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1. Introduction

Dispute redressal Mechanisms and institutions are indispensable for making social life peaceful. They try to resolve and check conflicts, which enables persons and group to maintain co- operation. It can thus be alleged that it is the Sine qua non of social life and security of the social order, without which it may be difficult for the individuals to carry on the life together. Effective dispute redressal also helps in sustainable functioning of the different institutions in polity and provide people a venue for redressing their politico-economic grievances as well.

There are two ways to resolve the dispute which may arise in day to day life of the modern society. Either to approach Court of Law (Refer: document of Judiciary; document of Quasi- Judicial Bodies for Administrative Tribunals) or to resort to Alternative dispute resolution (ADR) mechanism which consists of variety of approaches.