Monday, November 5, 2012

Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) In India

Online dispute resolution (ODR) is a viable and cost effective mechanism to resolve disputes. It can be used for both traditional litigation purposes as well as for resolving private disputes. Since technology is used for resolving disputes, parties located at different jurisdictions can resolve their disputes without even leaving their place of residence.

Online dispute resolution (ODR) in India is one area that requires policy level attention. ODR can help in reducing litigation time span and costs. Further, ODR can also help in reducing burden from traditional courts.

Perry4Law and Perry4Law Techno Legal Base (PTLB) have been working in the direction of legal enablement of ICT systems in India and world wide and legal enablement of e-governance in India and abroad.

It has been almost a decade of our working in the fields like ODR and establishment of e-courts in India. ODR can also be used by Domain Name Dispute Resolution Service Providers in India and abroad. Even the International Commercial Arbitration in India and ODR are interrelated. E-Commerce Dispute Resolution in India can also be done by using ODR. Corporate Disputes and Online Dispute Resolution in India are also related concepts.

E-Courts and ODR in India are needed and we must urgently start working in this crucial direction. While International Online Dispute Resolution is developing yet no such development is taking place in India. The International Response to Online Dispute Resolution is still of indifference.


Perry4Law and PTLB have also launched some dedicated initiatives in the fields of e-courts and ODR. These are as follows:

(1) Electronic Courts: This initiative would provide e-courts services to national and international organisations, governments, companies, individuals, etc. At this platform you would be able to resolve your disputes through use of techno legal methods and procedures.

(2) E-Judiciary: This initiative would provide research, policy formulations, training, consultancy, project execution support, etc to various national and international stakeholders. It would cover areas like e-courts, e-judiciary, legal enablement of ICT in courts and judiciary, etc.

(3) ODR India: This is an India specific platform that would resolve various inter party disputes in an online environment. Techno legal methods and procedures would be used to resolve various disputes through Arbitration, Conciliation, Mediation and other similar methods.

(4) Online Arbitration: This initiative would provide ODR services to world at large. Individuals, organisations, companies, etc may resolve their disputes through this platform by using our techno legal dispute resolution services.

India needs to adopt ODR and establish e-courts to strengthen its judicial system. Further, establishment of e-courts in India and ODR capabilities would further benefit litigants and parties to the dispute. We hope our initiatives would prove useful to all the stakeholders.

Source: Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) Centre Of India
Posted by Ram. K. Kaushik at 12:22 AM