justice b.p. saraf submits report on arbitration

Monday, January 31, 2005

Government of India, Ministry of Law and Justice constituted a Committee popularly known as “Justice Saraf Committee on Arbitration”, to study in depth the implications of the recommendations of the Law Commission of India contained in its 176th Report and the Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Bill, 2003. The Committee was headed by Justice Dr. B.P. Saraf, Retired Chief Justice of the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir.

The final Report of the Committee was presented to the Minister of Law and Justice, Shri H.R. Bhardwaj today by the Chairman of the Committee – Justice Dr. B.P. Saraf. The Report, running into more than 200 pages, has analysed the recommendations made by the Law Commission in its 176th Report on the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 and has made a detailed evaluation of the recommendations of the Law Commission apart from suggesting suitable lines on which the 1996 Act can be amended for improving the present system of arbitration in the country.

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