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.... of community mediation 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) "....

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....ociation or body of individuals whose place of business is outside India; 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....

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.... (ii) any document; or (iii) any information provided, for the purposes of, or in relation to, or in the course of mediation, 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 ....

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....hnical experts and observers; (s) "party" means a party to a mediation agreement or mediation proceeding whose agreement or consent is necessary to resolve the dispute and includes their successors; (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&....