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Practical Training – II: Alternate Dispute Resolution

Examined on Legal Services Authorities Act 1987, Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996, Mediation Act 2023, Contempt of Courts Act 1971; Bar Council of India Rules. Taught as amended in 1994 and 2002, including Permanent Lok Adalats. Income ceilings for free legal aid are set by notification and are not stated as current figures.

This page is the map of the paper: every syllabus unit, the leading cases with full summaries, and the exam questions the paper actually sets.

Units

  1. Unit 1 · The Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 — Module I — legal services authorities, services and persons entitled to them, Lok Adalats, para-legal training and legal literacy, and Permanent Lok Adalats
  2. Unit 2 · The Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996: Domestic Arbitration — Module II — the Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996: agreement, appointment, jurisdiction, conduct of proceedings, award, setting aside and enforcement
  3. Unit 3 · Foreign Awards, Conciliation, Mediation, Negotiation and Counselling — Module III — enforcement of New York and Geneva Convention awards, conciliation, mediation and negotiation, and counselling
  4. Unit 4 · Legal Writing, PIL Research, Technology and the Law Office — Module IV — articles and case comments, editing a law journal, research for public interest litigation, computers and the internet in legal work, and law office management

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