Section 80 - Settlement through mediation - The Consumer Protection Act, 2019

Settlement through mediation. 80. (1) Pursuant to mediation, if an agreement is reached between the parties with respect to all of the issues involved in the consumer dispute or with respect to only some of the issues, the terms of such agreement shall be reduced to writing accordingly, and signed by the parties to such dispute or their authorised representatives. (2) The mediator shall prepare a settlement report of the settlement and forward the signed agreement along with such report to the concerned Commission. (3) Where no agreement is reached between the parties within the specified time or the mediator is of the opinion that settlement is not possible, he shall prepare his report accordingly and submit the same to the concerned Commission.