Q: What is Alternative Dispute Resolution ?

Ans: Any form of settling disputes outside the court system, whether formal or informal, could be clubbed under ADR. Different methods of ADR include Negotiation, Conciliation, Mediation, and Arbitration. Culturally, Indians are able to connect with ADR since we have a history of resolving issues through discussion and negotiation within the family or community before the problems get out of hand and need to be taken to court. The Indian Panchayat system is also an example of informal ADR as it often resolved family and property disputes in the villages before the advent of courts and more formalized methods of dispute resolution.

Conclusion: Any form of settlement of disputes outside the court is adr. 
In adr, the judge is appointed by the consent of both the parties and generally the family or community disputes are settled through ADR. 

Indian Panchayat system is a formal ADR.
Some types of ADR are Arbitration,  mediation and conciliation. 

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