Concept of Alternative Dispute Resolution in Legal System in India

“Justice delayed is justice denied”

Every person in society has the right to get justice quickly. The Constitution of India envisages a society in which social, economic and legal justice is available to all individuals based on equality. In the current judicial system, legal recognition has been given to some such methods of justice by which people can get quick and cheap justice. These methods are placed under the method of alternative dispute resolution. Prevention of an alternative system of handling disputes means that method, which is different from the traditional system of justice. It has many arrangements. When the Indian Constitution provides for a well-organized justice system, what do justice administrators need to think about any other alternative system? Necessity is being felt around the world about the resolution of disputes by alternative arrangements. The burden of litigation and pending litigations is being increased daily on the court. The courts are finding themselves unable to get justice to the parties on time. Lakhs of litigations are pending in various courts in our country. This problem is not only in our country but in most of the countries of the world. The only way to reduce the burden of litigants on the courts is that we should seriously consider settling the disputes by alternative arrangements.