CLP's Alternative Dispute Resolution System (ADR) By Dr. S.C. Tripathi - 4th Edition 2026
| Author : | Dr. S. C. Tripathi |
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| Alternative Dispute Resolution System (ADR) by Dr. S.C. Tripathi, published by Central Law Publications, is a students' textbook on the whole field of dispute resolution outside the courtroom, now in its 4th Edition 2026. It covers arbitration, conciliation, mediation, negotiation, client counselling and collective bargaining, together with fast-track arbitration, mini trials, Lok Adalats, the family courts and the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987, and carries a dedicated section on the leading court decisions on ADR. Written in Dr Tripathi's plain, examination-oriented style, it is a standard text for the ADR paper in the LL.B. and B.A. LL.B. courses and a useful first read for anyone coming to the subject. |
Tags: Arbitration & Conciliation ( ADR ), Mediation Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Law of Negotiation
Alternative Dispute Resolution System (ADR) by Dr. S.C. Tripathi, published by Central Law Publications, is a students' textbook covering the whole field of dispute resolution outside the courtroom. This is the 4th Edition, 2026.
ADR is now a subject in its own right on Indian law syllabi, and for good reason: with the courts carrying the backlog they do, a great deal of practice consists of keeping disputes out of them, or getting them out once they are in. The book sets out each mechanism in turn — what it is, how it works, what statute governs it, and where the courts have drawn the lines.
Coverage
- Arbitration — the agreement, the tribunal, the award and its enforcement, and fast-track arbitration
- Conciliation — appointment and role of the conciliator, and the status of a settlement agreement
- Mediation — the process and the mediator's function
- Negotiation — principles and technique
- Client counselling
- Collective bargaining in industrial disputes
- Mini trials and other hybrid processes
- Lok Adalats and the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987
- Family courts and conciliation in matrimonial matters
- A dedicated section on the leading court decisions on ADR
Key Features
- 4th Edition 2026, published by Central Law Publications
- All the ADR mechanisms in a single volume
- Separate treatment of the important case law
- Plain, approachable writing suited to students at every level
- Follows the ADR syllabus of Indian law faculties
- English
- ISBN 978-93-47394-06-5
About the Author
Dr. S.C. Tripathi is a widely read author of law textbooks published by Central Law Publications, prescribed on LL.B. reading lists across Indian universities. His companion volume on The Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 treats the statute itself section by section.
Who Should Buy This Book?
- LL.B. and B.A. LL.B. students taking ADR as a paper
- Students preparing for client counselling and negotiation competitions
- Candidates for judicial service examinations, where ADR is in the syllabus
- Candidates for the All India Bar Examination, which tests ADR
- Young advocates advising clients on settling rather than litigating
- Mediators and conciliators on court-annexed panels
- Law college and institutional libraries
Why Choose This Book?
Most books in this area take one mechanism — usually arbitration — and treat the rest as an appendix. A syllabus, and a practitioner advising a client on the options, requires the opposite: a clear account of each process, of what distinguishes conciliation from mediation, of when a Lok Adalat award is final, and of what the Legal Services Authorities Act actually provides.
This volume gives each mechanism its own treatment at a length a student can work through, adds the case law separately, and stays readable throughout — which is why Dr Tripathi's books remain fixtures on Indian law school reading lists.
