Enhancing Access to Justice through Online Dispute Resolution by Sh. Ateesh Singh, JS, Ministry of MSME, Govt. of India

Tech-Jus: Enhancing Access to Justice through Online Dispute Resolution Article in ICAI Journal by Sh Ateesh Singh, Joint Secretary, Ministry of MSME, Government of India ,Govt Nominee Director of NVCFL : The Indian judicial system is currently grappling with an extensive backlog of cases, which hinders the right of access to justice and significantly impacts economic growth and the ease of conducting business. As per the data available on the National Judicial Data Grid as on 20th May 2025, more than one crore civil cases are pending across the country. e Government of India enacted a central legislation, namely the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development (MSMED) Act, 2006, to catapult the holistic growth of micro, small, and medium units and provide them with a competitive advantage. e MSMED Act provided a special framework for the resolution of delayed payment disputes faced by micro and small enterprises (MSEs) through alternative dispute resolution, including mandatory conciliation and statutory arbitration. It is pertinent to state that the legislature envisioned the adoption of the alternative dispute resolution methods through mandatory pre-arb conciliation and statutory arbitration in 2006, when such methods were not widely common or adopted. For Further reading please click the link mentioned below https://www.icai.org/post/icai-e-journal-main .1530 Theme_Ateesh Singh