Which section under the Civil Procedure Code, 1908 deals with the settlement of disputes outside the court

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Which section under the Civil Procedure Code, 1908 deals with the settlement of disputes outside the court

A: S.98

B: S.99

C: S.89

D: S.88

The answer is: C

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Explanation

The correct answer is C: S.89.

Section 89 of the Civil Procedure Code, 1908 deals with the settlement of disputes outside the court. It gives power to the court to refer the matter to the alternative dispute resolution methods when it appears to the court that there exists an element of settlement which may be acceptable to the parties. The court may formulate such settlement or propose a tentative settlement and refer the parties to an alternative means of settling the dispute such as arbitration, conciliation, Lok Adalat or mediation. Section 89 was added by the amendment in the Code in 1999.