ADR TO ODR -A PARADIGM SHIFT IN DISPUTE RESOLUTION REGIME OF INDIA

ADR TO ODR -A PARADIGM SHIFT IN DISPUTE RESOLUTION REGIME OF INDIA

He enlightened the session on topic  ADR to ODR - A Paradigm shift in Dispute resolution regime of India.He started with the 2 relevant questions which we need to address.He laid out the emphasis on what isADR and Arbitration. He explained about the term Arbitration and it’s emergence period  in a simple manner . He moved  to a more interesting topic  of Online Arbitration It is similar to traditional arbitration but the only difference is that it is conducted over the internet.

Arbitration agreement entered into by exchange of emails has been accepted as a valid form of agreement in India by the Hon’ble Supreme Court .Then he moved on the session on Arbitral Proceedings. He laid out the emphasis on Arbitral award,Finally, once the arbitral award has been formulated it can be exchanged between the parties via email and signed by the arbitrators. This would complete the arbitration proceedings. The arbitral award can be enforced according to the law and there should not be any difficulty arising out of the award and it’s pros and cons were explained in a beneficial manner for the students.

At the end of the session the resource person concluded that ,Digital inclusion is the need of the hour and socio-cultural change can only help India to cut down its ever increasing backlog of cases. People who are skeptical about the online environment must be trained to gain trust in online arbitration. With time, India would definitely embrace online arbitration and it has already set out on the course to achieve it.