Yashvi Sanghani, Unitedworld School of Law, Karnavati University
ABSTRACT
Mediation has been one of the oldest and most effective form of Out of Court Settlement. It has been a prominent dispute resolution mechanism in several parts of the world in various forms since time immemorial. This paper focuses on the latest legislation on Mediation i.e. The Mediation Bill, 2021 and venture into its legal history to understand he effect of previous legislations as well as judgements in shaping the Bill now introduced in parliament. This paper also discusses the salient features of the bill and the numerous contemporary concepts that it attempts to introduce in Indian Legal system while also noting the possible shortcomings that may obstruct its effective implementation to finally analyse the nature of this Bill with regard to the nature of mediation as a dispute resolution mechanism that has existed until now.
