• Dr. Ashish Kumar

The concept of conciliation is grounded in the use of a neutral third party, the conciliator, by the disputants for carving out a mutually acceptable solution to the dispute. This definitional goal may or may not be reached, but parties do by participating in the conciliation process desire to achieve a working dialogue between themselves through the aid and assistance of the conciliator, at the minimum. Conciliation, in this sense, is particularly helpful in bridging the communication gap between the parties. This is precisely the reason that, for long, across several legal jurisdictions of the world, conciliation has been recognised as an efficacious method of alternative dispute resolution. Given its utilities in resolving the crisis, it has found its place into the justice delivery dispensation, thereby helping reduce the burden on formal institutions such as courts and tribunals. In India, the rules governing conciliation process and conciliator are codified in the Arbitration and Conciliation Act of India, 1996 (hereinafter the Act of 1996). In the light of the above, the present paper offers to make an analytical account of the rules governing the conciliation process as found in the Act of 1996. To this end, it attempts to decode the multifarious, accepted roles played by the conciliator, contrasting, in particular, with the roles of a mediator.

Decoding the Role of Conciliator under the Arbitration & Conciliation Act, 1996

"Decoding the Role of Conciliator under the Arbitration & Conciliation Act, 1996", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 1, page no.e20-e28, January-2023, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2301415.pdf

"Decoding the Role of Conciliator under the Arbitration & Conciliation Act, 1996", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 1, page no. ppe20-e28, January-2023, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2301415.pdf