Supreme Court of India

B.S. Krishna Murthy and Anr. v. B.S. Nagaraj and Ors.

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Reported as [2011] 1 S.C.R. 387
Bench Markandey Kat Ju and Gyan Sudha Misra JJ.
Decided 14 January 2011

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Alternative disputes redressa/: Mediation - Disputes involving family and business relationships - Resolution of, by mediation - Responsibility of lawyers - Held: It is the responsibility of lawyers to advise their clients to try for mediation for resolving the disputes, especially where relationships like family and business relationships are involved, otherwise the litigation would drag on for years and decades - Lawyers as well as litigants ought to follow Mahatma Gandhi's advice in the matter and try for arbitration/ mediation - This is also the purpose of s. 89 - In the instant case,

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