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Mediation in ADR: Your Path to Effective Conflict Management Mediation in ADR | Mediation Bill | Mediation process | Mediation Act | Mediation in law | Mediation services | Introduction In today's complicated and linked world, conflict is an unavoidable aspect of life. Due to their effectiveness, adaptability, and capacity to preserve relationships, Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) strategies have significantly increased in popularity in the field of dispute resolution. Mediation stands out among the numerous ADR techniques as a key component of successful conflict management. In this essay, we'll examine the fundamental ideas, advantages, steps, and practical uses of mediation in ADR. Understanding Mediation in ADR Mediation is an organized procedure in which a neutral third party, known as the mediator, helps conflicting parties reach an amicable agreement. Mediation gives the parties the ability to work together to address their differences, as contrast to traditional li

  ODR faces various obstacles in its way of growth in India such as lack of human interaction and communication, lack of literacy, inadequate confidentiality and secrecy of proceedings, lack of trust and confidence, limited range of disputes, cultural, educational and language barriers, negative mindset of lawyers. But one of crucial and pivotal challenge is the admissibility of ODR. i. i. Challenges as To Admissibility: a) Mutual Consent and Writing: For invoking ODR process, mutual consent of parties is essential, whether through an explicit clause in contract or by separate mutual agreement between parties, otherwise any decision rendered by neutral shall not be legally valid and binding on parties. Another essential condition is agreement between parties must be in writing. Article 2 of New York Convention and Article 7(2) of UNCITRAL Model Law requires the agreement must in writing. But at the same time New York Convention is silent upon agreements entered into through electronic