DISPUTE RESOLUTION IN RURAL INDIA: AN OVERVIEW
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Every society has evolved its own mechanisms for dispute resolution. The informal settlement or resolution of local disputes has been seen throughout India from ancient times. But we could not see any homogeneity in dispute resolution practices. The idea of panchayat justice is not new to us. Since the ancient period panchayats have played an important role in village level dispute resolution. Elders resolve the disputes in the village by harping on their intimacy with the people and by taking into consideration local conditions, language, habits, customs and practices. The informal local governance system of the past has now given way to a formal local governance system. Mediation, negotiation and facilitated problem solving are practical and desirable means to face a conflicting situation and to create peace in our communities and neighbourhoods. The paper deals with the history and dynamics of dispute resolution practices especially on informal practices in India from the ancient period to the present.
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