Court dispute settlement options now include arbitration, mediation under the mediation framework, Lok Adalat referral, or judicial compromise. Amendment permits courts, where disputes appear amenable to settlement and elements acceptable to the parties exist, to refer cases to arbitration, to mediation at a court annexed centre or other provider or mediator chosen by parties, to Lok Adalat under the statutory Lok Adalat mechanism, or to effect a judicial compromise and follow procedures the court deems fit to record the settlement.