Effective Methods For Alternate Dispute Resolution: A Study For Adopting Prompt Practices In Courts Of Quetta

Abstract

Present judicial system in Pakistan is causing delay in disposal of cases which is compelling not only parties but also the courts to find a way through which technicalities and lengthy process be avoided and justice could be provided at door steps to the aggrieved parties. Arbitration, mediation, conciliation and negotiation are mostly adopted methods in today’s modern world with modern laws and procedure. Parties in court proceedings, go through very lengthy and technical procedure which causes delay in justice. In such complex situation Alternate dispute resolution plays worth mentioning role in order to resolve disputes promptly without adopting a technical procedure.

Rapid growth in Modern legislations and methods of ADR has certainly shown the significance of ADR that has definitely saved a lot of time and allowed the parties to resolve their dispute in weeks or months unlikely in courts where its takes years to resolve the issue. This study is toiled to make people of Quetta city to be aware of the contemporary developments of ADR methods and newly enacted laws and rules related to ADR. The ways of adjudication were restructured and people were set at liberty to adopt their own methods for resolution of dispute with procedure suiting them for disposal of same therefore the integration of qualitative and quantitative data as the centerpiece mixed methods is preferably paramount approach to conduct this study. Mixed method approach significantly essential in understanding ADR system and social phenomena in its natural settings.