The Mediation Act, 2023

This edition of The Mediation Act, 2023 presents the complete and updated bare text of India’s statutory framework for mediation, enacted as Act 32 of 2023 and brought into force with effect from 14 September 2023, incorporating all notifications and amendments in force up to 2026. Published as a Bare Act with short comments, the book reproduces the law exactly as enacted, ensuring accuracy and reliability for examination, academic study, and professional reference. Along with the principal Act, this volume includes all relevant allied rules and statutory instruments, such as the Mediation (Removal of Difficulties) Order, 2023, and the Mediation Council of India Rules relating to salaries, allowances, terms and conditions of service, travelling allowances, forms, and manner of annual statements of accounts, as notified up to 2024. The content comprehensively covers the scope and applicability of mediation, pre-litigation mediation, institutional and community mediation, online mediation, enforcement of mediated settlement agreements, confidentiality provisions, timelines, and the establishment, composition, powers, and functions of the Mediation Council of India. This updated 2026 edition is particularly suitable for law students, judicial services candidates, advocates, mediators, academicians, and dispute resolution professionals who require a current, concise, and statutorily exact reference to the Mediation Act, 2023 and its supporting regulatory framework.