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....ation under Chapter X; (c) "Council" means the Mediation Council of India established under section 31; (d) "court" means the competent court in India having pecuniary and territorial jurisdiction and having jurisdiction to decide the disputes forming the subject matter of mediation, if the same had been the subject matter of a suit or proceeding; (e) "court-annexed mediation" means mediatio....

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....or (iv) the Government of a foreign country; (h) "mediation" includes a process, whether referred to by the expression mediation, pre-litigation mediation, online mediation, community mediation, conciliation or an expression of similar import, whereby parties attempt to reach an amicable settlement of their dispute with the assistance of a third person referred to as mediator, who does not hav....

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...., and includes a mediation agreement or a mediated settlement agreement; (l) "mediation institute" means a body or organisation that provides training, continuous education and certification of mediators and carries out such other functions under this Act; (m) "mediation service provider" means a mediation service provider referred to in sub-section (1) of section 40; (n) "mediated settlemen....

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....essors; (t) "place of business" includes- (a) a place from where the business is ordinarily carried on, and includes a warehouse, a godown or any other place where a party stores it's goods, supplies or receives goods or services or both; or (b) a place where a party maintains its books of account; or (c) a place where a party is engaged in business through an agent, by whatever name c....