FINRA noted that from June 2021 to June 2022 about 339 (89%) of the 428 cases in agreement, were settled in a turnaround time of 112 days through the process of mediation.
STATISTICS
“CJI Ramana” in his speech at the India-Singapore Mediation Summit 2021 remarked that India has a court backlog of over 45 million cases. The National Judicial Data Grid records that as of July 2022, more than 4 crore and 19 lakh cases are pending before the district courts. Whereas the High Courts, as of July 2022, have over 59 Lakh pending cases pending before them. Bringing the combined number of pending civil cases at the high court and the district court level to a gaping 1 crore 49 lakhs (approx.) The Supreme Court of India as well has seen a constantly increasing backlog of cases wherein the current number of pending cases stands at 71,411 (as of August’22).
The COVID-19 pandemic has contributed to further stagnation of cases. As a silver lining the aftermath of COVID-19 has led to greater acceptance of and preference for digital solutions.
The COVID-19 pandemic has contributed to further stagnation of cases. As a silver lining the aftermath of COVID-19 has led to greater acceptance of and preference for digital solutions.
11820 cases have been settled through mediation from April 2022 to May 2022 according to the data produced by the National Legal Services Authority India.
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Between April 1, 2018 and March 31, 2019, a total of 98,966 cases have been settled via mediation.
Delhi International Arbitration Centre has seen a steady growth in the number of cases being listed and heard.
In 2021, our top users continue to include India, China and USA. there was an increase in the number of parties from Hong Kong, SAR, Malaysia, South Korea, UAE, Ukraine, and Vietnam compared to 2020. The Chhattisgarh state legislative authority confirmed that over 5,067 cases were heard by the e-lok adalat on the first day, out of which 2270 cases were disposed off and settlement amount of Rs. 43.72 crore was made. This shows promise in public participation and effectiveness of using e-ADR mechanisms.Today 95 per cent of the disputes in the U.S. are referred for mediation and the success rates are almost 90 per cent.Brazil’s Consumidor platform has resolved over 2 million consumer disputes in 5 years, Due to its simple procedures and intuitive user interfaces, the platform has become the de-facto gateway for dispute resolution between consumers and companies.
Hong Kong has established the Covid-19 ODR Scheme, a government-funded ODR initiative to specifically address cases arising during the pandemic. Covering cases with claims amounts of less than KHD 500,000 90% of the cases filed have gotten resolved.
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