LANDMARK CASE

Salem Advocate Bar Association v. Union of India

(2005) 6 SCC 344 · Supreme Court of India · Civil procedure

At a glance

Citation: (2005) 6 SCC 344
Court: Supreme Court of India
Area of law: Civil procedure
In one line: They were upheld, and the Court approved model rules for case management and mediation under Section 89.

1 Facts

The 1999 and 2002 amendments to the CPC were challenged.

2 Issue

Are the CPC amendments valid?

3 What the court decided

They were upheld, and the Court approved model rules for case management and mediation under Section 89.

4 Why it matters

It shaped modern civil procedure and ADR.

5 Think about it

How does Section 89 encourage settlement?

6 Analyse it yourself

Read the full judgment from an official source or a law database, then brief it in seven steps: facts, issues, arguments, decision, ratio, obiter and significance. Always check the citation before you rely on it.

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