After prolonged course of brainstorming since February 1984 for rendering tangible assistance with the aid of alternate dispute resolution procedure to the aggrieved party / parties exposed to losses and injuries of diverse nature suffered during the course of execution of works / projects under works contract, I feel it apposite to suggest certain procedures to elude contractual disputes to the extent feasible and in the event such disputes are not resolved within a reasonable time compelling the party / parties to invoke under painful necessity alternate dispute resolution procedure, to suggest course of action depending on the nature of disputes, by which the procedure can be accelerated / concluded in earliest time. It is needles to mention that the course of action suggested to be followed by the respective parties for uninterrupted execution of any works contract and / or for minimizing/ eliminating any dispute or difference during performance of contract, may be different for different contracts and for different factual matrix culminating to the disputes and differences between the parties.

A Practical Approach to Alternative Dispute Resolution will appeal to law students and practitioners looking for a book that deals with the full range of ADR processes. This comprehensive book covers the core topics on the dispute resolution module for the BPTC. Its practical focus highlights the key processes and procedures for each topic.

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