Arbitration and Conciliation Act Section 65 — Submission of statements to conciliator
CHAPTER II
Civil
Summary
Sub-section (1) states that once the conciliator is appointed, they may ask each party to give a short written statement describing the general nature of the dispute and the specific points that are in issue. Each party must send a copy of their statement to the other party.
Sub-section (2) states that the conciliator may ask each party to give a further written statement explaining their position, along with the facts and grounds supporting it, and any documents or other evidence that the party considers appropriate. The party must send a copy of this statement, along with the documents and evidence, to the other party.
Sub-section (3) states that at any point during the conciliation proceedings, the conciliator may ask a party to provide additional information that the conciliator considers appropriate.
The Explanation clarifies that, in this section and all following sections of this Part, the term "conciliator" refers to a sole conciliator, or to two or three conciliators, depending on the situation.
Official Text
(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.