ODR And The Indian Judiciary: A Technological Disruption Or A Collaborative Future?
- IJLLR Journal
- May 6
- 1 min read
Gargi Talukdar, Amity University Kolkata
ABSTRACT
India's judicial system is reeling with an overwhelming pendency of over 40 million cases, resulting in long delays in dispensing justice. Though traditional ADR tools such as arbitration, mediation, and conciliation, have been providing dispute resolution mechanisms as an alternative to litigation for ages, they themselves are getting clogged up with logistic hurdles, prohibitively high costs, and accessibility hurdles, especially for individuals in remote or lesser-served locations. ODR thereafter markets itself as a potential solution during such times by using information-technology to enable quick and affordable conflict resolution. By using information- technology to enable arbitration, mediation, and negotiation online, ODR brings speed, affordability, and accessibility into the court system. This paper examines whether ODR is an information-technology disruptor or cooperative force to empower the Indian Judiciary.
