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Mediation

“Let a neutral person help us talk.”

Is mediation only for disputes arising mainly from matrimonial discord?

In short. Mediation means a neutral person helps both sides reach their own agreement, in a dispute that arises mainly from matrimonial discord. It is confidential and free in most courts. It is for disputes arising mainly from matrimonial discord. It is not for cases with death or grievous violence.

General information, not advice on your case. Please speak to your own lawyer, or to your District Legal Services Authority, about your case.

Last updated 17 October 2026.

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  1. Mediation means a neutral person helps both sides reach their own agreement, in a dispute that arises mainly from matrimonial discord.Section 89 CPC / Section 9 Family Courts Act: the court's duty to try for a settlement
  2. It is confidential and free in most courts.
  3. It is for disputes arising mainly from matrimonial discord. It is not for cases with death or grievous violence.
What backs it up. The Supreme Court has said matrimonial disputes suit mediation, and its 2026 directions keep mediation to disputes arising mainly from matrimonial discord, never where there is death or grievous violence.K. Srinivas Rao v. D.A. Deepa (2013) 5 SCC 226. Mediation Act, 2023. State of U.P. v. Ajmal Beg (2026): mediation only where the dispute arises mainly from matrimonial discord, never where there is death, grievous violence or other serious offences. Read the source
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