[1A. Direction of the court to opt for any one mode of alternative dispute resolution.—After recording the admissions and denials, the court shall direct the parties to the suit to opt either mode of the settlement outside the court as specified in sub-section (1) of section 89. On the option of the parties, the court shall fix the date of appearance before such forum or authority as may be opted by the parties.
Amendment notes
Text of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (Act No. 5 of 1908), First Schedule, as amended, including the changes for commercial disputes made by the Commercial Courts Act, 2015. Source: India Code, Government of India.
After the Court has recorded the admissions and denials, it must direct the parties to opt for one of the modes of settlement outside the Court specified in section 89(1). On the parties' option, the Court fixes a date for their appearance before the forum or authority they have chosen. The rule was inserted by the 1999 amendment, in force from 1 July 2002.