Arbitration And Conciliation Act, 1996

1. Omitted by the Mediation Act, 2023, with effect from a date yet to be notified. Prior to its omission, section 77 read as under :

"77. Resort to arbitral or judicial proceedings.-The parties shall not initiate, during the conciliation proceedings, any arbitral or judicial proceedings in respect of a dispute that is the subject-matter of the conciliation proceedings except that a party may initiate arbitral or judicial proceedings where, in his opinion, such proceedings are necessary for preserving his rights."