only if signed in the manner section 73 requires; a mediator's report is not by itself a decree.

(2010) 8 SCC 24 · Supreme Court of India

Conciliation and mediation are among the section 89 modes; the court must match the dispute to a suitable ADR process.

(2005) 6 SCC 344 · Supreme Court of India

Draft mediation/conciliation rules were approved so that section 89 does not remain a dead letter.