India, Jan. 29 -- The Government of India has issued a release:

Period

No. of applications received for mediation

No. of application where mediation remains non-starter

No. of application where parties reached for settlement

July, 2018 to March, 2019

3680

1660

25

2019-20

18080

14470

167

2020-21

18364

14014

186

2021-22

32335

28441

368

2022-23

46412

41898

1449

2023-24

51019

47185

1139

2024-25

59568

52730

877

2025-26(upto Sep 25)

47218

30353

643

The Commercial Courts Act, 2015 was amended in the year 2018, to provide inter-alia for Pre-Institution Mediation and Settlement (PIMS) mechanism under Section 12A. Under this mechanism, where a commercial dispute of specified value does not contemplate any urgent i...