Alternate Dispute Resolution: Role of Trial Courts

This paper begins by defining alternative dispute resolution (ADR) before examining how the Indian legal system contributed to its development. The different ADR (Arbitration, Mediation, Negotiation, Conciliation, and Lok Adalats) techniques utilised in India are then explained. The document also provides information on India's ADR laws. The benefits of ADR are also covered in the study. The research examines how ADR will function in India's judicial system going forward. The paper concludes with several recommendations for further study and strategies to improve the participatory nature of the ADR mechanism. This article discusses the function of Trial Court/Referral Judges. The courts of law are presided over by judges who administer justice in line with the law. Since access to justice is acknowledged as a fundamental right, courts are dispensing justice in line with the law. The court has a responsibility to find the truth in order to treat the parties to the lawsuit fairly. It is critical to keep in mind that the judge sitting over it determines the standard and extent of justice rendered in a case. Even while all judges must adhere to the same set of rules or procedures when reaching a judgement involving a substantive law, they are free to act and respond in diverse ways and methods while still upholding the law. Therefore, it may be claimed that the judge's involvement in legal proceedings is crucial when contrasted to that of other stakeholders, such as the general public, their attorneys, and the court employees.