442. Mediation and Conciliation Panel
(1) The Central Government shall maintain a panel of experts to be called as the
Mediation and Conciliation Panel consisting of such number of experts having such
qualifications as may be prescribed for mediation between the parties during the pendency
of any proceedings before the Central Government or the Tribunal or the Appellate Tribunal
under this Act.
(2) Any of the parties to the proceedings may, at any time during the proceedings
before the Central Government or the Tribunal or the Appellate Tribunal, apply to the Central
Government or the Tribunal or the Appellate Tribunal, as the case may be, in such form along
with such fees as may be prescribed, for referring the matter pertaining to such proceedings
to the Mediation and Conciliation Panel and the Central Government or Tribunal or the
Appellate Tribunal, as the case may be, shall appoint one or more experts from the panel
referred to in sub-section (1).
(3) The Central Government or the Tribunal or the Appellate Tribunal before which any
proceeding is pending may, suo motu, refer any matter pertaining to such proceeding to such
number of experts from the Mediation and Conciliation Panel as the Central Government or
the Tribunal or the Appellate Tribunal, as the case may be, deems fit.
(4) The fee and other terms and conditions of experts of the Mediation and Conciliation
Panel shall be such as may be prescribed.
(5) The Mediation and Conciliation Panel shall follow such procedure as may be
prescribed and dispose of the matter referred to it within a period of three months from the
date of such reference and forward its recommendations to the Central Government or the
Tribunal or the Appellate Tribunal, as the case may be.
(6) Any party aggreived by the recommendation of the Mediation and Conciliation
Panel may file objections to the Central Government or the Tribunal or the Appellate Tribunal,
as the case may be.