Section65
The Arbitration & Conciliation Act 1996

Submission of statements to conciliator

In force Act 26 of 1996 As on 19 Oct 2026

Read from the scanned gazette. India Code publishes no text for this Act, so the text below was read from the Government's own scan by machine and split into sections by its numbering. It has not been checked against the page word by word. Where it matters, read the scan. Read the scan.

Act 26 of 1996

This is a second copy of a Central Act. India Code files it on Punjab's shelf as well as under Parliament, and the text is the same enactment. Read it at The Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, which is the record this site keeps current.

Read from the scanned gazette. India Code publishes no text for this Act, so this text was read from the Government's own scan by machine and split into sections by its numbering. It has not been checked against the page word by word. Where it matters, read the scan. Read the scan.

Section 65 of the Arbitration & Conciliation Act 1996 deals with submission of statements to conciliator. The conciliator, upon his appointment, may request each party to submit to him a brief written statement describing the general nature of the dispute and the points at issue.

(1) The conciliator, upon his appointment, may request each party to submit to him a brief written statement describing the general nature of the dispute and the points at issue. Each party shall send a copy of such statement to the other party.

(2) The conciliator may request each party to submit to him a further written statement of his position and the facts and grounds in support thereof, supplemented by any documents and other evidence that such party deems appropriate. The party shall send a copy of such statement, documents and other evidence to the other party.

(3) At any stage of the conciliation proceedings, the conciliator may request a party to submit to him such additional information as he deems appropriate.

Explanation .- In this section and all the following sections of this Part, the term "conciliator" applies to a sole conciliator, two or three conciliators, as the case may be.

Section 65, The Arbitration & Conciliation Act 1996 (Act 26 of 1996).

Questions about Section 65

What does Section 65 of the Arbitration & Conciliation Act 1996 deal with?

Section 65 of the Arbitration & Conciliation Act 1996 is headed "Submission of statements to conciliator". The conciliator, upon his appointment, may request each party to submit to him a brief written statement describing the general nature of the dispute and the points at issue.

How do I find court cases under Section 65 of the Arbitration & Conciliation Act 1996?

In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Arbitration & Conciliation Act 1996 65, section 65 Arbitration & Conciliation Act 1996, section 65 of the Arbitration & Conciliation Act 1996. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.

When was the Arbitration & Conciliation Act 1996 enacted?

Arbitration & Conciliation Act 1996 was enacted in 1996 as Act 26 of 1996. India Code records no commencement date for it. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.

Other sections of this Act

Source and method. Compiled from the enactments of Parliament and of the State legislatures as published on India Code, and republished together with commentary and other original matter under section 52(1)(q)(ii) of the Copyright Act, 1957. Structured, cross-referenced and maintained by eCourtsIndia. Read from the Government's own scanned gazette with Azure Document Intelligence, then split into sections by their numbering. India Code publishes no text for this Act. The scan itself is mirrored into our own storage and served at /scan/e7283d27-161c-4275-922b-f30fe6390ba0.pdf, so the reading here can be checked against the page it came from without depending on India Code's own copy staying where it is (it was at https://indiacode.gov.in/server/api/core/bitstreams/2ec9fd35-b242-47e6-b553-8dc993ceccec/content). This page is not a substitute for legal advice.